BACKGROUND The Remote Vocational Training Scheme trains doctors in remote communities using distance education and supervision. AIMS To document the training location, outcomes of training, current location and services provided by program graduates and assess the effectiveness of their training. RESULTS Twenty-four doctors graduated from the Remote Vocational Training Scheme program. Regis...

[Purpose] Recently, there has been growing interest in the somatosensory system, but little data exist on the interaction between dynamic postural control and the somatosensory system. The purpose of this study was to determine whether a training program, based on tactile and proprioceptive sensory stimulation of the trunk with the use of perceptual surfaces, improved the estimation of walking ...

background & aim: caregivers’ education should be an active and dynamic process. updated training programs are essential. this research was conducted to assess the effectiveness of virtual education on health care practitioners' self-efficacy in the neonatal unit . methods & materials : in this quasi-experimental research, hospitals affiliated with tehran university of medical sciences that had...

Training or education? Berge writes: "Training has to do with the learners' acquiring knowledge, skills, and attitudes that are useful to them immediately to improve performance on the job. Education … is just-in-case and not just-in-time." (p.4). He also writes he "strongly believe that there must be a direct and clear link between training and the solving of a business problem." (p.4). As he ...

objectives: wheelchairs are the prime mobility aid of persons with spinal cord injuries. manual wheelchair propulsion puts a lot of demand on the cardiopulmonary as well as the skeletal system. the main purpose of the study was to compare the effects of both arm ergometry training and progressive resistance exercise training of upper limbs on resting heart rate and distance covered during wheel...

Due to both optical distortion and water turbidity, divers are usually inaccurate when they estimate distances under water. Previous studies have demonstrated that training with feedback improves judgment accuracy. The present study showed that the effect of training diminishes considerably during the nine weeks following training. A more extensive training program is recommended for diving tas...

As we venture into the twenty-first century, it is becoming increasingly clear that our ability to cope with the rapid changes and challenges brought on by the new information age at both the micro and the macro levels will become the primary measuring stick for success. These changes were dominant during the twentieth century and will continue to dominate our lives in the new millennium. Educa...

extensively around the world for the preservice and inservice training of medical and allied health students and professionals. In several instances, such professionals have demonstrated improved knowledge scores and performance in the workplace upon completing distance education programs, but overall, there are few evaluation studies of education programs, distance or otherwise, that use rigor...

introduction: with the advent of new technology and creating virtual training centers, e-learning and training have achieved a specific place in training centers. this article has been studied the feasibility of distance learning via internet for librarians working in central libraries of the ministry of health and medical education in tehran, iran. methods: in this descriptive survey data from...