An interest in health and science invites some thought about chaos, complexity and catastrophe theory. These suggest quite a cold - mechanistic - perspective of reality. So trying to think of clinical and nursing examples beyond fluid dynamics, the heart muscle... to more socially oriented applications demands some creative thinking.
In my work within intermediate support in the community for decades my colleagues and I come across cases were husband, wife, partner have looked their significant other to the nth degree. That degree can include hiding the extent of a person's cognitive problems from other family members. Suddenly there is a real catastrophe as the carer is taken acutely ill and hospitalised.
Left at home soon the dependency is revealed. Trying to negotiate care at home can then be a real challenge.
Alternately, when people living with dementia are hospitalised for physical reasons another host of challenges arise.
I've a relative who works over at Warrington General Hospital and it's great to be able to help highlight a paper written by Michelle Beavan their dementia champion and published in Nursing Times:
Beavan M (2014) Low-cost strategies to improve dementia care. Nursing Times; 110: online issue.
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Showing posts with label training. Show all posts
Thursday, 14 August 2014
Thursday, 17 July 2014
The Global Health Research Process Map
As a conceptual ready reckoner Hodges' model helps us locate, isolate and contextualise the commonly cited 4Ps. In the h2cm matrix below I have related the 4Ps, as before, to the four care domains:
I raise this learning of a new process oriented resource for global research produced by The Global Health Network.
Think of the relationship of purpose, practice and policy in relation to triage and emergency care? When I reflect on a situation even if the priority, context is process driven I am mindful of the bigger picture.
The Global Health Network has launched a brand new, interactive Global Health Research Process Map, the first digital toolkit designed to enable researchers anywhere in the world to initiate rigorous global health research studies.
As the HIFA community know all too well, health research is often lacking in the regions where evidence to improve health is needed most. Crucial evidence is not being generated because doctors and nurses lack access to training, information, and support. Effort is also regularly duplicated or conducted using different criteria in different territories and studies, and sometimes it falls by the wayside from lack of simple resources and guidance on best practice. The Global Health Research Process Map (http://processmap.org/) is set to change this. It’s an open-access internationally-available online resource that guides every process and method needed to initiate a health research study. For each step researchers and their staff are provided with the information, support and training that they need to successfully run a health study. Researchers will also gain the opportunity to engage with their peers along the way, aiding collaboration and the spread of ideas.
The Process Map was released just over one week ago, and has already generated nearly 2,500 views from around the world. It is the product of four years of best practice gathered and refined by the research community who use the pioneering Global Health Network to guide and support their effort to conduct research in challenging settings. The Global Health Network works like an online science park for exchanging knowledge, sharing research methods and facilitating collaboration among global health professionals to fuel faster and better evidence to improve health. The Global Health Network facilitates global partnerships between researchers allowing researchers in low-resource settings and those with more support to learn from each other and conduct research studies in places where this is difficult and unusual.
The Process Map is a pioneering research tool that centralises the information and resources that researchers anywhere in the world need to develop and initiate rigorous and effective global health studies. It has the potential to revolutionise the current process, speeding the development of new drugs and vaccines, and improving how diseases are managed. With this toolkit, researchers can access the guidance, training and support that they need in order to run their own studies. This is important because there is much evidence that shows that locally-led research rarely happens in low-income settings because health workers lack research skills and any access to training and support. Therefore the Global Health Network is meeting that gap and the Global Health Research Process Map will take them through the process of conducting accurate research, step-by-step.
Visit the tool today, and click on each node to access formally written information, links to eLearning courses, guidance articles, discussions, blogs, up-to-date news, and all sorts of tools and templates which will help you complete each step. As with everything else on the Global Health Network, it’s completely free and open-access, and always will be. Your feedback is always greatly appreciated, so feel free to have a look and leave comments, either here* or on the map itself.
Thank you!
