Teaching Materials

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The Byrne Guide for Inclusionary Cultural Content.

This article describes the background for development of The Byrne Guide for Inclusionary Cultural Content, which may help nurse educators evaluate and create instructional materials that include diverse groups. Curricular implications of diversity, as ...
Michelle M Byrne, Carriette Weddle, Ernestine Davis, Patricia McGinnis (J Nurs Educ, 200306)
byrne-guide-inclusionary-cultural-content.asp

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The effect of decision aids on the agreement between womens and physicians decisional conflict about hormone replacement therapy.

The aim of this secondary analysis was to compare the effects of a tailored decision aid (DA) with those of a pamphlet on the agreement between womens and physicians decisional conflict about hormone replacement therapy (HRT). A total of 40 physicians ...
France Légaré, Annette M OConnor, Ian D Graham, Georges A Wells, Mary Jane Jacobsen, Tom Elmslie, Elizabeth R Drake (Patient Educ Couns, 200306)
effect-decision-aids-agreement-women-s-physicians-decisional-conflict.asp

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Strategies for improving attendance at medical grand rounds at an academic medical center.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate, in this before-and-after study, the results of 5 strategies for improving attendance at medical grand rounds at a tertiary care academic medical center. METHODS: The strategies included (1) using electronic card readers to improve ...
Paul S Mueller, Scott C Litin, Monica L Sowden, Thomas M Habermann, Nicholas F LaRusso (Mayo Clin Proc, 200305)
strategies-improving-attendance-medical-grand-rounds-academic-medical.asp

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Patient satisfaction and the impact of written material about postpartum contraceptive decisions.

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of written educational material about patient satisfaction and decision-making regarding postpartum contraception. STUDY DESIGN: Baseline patient satisfaction and effectiveness of ...
Lisa K Johnson, Alison Edelman, Jeffrey Jensen (Am J Obstet Gynecol, 200305)
patient-satisfaction-impact-written-material-postpartum-contraceptive.asp

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Evaluating minimally invasive surgery training using low-cost mechanical simulations.

BACKGROUND: The goal of this study was to develop, test, and validate the efficacy of inexpensive mechanical minimally invasive surgery (MIS) model simulations for training faculty, residents, and medical students. We sought to demonstrate that trained ...
G L Adrales, U B Chu, D B Witzke, M B Donnelly, D Hoskins, M J Mastrangelo, A Gandsas, A E Park (Surg Endosc, 200304)
evaluating-minimally-invasive-surgery-training-low-cost-mechanical.asp

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Evaluation of cultural competence and antiracism training in child health services.

AIMS: To evaluate the acceptability and effectiveness of cultural competence and antiracism training to professionals providing services to ill or disabled children. METHODS: Immediate post-training and retrospective questionnaire survey of trainees. ...
E Webb, M Sergison (Arch Dis Child, 200304)
evaluation-cultural-competence-antiracism-training-child-health.asp

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Development and testing of promotion materials on tissue and organ donation.

AIM: To develop leaflets that would promote and increase tissue and organ donation and to test their persuasive value. METHOD: The study was carried out in two parts. In Study 1, we assessed attitudes, knowledge, and intentions about tissue and organ ...
Tihana Brkljacic, Ivana Feric, Stanko Rihtar (Croat Med J, 200304)
development-testing-promotion-materials-tissue-organ-donation.asp

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The Trauma Evaluation and Management (TEAM) teaching module: its role for senior medical students in Canada.

INTRODUCTION: The objective of this study was to report on the role of the Trauma Evaluation and Management (TEAM) module devised by the American College of Surgeons in the trauma education of senior medical students. METHODS: Twenty-nine medical ...
Jameel Ali (Can J Surg, 200304)
trauma-evaluation-management-team-teaching-module-role-senior-medical.asp

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Educating physicians to reduce benzodiazepine use by elderly patients: a randomized controlled trial.

BACKGROUND: Benzodiazepine use by elderly patients is associated with adverse outcomes including increased risk of falls and fractures, motor vehicle accidents and cognitive impairment. Recent studies suggest that individualized feedback and education to ...
Nicholas J G Pimlott, Janet E Hux, Lynn M Wilson, Meldon Kahan, Cindy Li, Walter W Rosser (CMAJ, 200304)
educating-physicians-reduce-benzodiazepine-elderly-patients.asp

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Integrating Web-based computer cases into a required clerkship: development and evaluation.

PURPOSE: To evaluate a five-year experience (1995-2000) developing and integrating computer cases into a required clerkship. METHOD: In Study 1, 54 volunteer students were randomly assigned to study articles, a paper case, or a computer case on low back ...
Shou Ling Leong, Constance D Baldwin, Alan M Adelman (Acad Med, 200303)
integrating-web-based-computer-cases-required-clerkship-development.asp