Drug information skills for pharmacy students: curriculum integration     

E H Wood  J L Morrison  P R Oppenheimer 《Bulletin of the Medical Library Association》1990,78(1):8-14

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Partnership working in the production of clinical guidelines     

Keating L  Carter H  Darwent M  Bateman S  Mackay DM  Pullinger R 《Health information and libraries journal》2004,21(Z1):46-51

This article describes a working partnership between the Cairns Clinical Librarian Service, Health Care Libraries, University of Oxford and the Emergency Department (ED) at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford. This collaboration resulted in the establishment of a guideline development group in June 2002. The aim of the group is to produce a set of easily accessible, user-orientated, evidence-based guidelines for the use of clinicians in the Emergency Department, within a realistic timescale. The Cairns Clinical Librarian Project was built on previous models of clinical librarianship and incorporated an evaluation of previous programmes. The objective was to provide information to clinicians at the time and point of need. Consultation with the ED from the outset determined the approach adopted by the Cairns team. Clinical guidelines have been shown to improve clinical practice. Pending the introduction of nationally available protocols, we have begun to establish a collection of evidence-based guidelines using web-based architecture in conjunction with the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust's IT department. A piece of diagnostic analysis was undertaken to ensure a coherent strategy was developed for the guideline project. An 'intermediate approach' was adopted, where existing valid guidelines were modified to fit local circumstances. We strove to be transparent at all times about all aspects of the guideline development process. Formative evaluation has shown how the application of evidence-based health care needs adequate resources and requires people with appropriate knowledge and skills. This article charts the progress of the project and highlights how the partnership between the clinical team and the Clinical Librarian has been deemed to be essential to the success of the project.  相似文献   

Assessing Training Needs of HIV Program Providers     

Catherine M. Sleezer  Melanie Spector 《Performance Improvement Quarterly》2006,19(3):89-105

This article describes a mixed‐methods needs assessment, or developmental evaluation, that was conducted for the providers and stakeholders of Oklahoma's community‐based organizations (CBOs). The needs assessment, which was the first phase in developing training on outcome monitoring for their HIV prevention programs, relied on three evaluation approaches: Behavioral‐objectives, participatory, and empowerment. This article describes the background for the needs assessment, the needs assessment process, and the lessons learned. When dealing with such a complex issue as HIV prevention where multiple goals must be achieved for success, a mixed‐methods approach to needs assessment may better capture real‐world needs. Furthermore, it may increase acceptance of the needs assessment findings and conclusions by the diverse groups that have a stake in the evaluation. However, as this study exemplified, implementing and reporting a mixed‐methods needs assessment that is based on differing evaluation approaches is complex, challenging, and resource intensive. This study can contribute to theory building for mixed‐methods evaluation.  相似文献   

Shaping a gender equality policy in higher education: which human capabilities matter?     

Sonja Loots  Melanie Walker 《Gender and education》2015,27(4):361-375

South African institutions still confront gendered inequalities, irrespective of transformative national policies, compounded by the absence of a national gender equality policy for higher education. We therefore explore the potential of the capabilities approach (CA) to inform policy formation and argue for the development of a policy for higher education institutions based on opportunities for valuable functionings as the informational basis for gender equality. Using one university as our case study, data from 38 interviews with female and male students were analysed as part of a longitudinal study on Gender, Empowerment, Agency and Higher Education. The data reveal which opportunities these women and men find important for their personal development and directly and indirectly for gender equality. We conclude by discussing the implications of the data for stimulating public dialogues towards formulating a capabilities-based gender equality policy, as well as reflecting on the broader contributions the CA brings to policy development.  相似文献   

High efficiency vortex trapping of circulating tumor cells     

Manjima Dhar  Jessica Wong  Armin Karimi  James Che  Corinne Renier  Melissa Matsumoto  Melanie Triboulet  Edward B. Garon  Jonathan W. Goldman  Matthew B. Rettig  Stefanie S. Jeffrey  Rajan P. Kulkarni  Elodie Sollier  Dino Di Carlo 《Biomicrofluidics》2015,9(6)

Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are important biomarkers for monitoring tumor dynamics and efficacy of cancer therapy. Several technologies have been demonstrated to isolate CTCs with high efficiency but achieve a low purity from a large background of blood cells. We have previously shown the ability to enrich CTCs with high purity from large volumes of blood through selective capture in microvortices using the Vortex Chip. The device consists of a narrow channel followed by a series of expansion regions called reservoirs. Fast flow in the narrow entry channel gives rise to inertial forces, which direct larger cells into trapping vortices in the reservoirs where they remain circulating in orbits. By studying the entry and stability of particles following entry into reservoirs, we discover that channel cross sectional area plays an important role in controlling the size of trapped particles, not just the orbital trajectories. Using these design modifications, we demonstrate a new device that is able to capture a wider size range of CTCs from clinical samples, uncovering further heterogeneity. This simple biophysical method opens doors for a range of downstream interventions, including genetic analysis, cell culture, and ultimately personalized cancer therapy.  相似文献   

Maintaining quality document delivery service with off-site storage facilities.     

Melanie J Norton  Adam S Vardaman 《Journal of the Medical Library Association》2005,93(3):394-397

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IV. Results     

Melanie Killen  Jennie Lee–Kim  Heidi McGlothlin  & Charles Stangor 《Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development》2002,67(4):45-83

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“Essential cogs in the innovation machine”: The discourse of innovation in Ontario educational reform     

Ken Moffatt  Melanie Panitch  Henry Parada  Sarah Todd  Lisa Barnoff  Jordan Aslett 《Review of Education, Pedagogy & Cultural Studies》2016,38(4):317-340

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Including children with special educational needs in mainstream classrooms: implications for pedagogy from a systematic review   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Melanie Nind  Janice Wearmouth 《Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs》2006,6(3):116-124

This paper reports on the outcomes of the first in a series of three systematic literature reviews in inclusive education. The aims include establishing what research has been undertaken in the area of effective pedagogical approaches to enable children with special educational needs to be included in mainstream classrooms, synthesising themes in a purposive sample of the literature and examining how this research might inform practice. One outcome of this first literature review was an overview of the various ways that teachers are effectively including children with special educational needs. In this paper, using the literature, we share some of the characteristics of the teaching approaches that have been shown to lead to positive outcomes in the areas of academic attainment, social involvement and improved behaviour. We discuss how these approaches, particularly those involving peer group interactions, might be used by teachers to support all learners.  相似文献   

Relationships among conceptions of control and autonomy and other personality variables: A developmental approach     

Louis Oppenheimer  Adri Stet  Eddie Versteeg 《European Journal of Psychology of Education - EJPE》1986,1(3):93-102

In total 131 children from fourth- and sixth-grades (mean ages 9.10 and 11.9 years) participated in this study with as its purpose to explore the relationships among conceptions of control and autonomy and various personality characteristics. To achieve this aim, the children were presented with questionnaires indexing their conceptions of control (CCQ), conceptions of autonomy (CAQ) and two diagnostic instruments: 1) the Amsterdam Biographical Questionnaire for Children (ABVK) and 2) the Achievement Motivation Test for Children (PMTK). The results reveal complex patterns of interrelated variables, indicating among others that children's conceived ability to cope with problems in the social environment does not relate to children's understanding of the variables affecting the outcomes of their behavior.  相似文献