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Posted: September 7th, 2010 under Education.
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From epidemiology and global health to infectious diseases and other related topics, Webicina’s new Public Health and Web 2.0 collection covers all relevant applications, websites, resources such as blogs, podcasts, community sites, mobile applications, Twitter users, videos or slideshows focusing on public health.
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Posted: September 7th, 2010 under Education.
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I would like to share three papers, articles that focus on the personalized genomics market with you. Almost 3 years ago, I wrote about that FDA had suggested two genetic markers to be used to determine the minimal starting dose of Coumadin. Later, in a paper, Rosove et al. said that “The value and cost-effectiveness of genetic testing to reduce bleeding or thrombosis rates remain unknown.”
Well, now it seems there is the answer.
Patients who received a test of two genes connected to warfarin sensitivity were 28 percent less likely to be hospitalized for a bleeding episode or blood clot than those whose safe and effective warfarin dosing was determined by traditional trial and error method.
Also researchers have provided the first published example of genome-scale RNA and DNA sequencing of a tumour to aid in clinical decision making and therapeutic choice.
“Utilizing a complete map of the molecular changes within a tumour in a clinical setting represents a world first in the application of this technology,” says Dr. Steven Jones, associate director of the Genome Sciences Centre and professor, Simon Fraser University. “It ushers in the era of personalized medicine in oncology, whereby therapies will be tailored precisely to the genetic make-up of the tumour. I anticipate that in the not too distant future nearly all patient tumours will be characterized in this way as a matter of course.”
And Health Populi reported a very interesting correlation between DTC ads, genetic pre-disposition, and healthy decisions:
A team of researchers now finds that DTC can play an important, positive role in motivating health consumers to adopt healthy behaviors. “The intention to engage in healthy lifestyles was strengthened by exposure to familial risk cues in DTC ads and this effect was mediated through enhanced efficacy to take healthy actions,” the paper concludes. Familial risk cues engendered positive self-efficacy.
Posted: September 7th, 2010 under Education.
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Martin Young, an ENT surgeon from South Africa, informed me about SurgAware, a new iPhone application that was meant to enhance informed consent. Unfortunately, the app is not for free, but details below.
We at SurgAware know that deciding to have an operation can be difficult. Whenever possible, a patient needs to know all the details – the reason for the operation, the alternatives to surgery, the consequences of not having the operation, and all the things that can potentially go wrong.
SurgAware puts all those risks into writing, in a format that can be emailed to anyone who needs to know. If you are a patient, you can either email the list to your doctor for discussion at your next appointment, or check to see that all topics have been covered. If you are a doctor or a nurse, you can use the list as a reference during the process of taking consent, email your patient, copy the email to yourself, and then have evidence of having disclosed the information.
A “Comment” function allows you, doctor or patient, to send a comment on the information in the application back to us, the producers, so that there is continual feedback on the content and general consensus on what needs to be included in the discussion.
Posted: September 6th, 2010 under Education.
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I wrote that. In all sincerity. On June 8, 2004. In an essay for my credentialing school entitled — of all things — "How Students Learn Math."
This gobsmacked, gross-feeling moment is what I get for digitally cataloging every essay, handout, and lesson I have written since high school.
I am grateful, I suppose, that it only took me six years to go from "the best learning begins with a good worksheet" to the kind of instructional design that — for whatever good it does my students — has me excited to wake up in the morning, has me constantly double-checking my front pocket for a camera, has me excited to walk around and encounter math in my daily life. I'm grateful because I'm positive there exists another timeline, equally plausible to this one, where I'm still that enthusiastic about worksheets after six years, or ten years. Or an entire career. I hear that happens.
I'll speculate twice here:
My first post at dy/dan was four years ago today.
I am extremely grateful to a lot of different folks who have patronized my work over those four years, folks like Chris Lehmann, who threw some shine on my assessment writing in my first week of blogging; folks like Kathy Sierra, Tim O'Reilly, Nat Torkington, and my other patrons at O'Reilly Media, but especially Nat, whose promotion on the Radar got my grocery line post moving, whose invitation onto the terrifying Ignite stage at OSCON 2009 got me introduced to Brian Fitzpatrick who helped me score a job at Google where I met Maggie Johnson who helped me get into Stanford. And a lot of other folks. Especially those who stuck around during those those first two years when I was basically angry all the time. All six of you.
I have blogged behind password encryption for an audience of zero and, more recently, for an audience of 6,000 subscribers. Both kinds of blogging have worked certain wonders on my teaching practice.
I'll say this about the second kind — perhaps just as a reflection but perhaps also as a recommendation to those in the math edublogosphere who are working hard and picking up a lot of deserved press: use more readers as an excuse to fail faster, more often, and more productively.
The closer I track this blog to the theme "what I will do differently next time," the more I draw readers who introduce me to new ideas, who offer me their time and energy to field-test my latest harebrained schemes, readers who have helped me pinball quickly from failure to success.
For the last four years.
There are worse forms of professional development than blogging.
Posted: September 6th, 2010 under Education.
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Two weeks ago, I published my opinion on the social media guide published and released by Roche. I said this was a very important step in pharma 2.0 and actually that movement was just about to begin. That day, Silja Chouquet at WhyDotPharma interviewed several doctors, e-patients and pharma stars about this guide so I had a chance to have my voice heard in an illustrious company.
I sent my answers to her via e-mail, but other sent video messages as well.
See more updates from Sabine Kostevc on Twitter.
Posted: September 6th, 2010 under Education.
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Posted: September 6th, 2010 under Education.
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Webicina.com features selected blogs, news sites, medical journals, Twitter users and Youtube channels dedicated to cystic fibrosis in the newest PeRSSonalized Cystic Fibrosis collection. This is the simplest medical information aggregator. If we missed something, please let us know.
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Posted: September 6th, 2010 under Education.
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anotherearth - compare two synchronized camera views of the Earth
Two globes in one view. Pointed to by the gearth blog.
QZoom - Free software downloads and software reviews - CNET Download.com
Wanna be able to zoom your screen just like the mac folks do? This Open Source app is just what you're looking for.
The Partnership for 21st Century Skills - Cyber Summit 2010
The challenge of fusing the three Rs and the four Cs of education is more urgent than ever. From September 20-October 5, 2010, thousands will gather online for the Cyber Summit on 21st Century Readiness where we will learn about, discuss and advance 21st century readiness in the United States.
A Must See | Faint of Heart Need Not Apply
Shared tonight on twitter. Interesting video re: NCLB vs Globalization
Fair Use | Center for Social Media
Nice site for understanding copyright. Thanks to Kristin for sharing this on Twitter tonight
Posted: September 5th, 2010 under Education.
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I'm offering a day-long professional development session in Calgary [pdf] on 3/21/11 and Edmonton on 3/22/11. This will be my first trip to Canada. I have no idea how I'm going to get any sleep between now and March!
Perplexity: Coin of the Mathematics Classroom
Perplexity is invaluable currency in the mathematics classroom. Perplexity is the stuff of being perplexed. When students are perplexed, they aren't asking "when will we use this in real life?" because they're too busy chasing down answers to rich mathematical questions they came up with themselves. When curriculum is perplexing, the teacher doesn't have to announce the day's objective, because perplexity nudges yesterday's concept naturally into today's. In this hands-on workshop, we will discover methods for capturing perplexity, from YouTube videos, TV shows, and movies; for creating perplexity, using free and cheap technology; and for presenting perplexity, using pedagogy that draws in every learner, that knows when to give the student help and when to get out of the student's way.
Posted: September 4th, 2010 under Education, Uncategorized.
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