scholarly journals Extension Horses, Inc. experts act fast to create online resources to assist the horse industry during COVID-191

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth A Greene ◽  
Wendy Hein ◽  
Carissa L Wickens ◽  
Danielle N Smarsh
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Preparedness ◽  
Business Owners ◽  
Virtual Education ◽  
Educational Resources ◽  
Web Conferencing ◽  
High Satisfaction ◽  
Horse Industry ◽  
To Receive ◽  
Web Platform ◽  
Horse Owners

Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting stay-at-home directives, adopted out of necessity to protect human health, introduced significant challenges for horse owners and small equine businesses. Restricted access, and in many cases closure of barns, resulted in a multitude of questions and concerns within the equine community which needed to be addressed rapidly. Extension Horses, Inc. (EH) coordinated the development and delivery of a variety of educational resources utilizing a combination of online formats and dissemination through social media and EH member contact lists. A series of infographics, webinars, and podcasts (three in each category) were created to provide guidance on essential care of horses, emergency preparedness, financial assistance, legal concerns, and biosecurity during the crucial, initial weeks of the pandemic (March to April 2020). Web conferencing technology (Zoom) was used to facilitate discussion and task delegation among EH members and to conduct and record webinars and podcasts. Podcasts were hosted on Buzzsprout and infographics were created using Adobe InDesign. Live webinar participants were invited to participate in several polls during the webinar and were sent a brief survey to complete at the end of the webinar series. Analytics for all educational resources combined demonstrated a 32-d total direct reach of 135,563. Most live webinar participants identified themselves as horse owners and small equine business owners (55%). The majority of live webinar participants indicated the information was useful (99%), and they would utilize the resources they had learned about (80%). Survey respondents reported that Facebook, email, and word of mouth were key ways in which they learned about the webinars. The same survey found that the web-platform was an effective method to receive information (85% high satisfaction) and respondents were highly likely to recommend future EH webinars to others (88%). The three infographics had a total Facebook reach of 131,765, the webinars had 3,522 total views, and the three podcasts had 276 total downloads. The rapid response of EH and quick turnaround of products allowed a large online audience to receive vital information for coping with COVID-19. Having the established EH network, already familiar with virtual education, was a big asset in this effort. This can serve as a model for cooperative extension to utilize in future collaborative responses to industry issues.

scholarly journals Code status communication training in postgraduate oncology programs: a needs assessment

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
O.H. Levine ◽  
S.K. Dhesy-Thind ◽  
M.M. McConnell ◽  
M.C. Brouwers ◽  
S.D. Mukherjee
Keyword(s):  
Radiation Oncology ◽  
Communication Skill ◽  
Communication Training ◽  
Educational Resources ◽  
Code Status ◽  
Patients With Cancer ◽  
Formal Evaluation ◽  
Barriers To Teaching ◽  
To Receive ◽  
Skill Building

Background Discussions with patients with cancer about cardiopulmonary resuscitation directives (code status) are often led by residents. This study was carried out in Canada to identify current educational practices and gaps in training for this communication skill. Methods Canadian medical and radiation oncology residents and program directors (pds) were surveyed about teaching practices, satisfaction with current education, and barriers to teaching code status discussion skills. Relative frequencies of categorical and ordinal responses were calculated. Results Between November 2016 and February 2017, 95 (58.6%) of 162 residents and 17 (63%) of 27 pds completed surveys. Only 54.1% and 48.3% of medical and radiation oncology residents, respectively, had received any code status communication training before entering an oncology program. While 41% of residents expected to receive formal teaching on this topic during residency, 47.1% of pds endorsed inclusion of this topic in curricula. Only 20% of residents reported receiving formal evaluation of this skill while 41.2% of pds indicated that evaluations are provided. The importance of this communication skill in oncology was strongly supported. Among residents, 88% desired more training, and 82.3% of pds identified the need for new educational resources. Lack of time, resources, and evaluation tools were among the most commonly identified barriers to teaching. Conclusions Oncology residency pds and trainees feel that code status communication is important, but teaching and evaluation of this skill are limited. Barriers to teaching and skill-building have been identified. Further work is underway to develop novel educational resources for code status communication training.