Tamzin
Tamzin Furtado
Project Manager
The Global Health Network
*My source: HIFA2015
individual
INTERPERSONAL : SCIENCES
INTERPERSONAL : SCIENCES
humanistic ------------------------------------------- mechanistic
SOCIOLOGY : POLITICAL
group
| PURPOSE | PROCESS |
| PRACTICE | POLICY |
I raise this learning of a new process oriented resource for global research produced by The Global Health Network.
Processes are critical.
Think of the relationship of purpose, practice and policy in relation to triage and emergency care? When I reflect on a situation even if the priority, context is process driven I am mindful of the bigger picture.
+++++++++++++++
The Global Health Network has launched a brand new, interactive Global Health Research Process Map, the first digital toolkit designed to enable researchers anywhere in the world to initiate rigorous global health research studies.
As the HIFA community know all too well, health research is often lacking in the regions where evidence to improve health is needed most. Crucial evidence is not being generated because doctors and nurses lack access to training, information, and support. Effort is also regularly duplicated or conducted using different criteria in different territories and studies, and sometimes it falls by the wayside from lack of simple resources and guidance on best practice. The Global Health Research Process Map (http://processmap.org/) is set to change this. It’s an open-access internationally-available online resource that guides every process and method needed to initiate a health research study. For each step researchers and their staff are provided with the information, support and training that they need to successfully run a health study. Researchers will also gain the opportunity to engage with their peers along the way, aiding collaboration and the spread of ideas.
The Process Map was released just over one week ago, and has already generated nearly 2,500 views from around the world. It is the product of four years of best practice gathered and refined by the research community who use the pioneering Global Health Network to guide and support their effort to conduct research in challenging settings. The Global Health Network works like an online science park for exchanging knowledge, sharing research methods and facilitating collaboration among global health professionals to fuel faster and better evidence to improve health. The Global Health Network facilitates global partnerships between researchers allowing researchers in low-resource settings and those with more support to learn from each other and conduct research studies in places where this is difficult and unusual.
The Process Map is a pioneering research tool that centralises the information and resources that researchers anywhere in the world need to develop and initiate rigorous and effective global health studies. It has the potential to revolutionise the current process, speeding the development of new drugs and vaccines, and improving how diseases are managed. With this toolkit, researchers can access the guidance, training and support that they need in order to run their own studies. This is important because there is much evidence that shows that locally-led research rarely happens in low-income settings because health workers lack research skills and any access to training and support. Therefore the Global Health Network is meeting that gap and the Global Health Research Process Map will take them through the process of conducting accurate research, step-by-step.
Visit the tool today, and click on each node to access formally written information, links to eLearning courses, guidance articles, discussions, blogs, up-to-date news, and all sorts of tools and templates which will help you complete each step. As with everything else on the Global Health Network, it’s completely free and open-access, and always will be. Your feedback is always greatly appreciated, so feel free to have a look and leave comments, either here* or on the map itself.
Thank you!
Tamzin
Tamzin Furtado
Project Manager
The Global Health Network
*My source: HIFA2015
Thursday, 12 June 2014
Psychiatric Bulletin - Letter: Psychiatry for medical students: need for a more holistic approach to teaching?
From: Psychiatric Bulletin -
http://pb.rcpsych.org/content/38/3/138.2.full
Kristina Rodney and Laura Wilkinson
Kristina Rodney and Laura Wilkinson are both ST4 medical students, Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK, email:k.rodney AT newcastle.ac.uk.
We are two medical students who wish to offer a perspective on undergraduate education and psychiatry.
During our student placement, we attended the old age psychiatry module at the Northern Deanery MRCPsych programme focusing on dementia and ethics. This was aimed at trainees and not specifically medical students but we were surprised to find that this was not above our level of knowledge. This prompted discussion of undergraduate psychiatry training more broadly, which we felt focused too heavily on the diagnosis of mental illness and less so on the holistic approach to the patient and their presentation as covered by the MRCPsych course. From our experience of undergraduate psychiatry we feel that the assessment by means of a logbook of conditions encourages students to find patients with a certain diagnosis, and in doing so overlooks the true essence of psychiatry. To our mind this incorporates the ability to consider all aspects of a patient’s life and formulating these, while demonstrating compassion for another person at a time of most need.
