499 DEVELOPING A NOVEL TEACHING PROGRAMME FOR PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATE STUDENTS WITHIN ELDERLY MEDICINE

2021 ◽  
Vol 50 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. ii14-ii18
Author(s):  
S Mottaghi-Taromsari ◽  
L Wileman
Keyword(s):  
Elderly Care ◽  
General Medicine ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
First Year ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Teaching Programme ◽  
Clinical Placements ◽  
North West ◽  
The North

Abstract Introduction The Physician Associate course has been running in the North West since 2016. As such, the format and layout of clinical placements for its students are still in their relative infancy. First year students, similar to third year medical students, begin clinical placement after an intensive lecture series at the University. Placements at Wythenshawe hospital typically involved an initial and closing meeting with their supervisor with little teaching activity organised specifically for them. We therefore set out to devise a formal teaching programme within their elderly care attachment to better address their learning needs. Methods We devised a programme for the placement involving a formal induction, orientation and then rotation through different elements of the elderly medicine faculty. The students spent 4 weeks in total in 3 different clinical areas to obtain different experiences. Formal teaching was arranged once per week with a clinician to cover topics relevant to geriatrics and general medicine. Feedback forms were used to assess the students’ views on the quality of the induction and teaching. A pre-placement questionnaire was used at the start to assess understanding of frailty and confidence with assessing falls. This was then repeated at the end of the placement to evaluate progression. Results From the initial pilot involving 3 cohorts (10 students total), 90% of the students rated the placement positively as a learning opportunity with 100% commending the organisation and structure of the programme. 100% of students rated the content and delivery as good for the organised teaching sessions. Understanding of frailty and confidence in assessing falls also saw marked improvements over the course of the placement. Conclusion We have demonstrated how a better structured teaching programme is valued by the physician associate students and will now proceed to develop and expand this model in elderly medicine and beyond.

South Bend

2020 ◽  
pp. 15-29
Author(s):  
Doug Feldmann ◽  
Mike Ditka
Keyword(s):  
First Year ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Business Courses ◽  
The North ◽  
Soccer Team ◽  
University Of Notre Dame ◽  
South Bend ◽  
The University

This chapter examines how Bob Thomas headed for South Bend, Indiana, and arrived at the University of Notre Dame as a walk-on in football. When Thomas appeared for his first day of football workouts, he was greeted with the cold dismissal typically given to walk-ons. After waiting in line for the secondhand equipment issued to non-scholarship players, he was given the ignominious jersey number 98. With first-year students ineligible for the varsity at that time, Thomas spent his initial year at Notre Dame suiting up for the limited number of freshman football games while also playing in a few contests for the university's club soccer team. Otherwise, he acclimated himself to the milieu of college as he took up residence on the North Quad. After completing one semester of a pre-med curriculum, Thomas realized it would be difficult to continue that concentration while playing football. He took some business courses and ultimately ended up majoring in government studies. The chapter then details Thomas's career as a kicker for the Fighting Irish.

scholarly journals P05 Involving patients in the discussion about results from the National Early Inflammatory Arthritis Audit

Rheumatology ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 59 (Supplement_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Oliver Wade ◽  
Jack Loh ◽  
Joshua Withers ◽  
Sarah Fish ◽  
Elizabeth MacPhie
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Inflammatory Arthritis ◽  
First Year ◽  
Quality Improvements ◽  
North West ◽  
Patient Support Group ◽  
Patient Pathway ◽  
The North ◽  
Early Inflammatory Arthritis

Abstract Background The National Early Inflammatory Arthritis Audit (NEIAA) has provided the opportunity for rheumatology services to benchmark the care they provide. It provides a mechanism to identify where services can make improvements and to raise awareness about inflammatory arthritis. We felt it important to share our results with patients and involve patients in the discussion about how we improve the service we deliver. This project outlines how we went about doing this. Methods Data submitted to the NEIAA online tool were downloaded for analysis. This included all patients recruited during the first year of the audit. Results were presented initially to the Rheumatology Multi-Disciplinary Team. Driver diagrams were developed by the team and areas for improvement identified. A patient poster for the waiting area was also developed. This provided information about our performance in the audit and what changes we were looking to make. Results, driver diagrams and the patient poster were then presented to our National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (NRAS) patient support group at one of their lunchtime meetings. We met again two weeks later with members from the patient group to get feedback on the driver diagrams and patient poster. Results Results from the first year of the audit demonstrated that there was significant room for improvement across all seven quality standards. Driver diagrams identified areas for improvement across the whole patient pathway. Forty-five patients and carers attended the lunchtime meeting presentation. Patients identified various areas where they could get involved with improving the patient pathway. These included putting up posters in the community to raise awareness about rheumatoid arthritis and running another Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness Day. Other proposals were to provide more lunchtime meetings to improve understanding about the condition and management and promote aspects of self-management and developing the role of the Expert Patient locally to support newly diagnosed patients. The patient poster received lots of positive comments, it was suggested that we remove any statistics which might cause alarm and be difficult to interpret and to focus on what quality improvements had already happened locally. Conclusion Involving patients in the discussion has been a fascinating and rewarding experience. Patients have been empowered and their input has been valued. Patients have provided additional suggestions as to how they can get involved to support the service and improve the patient pathway. The patient poster now tells a positive story and acknowledges our unsatisfactory performance in the first year of the audit and more importantly focuses on what we are doing to improve the service we deliver. Disclosures O. Wade None. J. Loh None. J. Withers None. S. Fish None. E. MacPhie Other; EM is the secretary of the North West Rheumatology Club; meetings are supported by an unrestricted educational grant from UCB.