scholarly journals Methods of foals holding in Kyrgyz Republic

2019 ◽  
Vol 190 (11) ◽  
pp. 52-58
Author(s):  
Аскарбек Тулобаев ◽  
A. Tulobaev ◽  
Зинакуль Ниязбекова ◽  
Z. Niyazbekova
Keyword(s):  
Visual Observation ◽  
Kyrgyz Republic ◽  
Direct Visual Observation ◽  
Horse Farms ◽  
Free Position ◽  
Mother's Milk ◽  
Mother’S Milk ◽  
First Time ◽  
To Receive ◽  
Horse Owners

Abstract. The aim of research is a comparative study of the methods of holding suckling foals in a summer pastures conditions. In the research used methods of direct visual observation, video-photo documentation and a personal survey of horse farmers. Research was conducted in horse farms which producing mare's milk and koumiss. Horse farms practice tethering and penning of suckling foals of Kyrgyz indigenous horses. Results. It has been established that there is a need to choose places for leash and tightening foals for the hold them in the tethered. The tying of 12 foals takes 2.6 times more time than is required for the corralling of 15 foals. Foals that are on a leash in a forced position have the opportunity to receive mother's milk, while foals that are in a free position in the pen do not receive mother's milk. In tethered holding of suckling foals, milking one mare on average takes 2.44 times more time and on average expresses 446 ml less milk than in the corralling. Scientific novelty. For the first time, the advantages or disadvantages of different methods of holding suckling foals in the Kyrgyz Republic were investigated. Clarification of the advantages or disadvantages of the methods for holding suckling foals will enable the horse owners to choose a more suitable and better way to keep the foals.

Code status communication training in Canadian postgraduate oncology programs: A needs assessment survey.

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (31_suppl) ◽  
pp. 13-13
Author(s):  
Oren Hannun Levine ◽  
Sukhbinder K. Dhesy-Thind ◽  
Meghan McConnell ◽  
Melissa C. Brouwers ◽  
Som Mukherjee
Keyword(s):  
Radiation Oncology ◽  
Program Directors ◽  
Communication Training ◽  
Educational Resources ◽  
Code Status ◽  
Assessment Survey ◽  
Barriers To Teaching ◽  
Needs Assessment Survey ◽  
To Receive ◽  
Skill Building

13 Background: Discussions with cancer patients on cardiopulmonary resuscitation directives, or ‘code status,’ are often led by trainees in oncology. This study was carried out across Canada to identify current educational practices and gaps in training for this communication skill. Methods: Medical and radiation oncology residents and program directors (PDs) from across Canada were invited to complete a survey. Questions addressed current teaching practices, perceived importance of this competency, satisfaction with current education and barriers to teaching code status discussion skills. Relative frequencies of categorical and ordinal responses were calculated. Results: Between November 2016 and February 2017, 95 residents (58.6% response rate [RR]) and 17 PDs (63% RR) completed surveys. Both oncology disciplines and trainees at all levels were represented. Only 54.1% and 48.3% of medical and radiation oncology residents, respectively, had experienced any form of code status communication training before entering an oncology program. During oncology training, 41.1% of residents expect to receive formal teaching on this topic and 47.1% of PDs endorsed inclusion of this topic in curricula. Only 20% of residents reported receiving any formal evaluation for this competency while 41.2% of program directors indicated that formal evaluations are provided. All PDs and 98% of residents positively endorsed the importance of this competency in residency and clinical practice. Among residents, 88% felt that more training would be beneficial, and 82.3% of PDs identified a need for new educational resources in this area. Lack of time, educational resources and evaluation tools were among the most commonly identified barriers to teaching (by PDs and trainees). Conclusions: Canadian medical and radiation oncology residency PDs and trainees feel that code status communication is an important competency, yet teaching and evaluation are limited in this area. Barriers to teaching and skill-building have been identified. Further work is underway to develop novel educational resources for code status communication training to include in postgraduate curricula.

Assuring Essential Educational Resources through a Federal Right to Education

2019 ◽  
pp. 235-260
Author(s):  
Linda Darling-Hammond
Keyword(s):  
Educational Opportunity ◽  
Achievement Gaps ◽  
Educational Resources ◽  
Quality Teachers ◽  
Right To Education ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Modern Education ◽  
Course Materials ◽  
Rigorous Curriculum ◽  
To Receive

In this chapter, Linda Darling-Hammond confronts the question of what floor of educational opportunity a federal right to education should guarantee. Darling-Hammond considers research regarding the resources that students need to receive an excellent and equitable educational opportunity, including high-quality teachers and principals as well as access to a rigorous curriculum and the course materials and technology needed for a modern education. She argues that a federal right to education should guarantee these resources for all children as the nation strives to eliminate educational opportunity and achievement gaps.