Through choosing a 6-week placement in old age psychiatry we have been able to explore the specialty more thoroughly and broadly than facilitated within the standard undergraduate programme, and we have realised how little of psychiatry we have been exposed to as undergraduates. We have become more aware of the importance of considering the patient’s personal and social circumstances alongside their diagnosis, and how these can influence each other. Specifically, the importance of a sound ethical approach to practice has been highlighted through the higher-level teaching we experienced, where the Mental Capacity Act was discussed in detail.
We believe that it would benefit undergraduates to experience a more realistic and rounded placement in psychiatry and truly consider the social implications of mental illness. As it currently stands, undergraduate education in psychiatry is oversimplified to focus on diagnosis and does not acknowledge the capabilities of medical students to adopt a holistic approach. An opportunity to consider all aspects of a psychiatrist’s role may encourage more students to consider a career in this field.
Rights and Permissions Manager
Royal College of Psychiatrists
http://pb.rcpsych.org/content/38/3/138.2.full
Kristina Rodney and Laura Wilkinson
Kristina Rodney and Laura Wilkinson are both ST4 medical students, Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK, email:k.rodney AT newcastle.ac.uk.
We are two medical students who wish to offer a perspective on undergraduate education and psychiatry.
During our student placement, we attended the old age psychiatry module at the Northern Deanery MRCPsych programme focusing on dementia and ethics. This was aimed at trainees and not specifically medical students but we were surprised to find that this was not above our level of knowledge. This prompted discussion of undergraduate psychiatry training more broadly, which we felt focused too heavily on the diagnosis of mental illness and less so on the holistic approach to the patient and their presentation as covered by the MRCPsych course. From our experience of undergraduate psychiatry we feel that the assessment by means of a logbook of conditions encourages students to find patients with a certain diagnosis, and in doing so overlooks the true essence of psychiatry. To our mind this incorporates the ability to consider all aspects of a patient’s life and formulating these, while demonstrating compassion for another person at a time of most need.
Through choosing a 6-week placement in old age psychiatry we have been able to explore the specialty more thoroughly and broadly than facilitated within the standard undergraduate programme, and we have realised how little of psychiatry we have been exposed to as undergraduates. We have become more aware of the importance of considering the patient’s personal and social circumstances alongside their diagnosis, and how these can influence each other. Specifically, the importance of a sound ethical approach to practice has been highlighted through the higher-level teaching we experienced, where the Mental Capacity Act was discussed in detail.
We believe that it would benefit undergraduates to experience a more realistic and rounded placement in psychiatry and truly consider the social implications of mental illness. As it currently stands, undergraduate education in psychiatry is oversimplified to focus on diagnosis and does not acknowledge the capabilities of medical students to adopt a holistic approach. An opportunity to consider all aspects of a psychiatrist’s role may encourage more students to consider a career in this field.
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I have contacted the authors of this letter to inform them of Hodges' model and its scope in assuring holistic and integrated care. The model could also facilitate curriculum development. The authors of the letter are not endorsing Hodges' model, I am seeking to highlight the need for such a resource.
Thanks to:
Lucy Alexander Rights and Permissions Manager
Royal College of Psychiatrists
Tuesday, 20 May 2014
3-day Short Course in Systematic Reviewing and GRADE, 2-4 July 2014, UCL and NCCMH
I’d be very grateful if you could forward this onto any colleagues you think would be interested in attending. Many thanks.
Introduction to Systematic Reviewing and the GRADE Approach
3-day short course
UCL, London
Led by Dr Craig Whittington, with over 10 years’ experience developing NICE clinical guidelines and Cochrane reviews.
