Health Sciences Online (HSO) has launched claiming to be a ‘virtual learning center’ which aims to deliver authoritative, comprehensive, free, and ad-free health sciences knowledge using the search technology of Vivisimo. HSO (www.hso.info) is a portal with browse and search functions with access to a comprehensive collection of top-quality courses and references in medicine, public health, pharmacy, dentistry, nursing, basic sciences, [...]
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An Australian doctor says he has created the world’s healthiest wine, which cleans your blood vessels and reduces the risk of heart attack as you drink it. Dr Philip Norrie, a Sydney GP and former wine-maker has produced a wine with 100 times the amount of resveratrol, the antioxidant credited with giving wine its health giving [...]
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Thanksto Alvaro Fernandez of SharpBrains for hosting a fantastic medical Grand Rounds:
Grand Rounds 5:12 - Healthcare Reform Q&A
Read on topics ranging from health insurace, attitude, training and mental health to patient outreach, technology and innovation… thanks Alvaro for hosting a great Grand Rounds
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From time to time you read an article and think - WOW - and, just like watching a softly falling feather you are mesmerized, filled with anticipatory thought and expectant cogitation - a veritable emotional stew…
One such article was written by my mentor Associate Professor Anthony Brown and first published by Blackwells Synergy - Emergency Medicine (2000) 12, 349–351. [...]
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Posted in Conference on Oct 7th, 2008
13th World Congress on the Internet in Medicine
MEDNET 2008 is an international meeting aimed at bringing together researchers, developers and users involved in the application of the internet in medicine, starting either with a medical or technological background. Read more on the MedSchoolEvolution social site hosted by Ning.com
Saint-Petersburg
October 15-18, 2008
It is organised by SIM, the successor [...]
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Posted in cardiology, education, elearning, health on Sep 25th, 2008
The impact of audio, visual and kinaesthetic learning modalities within a contextual setting is an effective educational ploy. Have been using this great video from ‘Med 2010 - U of A records’ to demonstrate these education techniques to medical students and residents with great effect….
Would love to see more good examples of education and entertainment [...]
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