We have developed a Web-based interactive cam design package under the programming paradigm of the C language environment. This package was initially developed as a teaching and learning tool for educational use in an undergraduate Computer-Aided Mechanism Design course. Because the system is Web-based and implemented through a client/server model with the user interface through the Web browser...

BACKGROUND Continuing medical education (CME) is compulsory for physicians in Iran. Recent studies in Iran show that modifications of CME elements are necessary to improve the effectiveness of the educational programmes. Other studies point to an inappropriate, even irrational drug prescribing. Based on a needs assessment study regarding CME for general physicians in the East Azerbaijan provinc...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness of an educational intervention on healthcare professionals' adherence to the technical recommendations for tracheobronchial aspiration in intensive care unit patients. METHODS A quasi-experimental study was performed to evaluate intensive care unit professionals' adherence to the tracheobronchial aspiration technical recommendations in intensive care un...

H ealth education is a critical "therapeutic strategy" in asthma management.' Various teaching tools and educational programs play distinct roles in education. Table 1 outlines some educational tools on asthma. A program is a package of services or information intended to produce particular results (Table 2). Specific and clear goals, combined with appropriate methods for reaching the goals, ar...

The paper presents an integrated educational environment for teaching courses in computer architecture and organisation at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Belgrade. The integrated educational environment includes the Integrated Educational Computer System (IECS), the reference manuals for it, the Software Package of the Integrated Educational Computer System (SPIECS), a set...

Problem-based learning is an educational method characterized by utilization of problems involving patients as a context for students to learn problem-solving skills and acquire knowledge about basic and clinical science. It is a core curriculum in the new pathway of educational reform. Chang Gung University and Chang Gung Memorial Hospital began a program of educational reform in 1998. However...

The paper presents an integrated educational environment for teaching courses in computer architecture and organisation. The integrated educational environment includes the Integrated Educational Computer System (IECS), the reference manuals for it, the Software Package of the Integrated Educational Computer System (SPIECS), a set of laboratory experiments, and the Computer Architecture Learnin...

BACKGROUND Breast cancer being one of the leading cancers among women in developing countries, prevention or identification of the disease at an early stage is of paramount importance in saving as well as improving the quality of life. Breast health awareness appears to be a pragmatic method for this. OBJECTIVE To determine the acceptability and effectiveness of an educational intervention pr...

This study has developed a learning kit for the prevention of domestic burns in childhood. The main objective was to trial an educational package for children (nursery and primary classes), for the prevention of burns, to be implemented through education in schools. The educational kit comprises posters, information leaflets, comic books, and pre and post education evaluation materials for scho...