- A practical approach to systematic reviewing taught by experts developing clinical guidelines for NICE.
- Get the latest advice about GRADE, the sensible and transparent approach to grading quality of evidence and strength of recommendations, adopted by the Cochrane Collaboration.
- Bring an idea for a systematic review; leave with a protocol and toolkit to get the work completed to the very highest standard.
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/clinical-psychology/CORE/short-courses/grade-approach.htm
To book please email snaqvi AT rcpysch.ac.uk
Best wishes,
Sabrina Naqvi
Sabrina Naqvi
Project Manager
National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health
The Royal College of Psychiatrists
3rd Floor | 21 Prescot Street | London E1 8BB
Website: http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk
Monday, 17 February 2014
Good Health, Manchester Training Programme 2014/15
Dear Colleague,
Manchester Public Health Development Service are delighted to announce the launch of their updated and refreshed training programme – the Good Health, Manchester Training Programme 2014/15.
This year we are very excited to announce an online booking system that will make booking on our courses even easier for you and your colleagues. Please visit www.goodhealth-manchester.nhs.uk/training to browse and book onto the many public health training courses we have on offer for 2014/15. We have over 50 courses covering a multitude of topics. All courses are free-of-charge to those who work with Manchester people. If your organisation would prefer a bespoke training tailor-made to your needs, please click here.
Please forward this email to any individuals or colleagues that may be interested in attending one of our courses.
We look forward to seeing you soon,
Brian Goodman
Training Coordinator
Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust
Manchester Public Health Development Service
Victoria Mill
Lower Vickers Street
Miles Platting
Manchester
M40 7LJ
Tel: 0161 882 2584 (Temporary)
Fax: 0161 203 5817
e-mail: Brian.Goodman AT mhsc.nhs.uk
Manchester Public Health Development Service are delighted to announce the launch of their updated and refreshed training programme – the Good Health, Manchester Training Programme 2014/15.
This year we are very excited to announce an online booking system that will make booking on our courses even easier for you and your colleagues. Please visit www.goodhealth-manchester.nhs.uk/training to browse and book onto the many public health training courses we have on offer for 2014/15. We have over 50 courses covering a multitude of topics. All courses are free-of-charge to those who work with Manchester people. If your organisation would prefer a bespoke training tailor-made to your needs, please click here.
Please forward this email to any individuals or colleagues that may be interested in attending one of our courses.
We look forward to seeing you soon,
Brian Goodman
Training Coordinator
Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust
Manchester Public Health Development Service
Victoria Mill
Lower Vickers Street
Miles Platting
Manchester
M40 7LJ
Tel: 0161 882 2584 (Temporary)
Fax: 0161 203 5817
e-mail: Brian.Goodman AT mhsc.nhs.uk
Saturday, 8 February 2014
HCA training: Knock, knock, knocking on the political domain's door
INTERPERSONAL : SCIENCES
humanistic ------------------------------------------- mechanistic
SOCIOLOGY : POLITICAL
humanistic ------------------------------------------- mechanistic
SOCIOLOGY : POLITICAL
individual
emotional care | physical care |
social care | FRANCIS - a year on: How much training do healthcare assistants have before their first shift on a ward? 25% = none |
group - population
Although that 25% sits nicely in the POLITICAL domain, what is the impact of this finding across the domains overall? Whether or not the impact is equally shared across the interpersonal, sciences and social domain, upon which domain will it end up knocking?
Calkin, S. (2014) Francis impacts on culture and patient safety, HSJ, 7 February. 124, 6376, 4-5.
Sunday, 27 October 2013
Positioning Nursing in a Digital World. RCN eHealth Survey 2012 Report
Abstract:
Commissioned by the RCN, this eHealth survey explores the knowledge and experiences of nursing staff in relation to current eHealth developments, together with their attitudes to new and emerging uses of technology in health and social care. The aims of the 2012 survey were to identify the readiness of nursing staff to participate in eHealth, to understand the barriers that prevent nursing staff from benefiting from information and communications technology, and to ascertain what progress has been made since the previous RCN eHealth survey in 2010.
