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Using videoteleconferencing for continuing education and staff development programs.

In times of tight budgets for continuing nursing education and staff development, using live, interactive videoteleconferencing is one approach to maintaining the quality and viability of continuing education programs. Participation in professionally produced closed circuit, satellite, or cable broadcast continuing education programs can be the first step in that effort. Careful planning for and promotion of the use of such broadcasts may not only enhance a hospital's education programs and facilitate learning, but may also prove financially beneficial.

Education, Nursing, Continuing↗
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Getting off to a good start: faculty development in professional programs.

Developing and retaining faculty in professional programs presents some unique challenges. This article describes an approach to faculty development designed to meet the needs of new faculty members in nursing and other professional programs. The basic premise is that a reflective approach to teaching and scholarship serves the twin goal of promoting development and helping the faculty member prepare for various reviews. Recommendations for developing a philosophy of teaching and a scholarship plan are presented.

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A survey of general dentists in Ontario, Part I: Sealant use and knowledge.

This study assessed the use of pit and fissure sealants by Ontario dentists, as well as variations in the knowledge and practices of this population with respect to certain aspects of the preventive technique. A mail questionnaire on dental practices and knowledge was answered by 1,276 general dentists in Ontario. Most dentists (90 per cent) provided sealants to their patients, and reported using sealants on an average of 45 per cent of their patients between the ages of six and 16 years. While most dentists knew that sealants have been proven effective in preventing caries (90 per cent), many incorrectly believed that sealants are cost-effective to apply to both primary molars and permanent premolars (40 per cent and 68 per cent respectively). Bivariate analyses showed that many of the reported characteristics are statistically significant. The variables that were consistently associated with sealant use include: knowledge of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of sealants; year of graduation from dental school; level of dental hygienist employment; and continuing education participation. Although multivariate analyses identified many of these variables as statistically significant, only a moderate amount of the variation in sealant use for patients aged six to 16 was explained (R2 = 0.22). Due to misinformation about the cost-effectiveness of sealants, some dentists may overuse them in certain instances. Conversely, misinformation about the effectiveness of sealants and the risk of further decay after sealant placement has resulted in some dentists under-utilizing them. Continuing education courses are needed to update dentists' knowledge and beliefs regarding dental sealants. In addition, dentistry's professional bodies should develop clinical practice guidelines to aid dentists in their treatment planning decisions.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1994

Home care: the next frontier of pediatric practice.

An overview of pediatric home care issues reveals the breadth and scope of services available to permit pediatricians to provide care at home. This care option has undergone explosive growth and represents one of the fastest-growing health expenditures. Paradoxically, direct physician involvement in the home has been limited during this expansion because of the way home care has been designed and organized with inadequate reimbursement for physician participation, and lack of awareness by, and education of, physicians concerning their roles and responsibilities. The rationale for physician involvement in home care includes the need for determination and reevaluation of the medical necessity of home care services. Future changes in health care delivery and payment will encourage even more consideration of alternative care sites. Physician participation in program and protocol design will facilitate and encourage the appropriate use of the home as a care setting. For the pediatrician to know about home care requires the development of a curriculum to be implemented in academic centers for physicians-in-training and in professional associations for continuing medical education. This curriculum should enable physicians to become primary participants in home care and should lead to research opportunities to evaluate the benefits of home care.

Child↗
PubMed1978

School mental health programs: a challenge to the health professional.

Mental health programs which facilitate prevention and remediation within the school system are indicated by large numbers of children at risk for problems. Counseling, consultation and communication activities to promote mental health can readily be provided by school health personnel. Barriers to the development and implementation of a mental health program include problems in staffing and communication as well as a continued illness orientation of the health professional.

Attitude to Health↗
PubMed1979

Determining continuing education interests of medical technologists: an initial step.

Continuing education is an ever-increasing need for medical technologists who want to maintain and upgrade their professional knowledge and skills. Professional groups strive to develop programs to meet a diversity of needs. Planning groups often encounter difficulty during the program development process as they identify topics and select effective educational strategies for presentation. In order to help identify topics of interest and desirable educational methods for the continuing education of laboratory personnel, a continuing medical technology education interest assessment tool was developed and used by a medical technology continuing education committee. Development and use of this assessment tool and resulting statistical survey results formed the basis for two continuing education courses, both considered highly successful.

Education, Continuing↗
PubMed2002

Integrative medical education: development and implementation of a comprehensive curriculum at the University of Arizona.

