"A freeware educational simulator program of glucose-insulin interaction and insulin dosage & dietary adjustment in diabetes mellitus. AIDA contains a simple model of glucose-insulin interaction in the human body. It is intended for simulating the effects on the blood glucose profile of changes in insulin and diet for a typical insulin-dependent (type 1) diabetic patient (IDDM).
AIDA is only intended to be used for educational / teaching / demonstration purposes."AIDA comes with
40 case scenarios which can be simulated and further case scenarios can be added by users.
Additonal resources include an
Insulin Tutorial.
Labels: AIDA, case studies, diabetes, simulation
If you would like to access the
DynaMed point-of-care database on your PDA's or SmartPhones,
please come and see us in the Library to obtain you serial number login!Labels: Anne Ross Library, Caribbean Medical School, DynaMed, library resources, mobile applications, mobile medicine, PDA's, smart phones, UMHS-SK, University of Medicine and Health Sciences
Medical students please note that this textbook reccommended by a recent visiting professor can be accessed via the internet:
~ Through the
NCBI Bookshelf from NLM you can access the full text of the 4th ed.
~ While the publishers site contains alot of student resource material for the 5th and 6th ed., including animations, videos, classic experiments and online quizzing.
"Molecular Cell Biology" ~ Lodush & Berk, 6th ed.
Labels: molecular cell biology
FDA Patient Safety News (PSN) is a monthly video news show for healthcare professionals. It covers significant safety alerts, recalls, new product approvals, and offers important tips on protecting patients.
Read the complete stories and watch or download the video program at
http://www.fda.gov/psn. Many of these PSN stories contain video footage and demonstrations that may be especially useful to educators in healthcare facilities and academic institutions.
Labels: FDA, medical news, patient safety, safety alerts
"A freeware educational simulator program of glucose-insulin interaction and insulin dosage & dietary adjustment in diabetes mellitus. AIDA contains a simple model of glucose-insulin interaction in the human body. It is intended for simulating the effects on the blood glucose profile of changes in insulin and diet for a typical insulin-dependent (type 1) diabetic patient (IDDM).
