Month: August 2014

Wikis, blogs and podcasts: a new generation of Web-based tools for virtual collaborative clinical practice and education

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Maged N Kamel Boulos*, Inocencio Maramba and Steve Wheeler BMC Medical Education 2006, 6:41  doi:10.1186/1472-6920-6-41 Free text here I found this article whilst doing a search trying to find evidence of the educational impact of SNS and Web 2.0 tools. Unfortunately it is a slightly older article so some of the concepts and ideas are … Continue reading Wikis, blogs and podcasts: a new generation of Web-based tools for virtual collaborative clinical practice and education

USING FACEBOOK FOR PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING: A MODERN DAY ESSENTIAL

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Bodell, Sarah, and Angela Hook. "Using Facebook for professional networking: a modern-day essential." The British Journal of Occupational Therapy 74.12 (2011): 588-590. Abstract here This is another opinion piece by Sarah Bodell & Angela Hook on the merits of Facebook use for CPD and professional networking. The above link only links to an abstract which … Continue reading USING FACEBOOK FOR PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING: A MODERN DAY ESSENTIAL

NEGATIVE FAECAL CALPROTECTIN RESULT USEFUL FOR RULING OUT IBD IN CHILDREN

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Henderson P, Anderson NH, Wilson DC. The diagnostic accuracy of fecal calprotectin during the investigation of suspected pediatric inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Am J Gastroenterol 2014;109(5):637-645. Abstract here Not just children but adults as well. I’m sure there is unwritten law that when something interesting happens in medicine, when an article … Continue reading NEGATIVE FAECAL CALPROTECTIN RESULT USEFUL FOR RULING OUT IBD IN CHILDREN

MICROBLOGS IN HIGHER EDUCATION – A CHANCE TO FACILITATE INFORMAL AND PROCESS-ORIENTATED LEARNING?

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Ebner, Martin, et al. "Microblogs in Higher Education–A chance to facilitate informal and process-oriented learning?." Computers & Education 55.1 (2010): 92-100. Free text available here if you register with Researchgate.net which I did. The study This is an interesting study if only as an attempt to provide objective evidence of the educational impact of microblogging … Continue reading MICROBLOGS IN HIGHER EDUCATION – A CHANCE TO FACILITATE INFORMAL AND PROCESS-ORIENTATED LEARNING?