Official Launch of a Canadian 30-Year Cancer Prevention Study The Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow Project will be a study of 300,000 Canadians from across the country "that explores how genetics, environment, lifestyle and behaviour contribute to the development of cancer."
One of the largest studies of its kind, the intention is to track "randomly selected Canadians (ages 35 to 69) for at least the next 20 to 30 years", gathering information on health and lifestyle; along with data from laboratory tests. The information will help researchers, policy-makers and others understand how different combinations of risk-factors may contribute to cancer.
Labels: Canada, cancer prevention, cancer research
Some innovative medical students from the University of Southampton (UK) along with assistance from the Southampton University Hospitals Trust(SUHT) Liver Team and the Alcohol Education and Research Council (UK), have developed a website of useful information on alcohol consumption.
The
DRINKULATOR interactive online self-assessment test developed by Dr. Nick Sheron is available on the site along with access to much current information on the topics of alcohol consumption, health affects of drinking, and alcoholism.
The
Severity of Alcohol Dependence Questionnaire (SADQ), a short, self-administered, 20-item questionnaire designed by the World Health Organisation to measure severity of dependence on alcohol is also included on the website.
If you couldn't answer the question in the title you need to read the section on the website entitled 'Binge Drinking'.Labels: alcohol consumption, alcoholism, binge drinking, DRINKULATOR, SADQ, self-assessment
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Online E-learning Site Facilitates Integration of Simulation Technology into Nursing Education Curricula The
National League for Nursing has given simulation technology in nursing education a long-awaited boost with the creation of the online
Simulation Innovation Resource Center (SIRC), a project inaugurated with funding by Laerdal Medical. Nurse educators around the world can learn how to use simulation to promote and evaluate student learning, as well as dialogue with simulation experts and one another, by engaging with the resources on the
SIRC website."
New York (PRWEB) Labels: elearning, NLN, nurse educators, nursing education, simulation, SIRC
Read what is being said about the St. Kitts & Nevis women's health promotion inititative ~
"Healthy Women, Healthy Nation Project" Kittivitian Life Magazine has just published an article by Orita Bailey called
"A Healthy Workforce is a Productive Workforce." Labels: Caribbean, health promotion, health research, research study, St. Kitts, womens health
"Nurses play a vital role in improving the safety and quality of patient care. Nurses need to know what proven techniques and interventions they can use to enhance patient outcomes.
To address this need, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), has prepared this comprehensive, 1,400-page, handbook for nurses called
"Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses". [AHRQ Publication No. 08-0043, edited by Ronda G. Hughes, Ph.D., M.H.S., R.N.]"
Click on the title to access this free ebook from the AHRQ website.Labels: evidence-based nursing, nursing education, patient safety, quality of care