Image source: http://www.gerrybolger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/image1.jpg
Monday, 9 September 2013
Hodges' model - Website, Blog and the UK Web Archive
Early this morning the blog threw a wobbly, at least on Firefox. The sidebar was being displayed below the main content. I take this as a sign that it's time to move on digitally. This evening the problem seems to have corrected itself, but time is pressing.
Returning from holiday there was another sign, a tap on the shoulder. This was positive in that as I left for Italy (minus laptop) I had submitted the old website, first published online in 1998 to the UK web archive.
Well, they have accepted the proposal and would like to archive the website. I really appreciate this. I've to fill in a form and will also use this as an opportunity to do some Northerly autumnal cleaning. There may be some broken links and other edits to make.
This is quite apt then given the long winter of the website and this blog, especially as I prepare for Drupalcon Prague on the 22 September. As I've written here before one of the first 'menu options' of any new site will be to provide a new archive for Brian Hodges' original lecture notes.
If you are new to nursing, health and social care and reflection and are interested in using Hodges' model please let me know. There are contact options in that sidebar - if it's behaving itself...
Returning from holiday there was another sign, a tap on the shoulder. This was positive in that as I left for Italy (minus laptop) I had submitted the old website, first published online in 1998 to the UK web archive.
Well, they have accepted the proposal and would like to archive the website. I really appreciate this. I've to fill in a form and will also use this as an opportunity to do some Northerly autumnal cleaning. There may be some broken links and other edits to make.
This is quite apt then given the long winter of the website and this blog, especially as I prepare for Drupalcon Prague on the 22 September. As I've written here before one of the first 'menu options' of any new site will be to provide a new archive for Brian Hodges' original lecture notes.
If you are new to nursing, health and social care and reflection and are interested in using Hodges' model please let me know. There are contact options in that sidebar - if it's behaving itself...
Sunday, 8 September 2013
Research Design Service North West (RDS NW) September 2013 e-bulletin
A very useful resource:
Dear Colleague,
Please follow the link below to the September 2013 e-bulletin from the Research Design Service North West (RDS NW).
In this issue:
- is my study research?
- NIHR showcases the clinical research that could bring hope to the nation’s dementia sufferers
- funding opportunities
- events and training
- approaching funding deadlines.
We hope you find this helpful and as always welcome any feedback.
Thanks,
RDS NW
Research Design Service North West
Central Coordinating Office
Tel: +44 (0) 1524 593209
Source: Thanks to RDS NW and Paul Dolby
Monday, 29 July 2013
“Social Media and Healthcare”: Postdoctoral Research Fellow Vacancy at University College Dublin
From: diane.payne at UCD.IE
Subject: Postdoctoral Research Fellow Vacancy at University College Dublin (Ref 006056)
The Dynamics Lab at University College Dublin seeks applications for a Post-doctoral position. The position will provide salary and benefits for 16 months, but potentially longer contingent upon performance and funding availability. This is an academic research role, where you will conduct a specified programme of research supported by research training and development under the supervision and direction of a Principal Investigator.
The postdoc will work primarily on the UCD Strategic and Major Initiative research project “Social Media and Healthcare”. The postdoc will be expected to be able to collect and analyse large scale data sets drawn from various social media platforms and including facebook, twitter, blogs and others. The postdoc joins an interdisciplinary project team to develop innovative and new insights in how communication and interaction on social media impacts on individual behavioural choices with regard to own healthcare management.
