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2 . 2010
Editorial

Editorial

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Events

Конференция IAMSE (International Association of Medical Science Educators)

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Итоги проведенного международного конгресса,посвященного 90-летию Ереванского государственного медицинского университета им. Мхитара Гераци

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Вторая Международная конференция «Информация о лекарственных средствах – качественному использованию лекарств»

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Первая Всероссийская научно-практическая конференция «Стратегия информатизации медицинских и фармацевтических вузов»

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Конференция AMEE–2010

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Developing expertise in surgery

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Virtual patient simulation for learning and assessment: Superior results in comparison with regular course exams

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Quality of courses evaluated by «predictions» rather than opinions: Fewer respondents needed for similar results

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Expertise, needs and challenges of medical educators:Results of an international web survey

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Concept mapping assessment in a problem-based medical curriculum

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Choosing and designing knowledge assessments: Experience at a new medical school

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Professional Development

Strategy and tactics of introduction of con¬tinuous professional development system in Samara Region

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Public health care development directly depends on the ability of the industry to provide medical personnel as well as the level of their training which must be based on continuous professional development (CPD). CPD system is the complex of educational measures aimed at maintaining and improving professional skills of medical specialists. The improvement of health care quality is the ultimate goal of the system.

Opening up the debate on medical education: a small step in the beginning of a new and exciting era

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Definition and importance of continuous education

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Such concepts as evidence based practice and system ensuring clinical practice standards are becoming part of a practicing physician’s life. There emerged (and in many countries they are coming to the forefront in medical education) such concepts as certifica­tion, recertification, independent evalu­ation and qualification confirmation. Are these concepts alien to standard practice reality? Must a clinician study all his life to be able to work as a general practitioner? Does continu­ous education start after graduation from a university? In order to answer all these questions in the paper we will follow the history of continuous educa­tion development and issues pertaining to its use in every day practice.

Nursing in the 21st century: trends, challenges and opportunities (examples from Canada, Italy and Chile)

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Objective: to explore the most recent healthcare trends that have an impact on the present and future of nursing, to review some of the opportunities and challenges related to nursing practice and educa­tion, and to present some of the possible strategies for overcoming current challenges. Method: an environmental scan involving a search of web sites, professional journals and interviews with experts. Specific examples for practice and education were drawn from three countries: Canada, Italy and Chile.

Results: trends such as socio-demographic changes, decentralization and privatization, technological advances and globalization along with rising costs and higher public expectations are creating a situa­tion of instability in healthcare systems. As a result many nurses migrate or leave their jobs causing a worldwide shortage, and for many, poor working conditions and the inability to appropriately use their skills to effectively change patient outcomes, are daily challenges. The development of policies for training and education, interprofessional collab­oration and support from professional organizations are possible strategies to improve this situation. Conclusions: Canada, Chile and Italy are examples of countries that have created, each in their own ways, opportunities for nurses to obtain university education, and to have access to graduate programs. Improvement in the quality of both basic and continuing education as well as the use of evidence-based practice are strategies that would enable nurses, as more qualified members of a multidisci-plinary team, to participate in the improvement of current healthcare systems.

Educational Technologies

Problems and outlooks in teaching the course of internal diseases in the medical university

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Study of internal diseases course is of great importance in the formation of attitude of any medical specialist. The objectives of teaching the course of internal diseases must be interlinked with the general objectives of future physicians training. Stressing the importance of students’ training adaptation to existing problems of practical public health care the author draws our attention to one-sided nature of students’ training evaluation during exams, abundance of highly specialized topics in the curriculum. There is an urgent necessity of a general discussion of the methods of clinical subjects teaching as well as the course of internal diseases at a medical university.

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CHIEF EDITOR
CHIEF EDITOR
Balkizov Zalim Zamirovich
Secretary General of the Russian Society of Medical Education Specialists, Director of the Institute of Training of Medical Education Specialists of the Russian Medical Academy of Continuing Professional Education, 125993, Moscow, Russian Federation, Professor of the Department of Vocational Education and Educational Technologies of the N.I. Pirogov RNIMU of the MOH of Russia, CEO of GEOTAR-Med, Advisor President of the National Medical Chamber, Moscow, Russian Federation

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