Children's stories of hope: moving toward an expanded understanding of the world children live in

This qualitative study that allowed children to be the dominant voice examined children's stories of hope. Twenty-nine kindergarten children through to third graders were interviewed using familiar school items: story board, pictures, puppets, and so on. One elementary school, located in a large southwestern metropolitan city, was selected for this study. Data was coded and prominent themes emerged illustrating that children are much more moral than many adults give them credit for. Approximately one-half of the stories shared focused not on the children's wants or “hopes”, but on others - classmates, friends, family, or extended relatives. The findings support research that highlights the issues of care, concern, and compassion that are a priority for young children.     

行为干预对糖尿病患者健康相关行为的研究

目的观察行为干预对糖尿病(diabetesmellitus,DM)患者健康行为的影响。方法将本科收治172例DM患者作为目标人群进行健康教育,建立目标人群管理档案,进行目标人群健康行为干预,比较教育前后相关行为的改变。结果DM患者10项健康行为和10项危险健康行为有明显改观,统计学检验干预前后差异显著P<0.01。结论通过行为干预,有效的使DM患者完全遵从医嘱合理用药,完全依从健康行为,从而减少危险行为的发生。     

双语教学Powerpoint课件制作探讨

针对Powerpoint软件在课件制作上常存在的屏幕背景与文字色彩对比不当、文字数量太多及字体太小、文字动画太多且乱、声音混杂等问题,结合实践就如何制作课件,尤其是双语教学课件,从总体布局、屏幕文字安排、背景与版式的设计、声音与动画等方面进行了探讨,并介绍了多种特殊效果的应用技巧.     

医学生心理健康教育面临的挑战

随着知识经济、信息时代的到来以及医学事业自身的不断发展、现代医学模式转变、医学院校的心理健康教育的状况等都对医学院校的心理健康教育提出了严峻的挑战。面对挑战,医学院校应充分重视心理健康教育,大力开展和加强心理素质教育,提高医学生的心理素质。     

THE ACCEPTANCE OF COMPUTER ASSISTED LEARNING BY MEDICAL STUDENTS

The use of computer assisted learning (CAL) in the medical undergraduate curriculum is increasing. Little is known regarding the acceptability of CAL among medical students. The present study was conducted to investigate the possible anxiety generated by and the acceptability of CAL among medical students. One hundred and twenty-six students completed a questionnaire after using n software package which has been written as an adjunct in teaching urology. The present study demonstrates that there was little anxiety experienced by the students when using CAL and furthermore that there was a high level of acceptance for this type of instruction. This is encouraging for medical educators involved in producing multimedia packages for teaching medicine and surgery.     

医院管理"四部曲"

结合医院管理实际,实施管理四部曲。即:完善机制、教育先行、督察到位、奖惩分明。阐明持续改进是完善机制的内在需求;及时清理是完善机制的有力保障;易于操作是完善机制的必备条件。同时,突出教育的基础性地位;强调监督的关键性环节;放大奖惩的激励性效应。     

Influence of caseload and surgical speciality on outcome following surgery for colorectal cancer: a review of evidence. Part 1: short-term outcome

OBJECTIVE: An association between caseload and outcome has been reported for complex surgical procedures. We systematically reviewed recent literature to determine whether caseload and surgical speciality are associated with short-term outcome following colorectal cancer surgery. METHOD: We searched the MEDLINE and Cochrane Library databases for relevant publications starting in 1992. We selected hospital caseload and type, and surgeon's caseload, education and experience as variables of interest. Measures of outcome were postoperative morbidity, in-hospital and 30-day mortality, and for rectal cancer anastomotic leak. We stratified the 35 reviewed studies by tumor location: colonic cancer, rectal cancer, or colorectal cancer and described the studies individually. A meta-analysis was performed only when it was considered appropriate. RESULTS: For colonic cancer, postoperative morbidity was associated with surgeon's caseload and education. Postoperative mortality was strongly associated with hospital caseload (OR 0.64, 95% CI 0.55-0.73), and surgeon's caseload (OR 0.50, 95% CI 0.39-0.64). It was also influenced by surgeon's education and experience. For rectal cancer, we found no evidence of an association between the selected variables and short-term outcome, including frequency of anastomotic leak. For colorectal cancer, there was evidence for an association between postoperative morbidity and hospital caseload. CONCLUSION: Our review offers evidence for a positive association between high hospital caseload, surgeon's caseload, sub-speciality and experience and improved short-term outcome in colonic cancer surgery. We failed to find evidence of a relationship for rectal cancer surgery, possibly owing to methodological artifacts. No study reported an inverse relation.     

An Educator''s Guide to Teaching Emergency Medicine to Medical Students

There is a need for every medical school graduate to handle emergencies as they arise in the daily practice of medicine. Emergency medicine (EM) educators are in a unique position to provide students with basic life support skills, guidance in assessing the undifferentiated patient, and exposure to the specialty of EM during all years of medical school. Emergency physicians can become involved in a variety of education experiences that can supplement the preclinical curriculum and provide access to our specialty at an early stage. A well-designed course in the senior year allows students to develop critical thinking and patient management skills that are necessary for any medical career path. It can ensure that all medical students are exposed to the skills essential for evaluating and stabilizing the acutely ill patient. To implement this type of course, learning objectives and evaluation methods must be set when the curriculum is developed. An effective course combines didactic and clinical components that draw on the strengths of the teaching institution and faculty of the department. A structured clerkship orientation session and system for feedback to students are essential in nurturing the development of student learners. This article provides an approach to assist the medical student clerkship director in planning and implementing EM education experiences for students at all levels of training, with an emphasis on the senior-year rotation.     

健康教育对蓝光照射治疗中患儿家长的作用

对蓝光照射治疗黄疸患儿家属实施健康教育的工作实践，证实了采用正确的教育方法，选择适宜的教育时期，提高了家属对黄疸患儿蓝光照射治疗意义的认识，促进护患家属间的交流，获得患儿及家属最大程度的配合与支持，有效地预防新生儿核黄疸的发生。