It is hoped that this position can commence on 23rd September 2013 or as soon as possible thereafter. For more information, please go to http://www.ucd.ie/hr/jobvacancies/ and look for Reference 006056
Closing date: 16th August 2013
--
Dr Diane Payne
Dynamics Lab, UCD
http://dl.ucd.ie
Subject: Postdoctoral Research Fellow Vacancy at University College Dublin (Ref 006056)
The Dynamics Lab at University College Dublin seeks applications for a Post-doctoral position. The position will provide salary and benefits for 16 months, but potentially longer contingent upon performance and funding availability. This is an academic research role, where you will conduct a specified programme of research supported by research training and development under the supervision and direction of a Principal Investigator.
The postdoc will work primarily on the UCD Strategic and Major Initiative research project “Social Media and Healthcare”. The postdoc will be expected to be able to collect and analyse large scale data sets drawn from various social media platforms and including facebook, twitter, blogs and others. The postdoc joins an interdisciplinary project team to develop innovative and new insights in how communication and interaction on social media impacts on individual behavioural choices with regard to own healthcare management.
It is hoped that this position can commence on 23rd September 2013 or as soon as possible thereafter. For more information, please go to http://www.ucd.ie/hr/jobvacancies/ and look for Reference 006056
Closing date: 16th August 2013
--
Dr Diane Payne
Dynamics Lab, UCD
http://dl.ucd.ie
Thursday, 25 July 2013
Training Needs of Psychiatric Mental Health Nurses: Study
Dear all,
We're currently collecting data for a study regarding the training needs of psychiatric mental health nurses in collaboration with Horatio - European psychiatric nurses. Anyone interested in receiving an online (editable pdf) self administered questionnaire or a printed version is more than welcome to contact me on / off list (stephendemicoli@yahoo.com).
Thanks in advance and kind regards to all,
Steve Demicoli
E-mail: stephendemicoli@yahoo.com
Source: Psychiatric Nursing list
The questionnaire is not long, I will be taking part.
We're currently collecting data for a study regarding the training needs of psychiatric mental health nurses in collaboration with Horatio - European psychiatric nurses. Anyone interested in receiving an online (editable pdf) self administered questionnaire or a printed version is more than welcome to contact me on / off list (stephendemicoli@yahoo.com).
Thanks in advance and kind regards to all,
Steve Demicoli
E-mail: stephendemicoli@yahoo.com
Source: Psychiatric Nursing list
The questionnaire is not long, I will be taking part.
Sunday, 30 June 2013
ForAge International Conference, Budapest 30 Sept - 1 Oct 2013
The Future of Learning for Older People in Europe
Learning from Experience
30 September – 1 October 2013
Budapest, Hungary
- The context for later-life learning in 21st Century Europe and the role of ForAge
- Improving the quality of training of those trying to reach potential older learners
- The benefits of later-life learning and the supporting evidence
- Experiences of other European networks as information sources and influencers as well as providing expert opinion about future actions
- Perspectives from international adult education organisations
- Emerging issues and the further development of later-life learning
- Older learners’ perspectives
- Oral and poster presentations of European Projects on later-life learning
Keynote speakers include:
- Hungarian Ministry of Human Resources, Department of Social Affairs
- Professor Dr László Iván, President of the Hungarian Academy of Elder People
- Dr Alan Tuckett OBE, President of the International Council for Adult Education (ICAE)
- Dr Michael Sommer, Infonet coordinator, Akademie Klausenhof, Germany
- Professor Franz Kolland, University of Vienna, Austria
Monday, 20 May 2013
Dementia care related (and other) courses, northern England
C/o of a former colleague now at Huddersfield University and the MHHE mailing list respectively, I've been aware of two learning opportunities ("up North") for quite some time and thought I would share these here:
Today there was a masterclass on Mindfulness, Compassion, Life Story Work and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and the Older Person
http://www.hud.ac.uk/hsc/cpd/studysessionsandevents/mindfulnesscompassionlifestoryworkandcbtandtheolderpersonmasterclass/
Whilst this is too late, it should be repeated and the combination of CBT, older adults, long term conditions and pain are key knowledge themes to pass on - as needed - to the residential and nursing home care sectors. There are many other CPD courses including:
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Older People - January 2014, 30 Master's level credits
http://www.hud.ac.uk/hsc/cpd/cpdcourses/hmh2007/
Bradford Dementia Group is now recruiting for a part-time PG Cert in Dementia Studies available by open and distance learning.
