Category: Health

Developing compassion and empathy as part of a Professional Ethics module

Jan 31, 2012

in Ethics, Health, Physiotherapy, Students

caring, compassion, courage, empathy, healthcare professional, personal development, professional development, shame, TED, tedx, virtue

I’ve been spending some time this week working with our 4th year students in the Professional Ethics module. One of our biggest challenges is that our students (and most other students in healthcare programmes) see characteristics like compassion, empathy, courage, shame, and emotional response as something that they need to “have”, like a stethoscope or…
Neuroplasticity in rehabilitation

Sep 5, 2011

in Health, Physiotherapy

constraint induced therapy, cortical reorganisation, neurology, neuroplasticity, neurorehabilitation, plasticity

A few weeks ago I attended a short presentation by Professor Meena Iyer from Missouri University. Her lecture was on the role of neuroplasticity in occupational therapy rehabilitation, although the principles of her talk apply across all of the allied health sciences. Here are the notes I took: Plasticity: brain structure and function can be…
SAAHE conference, 2011 – day 2

Jul 2, 2011

in Conference, Education, Health, Learning, Students, Teaching, Workshop

adult learning, assessment, charles boelen, david taylor, flexner, models, saahe 2011, social accountability, theories of learning

Social accountability: the mark of excellence in health professional education by Charles Boelen Moved from interrogation → an assertion What is a health professional? Flexner’s report changed the scope of medical education by introducing a scientific background, especially in education Medical education should be patriotic (Flexner) Educating → health professionals → for a strategy →…
SAAHE conference, 2011 – day 1

Jun 30, 2011

in Assessment, Assignments, Conference, Education, Ethics, Health, Research, Teaching

concept mapping, ebm, ebp, evidence based practice, future of health science education, reflection, reflective journaling, saahe 2011, student perceptions, teaching and learning

Introduction by Dr. Lionel Green-Thompson A country whose health is fragile The future of health science education: 2020 vision by Prof. Athol Kent “After an introduction like that I can’t wait to hear myself speak” It’s not the strongest or fittest who survive but the ones who are most adaptable to change Who will our…
Developing cases for Problem-Based Learning

Mar 14, 2011

in Education, Health, PhD, Teaching, Workshop

case-based studies, cases, data representation, Ethel Stanley, founder, gapminder, hans rosling, Margaret Waterman, pbl, phd, problem based learning, research, statistics, student products, teacher, TED, workshop

Workshop on the development of case-based studies Facilitators: Dr. Ethel Stanley, Dr. Margaret Waterman Part of my PhD will be to look at alternative approaches to clinical education, including uses cases in problem-based learning (PBL). My specific interest is in the use of emerging technology to design and teach with those cases in small groups.…
Using social networks to develop reflective discourse in the context of clinical education

Mar 10, 2011

in Assignments, Conference, Education, Ethics, Health, PhD, Physiotherapy, Research, Social media, Technology

clinical reasoning, ethical reasoning, facebook, health professional education, healthcare professional students, medical education, online discussions, poster, reflection, reflective discussion, research, saahe, safri, social network, social networks, teacher

My SAFRI project for 2010 looked at the use of a social network as a platform to develop clinical and ethical reasoning skills through reflective discussion between undergraduate physiotherapy students. Part of the assignment was to prepare a poster for presentation at the SAAHE conference in Potchefstroom later this year, which I’ve included below. I…
SAAHE – Social networks and reflective practice in clinical education

Jul 24, 2010

in Conference, Education, Health, Research

clinical education, clinical practice, Michael Rowe, practice knowledge, presentation, reflection, reflective practice, research, saahe, social networks

Here is my presentation from the SAAHE conference. Social networks and reflective learning View more presentations from Michael Rowe.
SAAHE workshop – Curricular alignment. What does it mean?

Jul 23, 2010

in Conference, Education, Health, Research

curricular alignment, Debbie Murdoch-Eaton, Miller’s pyramid, pence, Professor, saahe, workshop

Presented by Professor Debbie Murdoch-Eaton. If you don’t know where you’re going, you’re probably not going to get there. A clear vision of the intended outcomes should drive every aspect of teaching, learning and assessment Outcomes must be clear because they will determine your teaching methods, and will also direct assessment Preparing students for their…
SAAHE – short oral presentations

Jul 23, 2010

in Conference, Education, Health, Research

assessment, Botswana, cognitive processing strategies, deeper cognitive processing, oral presentations, portfolio management, portfolios, saahe, teacher

Assessment challenges in UG medical education (GG Mokane) Medical school in Botswana is spiral, integrated, community based and problem-based, but the rest of the university is didactic Format, content, timing and feedback are important components of assessment Assessment in this course has an emphasis on 3 types of MCQ’s Matching Single best answer True/false (multiple…
SAAHE keynote – How to construct a medical curriculum that matters

Jul 23, 2010

in Conference, Education, Health, Research

clinical education, clinical settings, healthcare environment, healthcare learning environment, healthcare setting, herman von rossum, Professor, saahe, suitable healthcare events

Presentation by Professor Herman von Rossum. In preclinical years, you insert learning stimuli from the context of application (i.e. a clinical environment) into the educational learning environment. In clinical years, you insert education moments into the healthcare environment In constructing a curriculum, you must first determine the health needs of a society, then determine the…
SAAHE keynote – What generic skills do students bring with them?

Jul 23, 2010

in Conference, Education, Health, Research

Debbie Murdoch-Eaton, generic skills, graduate attributes, murdoch-eaton, No, Professor, saahe, stress management, teacher, time management, United Kingdom

This is the presentation from Professor Debbie Murdoch-Eaton. What impacts do we have on students life ambitions? Workers with general / transferable skills are better placed to succeed in a global knowledge economy. The skills need not be specific to the discipline The attributes are not only about economic drivers i.e. getting a job…they are…
SAAHE keynote – Improving health professions education to improve health (Bill Burdick)

Jul 23, 2010

in Conference, Education, Health, Research

bill burdick, hans rosling, health education, health outcomes, healthcare, Professor, public policy makers, Ruth Levine, saahe

I’m going to split my blog posts up according to the different sessions, just for ease of reference i.e. a few posts, rather than one very long one. Here are my notes from the first keynote of the day, from Professor Bill Burdick. If you don’t continue the momentum for change, you’re going to be…
To err is human: building a safer health system (free book)

Jul 5, 2008

in Health

books, free, healthcare professionals, Manitoba, National Academies Press, online book, pdf, resource, saahe, safety, south africa, students, USD

While typing up my notes from the SAAHE conference (see previous post), I came across To err is human: building a safer health system, a book that had been mentioned by one of the keynote speakers. It looks at the medical community’s historically poor track record on accepting responsibility for mistakes made by healthcare professionals…
Why should I blog?

Jun 5, 2008

in Education, Health, Technology

blog, creativity, education, healthcare, project, technology

I’ve made a few attempts in the past and have lost interest every time. I think it’s because I never really felt that I had much to say. I still don’t think I have a great deal to say, or at least, anything that’s of any real importance but I do think that I often…