Dissatisfaction with the U.S. health care system is increasing despite impressive technologic advances. This dissatisfaction is one factor that has led patients to seek out complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and led medical schools to start teaching CAM. This paper focuses on the University of Arizona's approach to developing and implementing a comprehensive curriculum in integrative medicine. Integrative medicine is defined much more broadly than CAM. It is healing-oriented medicine that reemphasizes the relationship between patient and physician, and integrates the best of complementary and alternative medicine with the best of conventional medicine. Since its inception in 1996, the Program in Integrative Medicine (PIM) has grown to include a two-year residential fellowship that educates four fellows each year, a distance learning associate fellowship that educates 50 physicians each year, medical student and resident rotations, continuing medical and professional education, an NIH-supported research department, and an active outreach program to facilitate the international development of integrative medicine. The paper describes the PIM curriculum, educational programs, clinical education, goals, and results. Future strategies for assessing competency and credentialing professionals are suggested.

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PubMed2003

Laying the foundations for good medical practice: a new educational resource.

Balancing service commitments with educational development is never easy. The European Working Time Directive and the Chief Medical Officer's report on senior house officer training bring new challenges. The Royal College of Physicians has developed 'Laying the Foundations for Good Medical Practice', a resource that enables tutors to teach generic skills to small groups of trainees in a fun and interactive way.

Education, Medical, Continuing↗
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The challenge of transitional care for young people with life-limiting illness.

Transitional care for young people with life-limiting illness is a particularly complex issue. The process of moving from paediatric to adult services is often fraught and poorly planned. As a result, this can add to the distress experienced by the young people and their families. The ideal would be to have a dedicated service for young adults that bridges the gap in care. The continued slow growth of community children's nursing services, however, highlights the constraints in developing services for a relatively small percentage of the population. Healthcare professionals must recognize the specialist needs of this patient group, and develop strategies to ensure that young people receive the care to which they are entitled.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1996

A patient care team approach to multicultural patient care issues.

As the demographics of the United States continue to change to include more foreign nationals, nursing professionals will need to become increasingly aware of multicultural issues. Developing a greater cultural awareness of a particular client population can aid health care providers in improved caregiving. An interdisciplinary multicultural patient care team (IMPCT) was formed to enlarge the scope of nursing practice by educating nurses and other support staff about culturally diverse groups. The purpose of the IMPCT was to promote high-quality care to culturally diverse patients and their families. An IMPCT led by an advanced practice nurse would assist nursing staff in developing cultural awareness and sensitivity and would enhance nurses' ability to provide a holistic approach to nursing care.

Education, Nursing, Continuing↗
PubMed1983

Discharge planning for the elderly patient in the acute care setting.

Discharge planning is an important professional function of the nurse caring for elderly persons in an acute care setting. In collaboration with the patient, the family, and other health care providers, the nurse often assumes the major responsibility for developing a comprehensive discharge plan to assist with continuity of patient care. This plan must be written with clearly identified objectives. Direct support to the patient and professional collaboration in discharge decision-making are major contributions of the nurse to patients moving from the acute care setting to other environments. By applying the nursing process to discharge planning, the nurse can enable elderly patients to realize their maximum potential on discharge.

Activities of Daily Living↗
PubMed2005

Opportunities for the dental team arising out of the new arrangements for primary dental care.

Many changes are occurring in the delivery of dental care to patients as a result of the implementation of a series of Government initiatives to improve the services to patients throughout the National Health Service (NHS). Dentistry is no exception, and the whole dental team should benefit from new opportunities that have opened up as a result of these changes. This paper outlines a number of these initiatives, and describes some of the potential opportunities that may develop for each group within the dental team. Many of these changes are already in the pipeline, many depend on funding, and many depend on a change in the mindset of established organisations and institutions to think 'outside the box'. The author believes that none of the changes outlined or discussed in this paper challenge the position or status of any group; however, they do require all members of the dental team to examine the way in which they work, to look at the evidence base for these ways of working, and then perhaps look for innovative solutions to the employment, training and development of all members of the team.

Community Dentistry↗
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A multidisciplinary approach to chronic pain.

Chronic pain often is frustrating to nurses and patients, since many times it has not been responsive to traditional medical approaches. The purpose of this article is to discuss the chronic pain syndrome and the role of nursing within a multidisciplinary chronic pain rehabilitation program designed to return the patient to a functional lifestyle. The purpose and rationale for each treatment modality within the pain management program is described, although the treatment plans are individualized for every patient. Nurses play a crucial role, because they are the only professionals who are constantly available to the patient. Nurses collect data and continually assess the patient to develop comprehensive nursing care plans. In this intensive educational program, nurses also assist in teaching the patient positive health practices to control the pain. Further evaluations of these chronic pain rehabilitation programs are needed.

Analgesia↗