Special Features
Today there was a masterclass on Mindfulness, Compassion, Life Story Work and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and the Older Person
http://www.hud.ac.uk/hsc/cpd/studysessionsandevents/mindfulnesscompassionlifestoryworkandcbtandtheolderpersonmasterclass/
Whilst this is too late, it should be repeated and the combination of CBT, older adults, long term conditions and pain are key knowledge themes to pass on - as needed - to the residential and nursing home care sectors. There are many other CPD courses including:
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Older People - January 2014, 30 Master's level credits
http://www.hud.ac.uk/hsc/cpd/cpdcourses/hmh2007/
Bradford Dementia Group is now recruiting for a part-time PG Cert in Dementia Studies available by open and distance learning.
Special Features
- Our courses are part-time, flexible and delivered by distance learning, addressing the needs of adult learners who are combining study with busy work and home life.
- Our Experts by Experience panel (Individuals and families affected by dementia) are involved in teaching, assessment and programme management.
- Learning materials are developed in house by members of the course team; all of whom are research active and in regular contact with individuals and organisations committed to improving the quality of life for people affected by dementia.
- We recognise that our learners are adults with a wealth of practical experience and skills to bring to the field of dementia studies
- Building on the work of the founder of Bradford Dementia Group, Professor Tom Kitwood, our courses continue to promote a holistic, person-centred and bio-psycho-social model of dementia.
Thursday, 3 May 2012
Visual Methodologies Doctoral Training Workshop 26 - 27 June 2012
Developing Theory & Practice in Visual Methodologies
The School of Education, Communication & Language Sciences and Durham University’s School of Education are holding a two-day workshop for doctoral students on the development and use of visual methodologies.
The workshop will take place on Tuesday, 26 June and Wednesday, 27 June 2012 at Newcastle University.
Further information about the workshop and how to register can be found at:
http://www.dur.ac.uk/education/postgraduate/visualmethodologies/
The workshop is part of the North East Doctoral Training Centre’s (NEDTC) annual programme of advanced training in the social sciences.
Please do not hesitate to contact Anne Parks ( NEDTC Secretary email a.l.park AT durham.ac.uk ) if you need any further information about the event.
My source:
ESA-ALL at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
Wednesday, 4 January 2012
Drupal ScienceCamp Cambridge 20-21st January & Thoughtworks 13th Feb.
Next month I'm looking f/w to *ThoughtWorks' Quarterly Technology Briefing:
Is programming language
choice a good thing?
Before that I've booked for Drupal ScienceCamp in two weeks. It's a drive as the trains are not straight forward.
While there I'll post and tweet through proceedings. Being a DrupalCamp the program is still to be finalised. Leeds last May was excellent, as was Manchester. There are a few names for Cambridge that I recognise which is great.
I've cleared 1GB of old stuff off the laptop, three years worth that includes Drupal modules.
Time to update, focus, make use of the whiteboard, find and maintain some impetus...
I gather the title for the Camp derives from the venue - Cambridge Science Park. If there was a scientific theme now that would be a bonus. *Trademarks acknowledged also.
Saturday, 17 December 2011
States of mind and policy [I]: 25% of hospital beds...
The repeated things that some people say, what does that denote?
My source:
BBC Radio 4 & RCN Students mail list
The repeated things that other people say, what does that demonstrate?
INTERPERSONAL : SCIENCES
SOCIOLOGY : POLITICAL
In which care domain does the Person living with dementia reside? | 1 : 4 - 25% of occupied beds [ diagnosis? ] |
| ... and what of their carers... with their expertise? | there is a strategy - yet more hospital champions are needed and training. |
My source:
BBC Radio 4 & RCN Students mail list
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