scholarly journals Skryfkunsstudente se ervaring van hulle eie kreatiewe proses binne die konteks van die Op die spoor van kreatiewe kreature-projek: ’n narratiewe ontleding

Literator ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 149-176
Author(s):  
S.F. Greyling
Keyword(s):  
Creative Writing ◽  
Narrative Analysis ◽  
Creative Process ◽  
Theoretical Background ◽  
Narrative Form ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
North West ◽  
The North ◽  
Practice Based Research ◽  
The Individual

Creative writing students’ experience of their own creative process within the context of the Tracking creative creatures project: a narrative analysis First-year students in Creative Writing at the North-West University took part in an interdisciplinary investigation into the creative process, which posed certain creative challenges to them. The students’ reaction to the project indicated that they experienced the assignment as challenging and enriching. This article investigates the question whether the narrative analysis of students’ personal reports on the creative process can contribute to a better understanding of the individual experience, the project, and the creative process as such. A framework for analysis was developed against the theoretical background of contextual approaches to creativity, practice-based research and the method of narrative analysis. Amabile’s componential framework of creativity served as a basis for the framework to investigate the three levels of the narrative (form, content and context). The article discusses the project, collection of data, theoretical framework and research procedures, and illustrates and discusses the application and value of narrative analysis of students’ reports with reference to identified themes and selected examples.

scholarly journals Knowledge and practice of condom use among first year students at University of the North, South Africa

Curationis ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
K Peltzer
Keyword(s):  
Condom Use ◽  
South African ◽  
Sexual Practices ◽  
First Year ◽  
Expiry Date ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
The North ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Male Sex ◽  
Knowledge And Practice

The aim of the study is to investigate knowledge and sexual practices with reference to correct use of condoms among first year South African University students. The sample consisted of 206 participants, 146 female and 60 male, the mean age was 20.9 years (SD=3.4), with a range from 17 to 34 years. Results indicated that one third (29.2%) of the sample reported never using condoms, 35.4% always, 19.8% regularly and 8.5% irregularly in the past three months. About 90% levels of correct answers for condom use were found for the items of ‘condoms as protection against STD and AIDS’, ‘expiry date of condoms’, and ‘re-using condoms’. More than 15% were not aware that a condom should be put on before any contact with the vagina. The most common mistakes with respect to condom use were ignorance about the correct moment to put on a condom (56%), and when to take off a condom (55%). Male sex and especially increasing recent sexual encounters was associated with correct condom knowledge. The most common reasons for not using a condom were ‘I do not have the AIDS virus’ and ‘I thought I was safe’ seems to indicate a low perceived susceptibility. Findings are discussed in view of condom promotion programmes.

Lowering the threshold for online learning with Facebook

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 154-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Fourie
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Learning Processes ◽  
Metacognitive Awareness ◽  
First Year ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Communication Course ◽  
Grounded Theory Method

Students’ understanding of their own learning needs can improve, if they can be made more aware of their own learning processes by supporting their metacognitive development. Research has shown that membership of online communities can positively contribute to the social acculturation process of first year students (Wohn, Ellison, Khan, Fewins-Bliss, & Gray, 2013). Moreover, these social networking sites could meet specific learning needs. A group of South African first year medical students doing a second language communication course were invited to become members of a closed Facebook group with the purpose of lowering the threshold of online learning. These students reported that their metacognitive awareness about their own learning processes was raised, which made it possible for them to progress towards and access the online learning experience. Data collected during the course were analysed following the grounded theory method and a framework for raising metacognitive awareness was created.

identification risk for falls diagnosis in the elderly serviced by the elderly care program

2011 ◽  
Vol 5 (10) ◽  
pp. 2507 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erika Cássia Lopes Chaves ◽  
Laís De Andrade Martins Cordeiro ◽  
Sueli Leiko Takamastu Goyatá ◽  
Mônica Lá-Salette da costa Godinho ◽  
Valéria Cruz Meirelles ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Elderly Care ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Care Program ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Diagnostic Study ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Exact Test ◽  
The North ◽  
Nursing Diagnosis

ABSTRACT Objective: identifying the frequency of nursing diagnosis Risk for falls in the elderly and assess their risk factors. Method: retrospective study based on data recorded in the medical records of elderly patients in the Elderly Care Program. Data collection was done between May-June 2009, by means of a questionnaire with information on the epidemiological and diagnostic study, classified according to the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA-I), after approval by the Ethics Committee of the Federal University of Alfenas (protocol 23087.001613/2009-01). For tabulation and analysis of data the statistical program Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) was used.  Descriptive statistics allowed us to describe and summarize the data obtained which were compared using the chi-square (X2) and Fisher's exact test. The statistical significance level adopted was 5% (p

University Students' Adjustment Problems

1998 ◽  
Vol 82 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1135-1138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Varghese Iepen Cherian ◽  
Lily Cherian
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Representative Sample ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
First Year ◽  
Adjustment Problems ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
The North ◽  
The University ◽  
First Year University ◽  
University Of The North

Considerable information is available on the adjustment problems of first-year university students in developed countries, but comparatively little is known about such problems in Asia and Africa. This study of a representative sample of 1257 first-year students conducted at the University of the North showed that 33 to 85% of the first-year students experienced various adjustment problems.

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