Van der Vleuten and Heeneman have added another important piece to the emerging jigsaw that will eventually show us the full picture of cost in healthcare professional education [1]. Their idea of redistributing the resources of assessment in a curriculum is an attractive one. Their suggestion that we concentrate more on progress testing could make a real difference in how we allocate funding t...

educational supervision and evaluation is a mechanismwhich seeks to improve and correct learning process in all aspects andwill lay the foundation for continuous improvement in education quality.the nature of supervision and evaluation is related to all the factorsand individuals involved in educational system and deals with the supervisionof physical situations and the improvement of contents,...

OBJECTIVE To determine pediatric hospitalists' perceptions about residents' effects on cost and quality of care and their own ability to provide and teach cost-effective, high-quality care. METHODS A 15-item survey assessing hospitalist perceptions of resident impact on costs/quality and their role in teaching cost-effectiveness was developed and sent to 180 hospitalists from 113 institutions...

BACKGROUND Non-adherence to anti-psychotics is common, expensive and affects recovery. We therefore examine the cost-effectiveness of adherence therapy for people with schizophrenia by multi-centre randomised trial in Amsterdam, London, Leipzig and Verona. METHODS Participants received 8 sessions of adherence therapy or health education. We measured lost productivity and use of health/social ...

The World Health Organization defines patient education as “any combination of learning experiences designed to help individuals improve their health, by increasing their knowledge or influencing their attitudes.” This combination of learning experiences consists primarily of providing verbal and written material to the patient to improve their motivation to maintain oral health and prevent com...

BACKGROUND General medical hospitals provide care for a disproportionate share of patients who abuse or are dependent upon substances. This group is among the most costly to treat and has the poorest medical and addiction recovery outcomes. Hospitalization provides a unique opportunity to identify and motivate patients to address their substance use problems in that patients are accessible, hav...