Impact Assessment of Perioperative Point-of-Care Ultrasound Training on Anesthesiology Residents

2015 ◽  
Vol 123 (3) ◽  
pp. 670-682 ◽  
Author(s):  
Davinder Ramsingh ◽  
Joseph Rinehart ◽  
Zeev Kain ◽  
Suzanne Strom ◽  
Cecilia Canales ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Model Simulation ◽  
Point Of Care ◽  
Human Model ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Point Of Care Ultrasound ◽  
Simulation Design ◽  
Multiple Choice Tests ◽  
Perioperative Surgical Home ◽  
High Satisfaction ◽  
To Receive

Abstract Background: The perioperative surgical home model highlights the need for trainees to include modalities that are focused on the entire perioperative experience. The focus of this study was to design, introduce, and evaluate the integration of a whole-body point-of-care (POC) ultrasound curriculum (Focused periOperative Risk Evaluation Sonography Involving Gastroabdominal Hemodynamic and Transthoracic ultrasound) into residency training. Methods: For 2 yr, anesthesiology residents (n = 42) received lectures using a model/simulation design and half were also randomly assigned to receive pathology assessment training. Posttraining performance was assessed through Kirkpatrick levels 1 to 4 outcomes based on the resident satisfaction surveys, multiple-choice tests, pathologic image evaluation, human model testing, and assessment of clinical impact via review of clinical examination data. Results: Evaluation of the curriculum demonstrated high satisfaction scores (n = 30), improved content test scores (n = 37) for all tested categories (48 ± 16 to 69 ± 17%, P < 0.002), and improvement on human model examinations. Residents randomized to receive pathology training (n = 18) also showed higher scores compared with those who did not (n = 19) (9.1 ± 2.5 vs. 17.4 ± 3.1, P < 0.05). Clinical examinations performed in the organization after the study (n = 224) showed that POC ultrasound affected clinical management at a rate of 76% and detected new pathology at a rate of 31%. Conclusions: Results suggest that a whole-body POC ultrasound curriculum can be effectively taught to anesthesiology residents and that this training may provide clinical benefit. These results should be evaluated within the context of the perioperative surgical home.

Satisfaction with Relief Agencies during Hurricanes Erin and Opal

1998 ◽  
Vol 82 (2) ◽  
pp. 413-414 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Piotrowski ◽  
Terry Armstrong
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Management ◽  
Disaster Relief ◽  
Federal Emergency Management Agency ◽  
Business Owners ◽  
Salvation Army ◽  
Red Cross ◽  
American Red Cross ◽  
Management Agency ◽  
High Satisfaction ◽  
Florida Panhandle

From a larger study, ratings of satisfaction with disaster relief agencies in the aftermath of Hurricanes Erin and Opal showed high satisfaction from services provided by the American Red Cross/Salvation Army and somewhat lower ratings for the Federal Emergency Management Agency from 167 residents and business owners in the Florida Panhandle.

scholarly journals PERAN DAN TUGAS RECEPTIONIST PADA PT. SERIM INDONESIA

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
Nani Nuraini Sarah ◽  
Ayu Putri Utari
Keyword(s):  
Administrative Support ◽  
Technical Skills ◽  
Office Automation ◽  
Business Owners ◽  
Telephone Call ◽  
Front Line ◽  
Project Report ◽  
Final Project ◽  
Telephone Calls ◽  
To Receive

AbstractReaching a Qualified Receptionist.(This paper is excerpted from the final project report entitled ‘The Role and Tasks of Receptionist in PT Serim Indonesia)            It is very usual if we walk-in an office, we are greeted by someone who is known as receptionist. A receptionist is an employee taking an office/administrative support position. The work is usually performed in a waiting area such as a lobby orfront office desk of an organization or business. The title "receptionist" is attributed to the person who is employed by an organization to receive orgreet any visitors, patients, or clients and answer telephone calls. Many small-to-large-sized business owners need receptionists for supporting their office activities.The aim of this present paper is to explore the receptionists’ jobs and the criteria to become qualified ones. As they are the front line that directly deal with customers, they must demonstrate their professionalism, such as courtesy, and making sure that customers are feeling welcome on their visiting experience.Nowadays, even when the advancement of office automation has eliminated some receptionists' jobs. (e.g: a telephone call could be answered by an automated attendant). A receptionist who possesses strong office/technical skills and who is also adept in courtesy, tact and diplomacy is still considered an asset to a company's business image, and is still very much in demand in the business world.Kata kunci: Receptionist, petugas kantor depan , staf administrasi.

