Some educationalists suggests that gaming can be good for widening access to education and could also be the future for recruitment. However, I think the person mentioned in this article, by Michael McCarthy writing in the BMJ, did not get the memo. A 29 year old man lost use of his left thumb after playing the… Read More
Research Paper Title School based education programme to reduce salt intake in children and their families (School-EduSalt): cluster randomised controlled trial. Objective To determine whether an education programme targeted at schoolchildren could lower salt intake in children and their families. Design Cluster randomised controlled trial, with schools randomly assigned to either the intervention or control… Read More
“Whoso neglects learning in his youth, loses the past and is dead for the future.” (Euripides, Greek Playwright, 480 BC – 406 BC)
Can gadgets help to educate young people? Many would say yes. Digital literacy is seen as a key enabler to a modern upbringing and mobile devices are being introduced at ever earlier ages. However, to others, they are potentially harmful distractions. There are schools that frown on kids toting tablets and universities that ban laptops from lecture theatres. Many of those who eschew these devices… Read More
An interesting article about the impact and differences between quality improvement and CPD from Kieran Walsh writing on the BMJ blog: “One of the latest thoughts to emanate from authorities in medical education is that investments in education will produce a tangible return on investment. The theory goes a bit like this: you invest in… Read More
A new sub-section of the blog ‘Human Resource Development’ can be found under the main page heading of ‘Human resources. This new section looks at learning and development and CPD in the context of fitness boot camps and military fitness.
Boot Camp & Military Fitness Institute 