In medical settings in Japan, where 25% of the total population is aged ≥65 years, an emphasis has been placed on homecare. Accordingly, nurses face the urgent task of interacting effectively with patients’ families, who are in a position to provide care for patients, in addition to the patients themselves. The aim of the present study was to obtain suggestions for continuing education that pro...

INTRODUCTION Creative expression of scientific observations and principles through poetry and other media can enrich medical and science education. This debunks the expectation that science and poetry, for example, are mutually exclusive (Figure 1). Instead of coexisting as parallel lanes without interaction, poetry and science can cross over as one merges lanes. Kurtz and Loewenstein suggest t...

Electoral system is gaining generous endorsement across the world is biometric voter registration (BVR), which experts describe as one of the potent means of solving the election riddle called rigging. A voting system or electoral system is a method by which the voters make a choice between options, often in an election. The main aim of the project is to design a biometric electronic voting sys...

CONTEXT Interprofessional education (IPE) aspires to enable collaborative practice. Current IPE offerings, although rapidly proliferating, lack evidence of efficacy and theoretical grounding. OBJECTIVES Our research aimed to explore the historical emergence of the field of IPE and to analyse the positioning of this academic field of inquiry. In particular, we sought to investigate the extent ...

South Africa has embarked on a process of education renewal by adopting outcomesbased education (OBE). This paper focuses on the linkages between total quality management (TQM) and the outcomes-based approach in an education context. Quality assurance in academic programmes in higher education in South Africa is, in some instances, based on the TQM model because of a strong focus on the employe...

PURPOSE The purposes of this study were to develop a PBL program for continuing nurse education and to evaluate the program after its implementation. METHODS The PBL program was developed in the core cardio-pulmonary nursing concepts through a collaborative approach with a nursing school and a hospital. The PBL packages with simulation on ACLS were implemented to 40 clinical nurses. The entir...

Café design provides an innovative method for conducting continuing education activities. This method was chosen to elicit meaningful conversation based on issues related to End-of-Life care. Café design principles incorporate the following: setting the context, creating hospitable space, exploring questions that matter, encouraging everyone's contributions, connecting diverse perspectives, lis...

To examine issues related to the working life of registered nurses in residential care for older people in New Zealand, 48 registered nurses completed surveys (n = 28) or participated in discussions (n = 26) regarding their work roles, continuing education and interactions with specialist nurse services when providing care for older people living with chronic illnesses. This nursing workforce i...

Geriatric Pharmacy Education: A Strategic Plan for the Future Peggy S. Odegard, PharmD, Robert M. Breslow, BS, Michael J. Koronkowski, PharmD, Bradley R. Williams, PharmD, and Gayle A. Hudgins, PharmD American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Geriatric Special Interest Group School of Pharmacy, University of Washington School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin Madison College of Pharmacy, ...

IN the last issue of the Journal it was stated that during 1972 the Council had three main objectives: the implementation of plans for the postgraduate training of married women doctors; the setting up of a career advisory and information service; and the approval or recognition of hospital posts as suitable for postgraduate training by the various colleges and faculties. Good progress has been...