scholarly journals Curiosity-driven learning in adults with and without dyslexia

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bethany Garvin ◽  
Saloni Krishnan
Keyword(s):  
Learning And Memory ◽  
Memory Effect ◽  
Visual Information ◽  
Learning Difficulty ◽  
High Satisfaction ◽  
Per Se ◽  
To Receive ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Specific Learning

People are willing to spend time and money to receive information and content they are curious about, such as answers to trivia questions, suggesting they find information per se rewarding. Further, in neurotypical adults, states of high curiosity, and high satisfaction with the information received, are known to enhance learning and memory of information encountered in that state. Here, we ask whether the relationship between curiosity, satisfaction, and learning is altered in a group with specific learning difficulty with reading (dyslexia). Using the willingness-to-wait paradigm, we observed that adults with and without dyslexia are willing to spend time waiting for verbal and visual information. This indicates that the same “wanting” mechanisms are seen in individuals with dyslexia for information. We then examined whether information that was desirable was also associated with enhanced memory. Our findings indicate that information does function like a reward, with the gap between expected and received information driving memory. However, this memory effect was attenuated in individuals with dyslexia. These findings point to the need to understand how reward drives learning, and why this might differ in dyslexia.

scholarly journals Use of a Supportive Kidney Care Video Decision Aid in Older Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial

2020 ◽  
Vol 51 (9) ◽  
pp. 736-744
Author(s):  
Nwamaka D. Eneanya ◽  
Shananssa G. Percy ◽  
Taylor L. Stallings ◽  
Wei Wang ◽  
David J.R. Steele ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Patients ◽  
Decision Aid ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Decision Aids ◽  
Future Research ◽  
High Satisfaction ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Surprise Question ◽  
To Receive ◽  
Video Education

Background: There are few studies of patient-facing decision aids that include supportive kidney care as an option. We tested the efficacy of a video decision aid on knowledge of supportive kidney care among older patients with advanced CKD. Methods: Participants (age ≥ 65 years with advanced CKD) were randomized to receive verbal or video education. Primary outcome was knowledge of supportive kidney care (score range 0–3). Secondary outcomes included preference for supportive kidney care, and satisfaction and acceptability of the video. Results: Among all participants (n = 100), knowledge of supportive kidney care increased significantly after receiving education (p < 0.01); however, there was no difference between study arms (p = 0.68). There was no difference in preference for supportive kidney care between study arms (p = 0.49). In adjusted analyses, total health literacy score (aOR 1.08 [95% CI: 1.003–1.165]) and nephrologists’ answer of “No” to the Surprise Question (aOR 4.87 [95% CI: 1.22–19.43]) were associated with preference for supportive kidney care. Most felt comfortable watching the video (96%), felt the content was helpful (96%), and would recommend the video to others (96%). Conclusions: Among older patients with advanced CKD, we did not detect a significant difference between an educational verbal script and a video decision aid in improving knowledge of supportive kidney care or preferences. However, patients who received video education reported high satisfaction and acceptability ratings. Future research will determine the effectiveness of a supportive kidney care video decision aid on real-world patient outcomes. Trial Registration: NCT02698722 (ClinicalTrials.gov).

Value Creation in Mobile Operating Systems

2012 ◽  
pp. 194-204
Author(s):  
Sander Myint Shwe ◽  
Gao Xiuqing ◽  
Katherine Chia
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Operating Systems ◽  
Value Creation ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Business Owners ◽  
Generic Model ◽  
Economic Success ◽  
Specific Design ◽  
Android Os ◽  
To Receive

Mobile OS embedded in mobile devices, such as smartphones, enables users to receive ever more mobility, flexibility and convenience. Value creation of mobile OS, regarded as the interaction between the business owners and users, not only bears the responsibility to create value for users, but also needs to achieve business owner’s economic success. Various business models are created for the purpose of analyzing and improving value creation on behalf of both users and the value creators. One generic model of Osterwalder, Pigneur & Tucci (2005) is to explore the value creation by mobile OS. This chapter covers the general content and the objective of mobile OS as well as the specific design principles and value creation of two significant examples from Apple iPhone OS and Android OS.

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