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Feature Papers of Forecasting 2021
No full textArticles in this book are Open Access and distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license, which allows users to download, copy and build upon published articles, as long as the author and publisher are properly credited, which ensures maximum dissemination and a wider impact of our publications. The book as a whole is distributed by MDPI under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons license CC BY-NC-ND
Measures of Digital Health Literacy: A Scoping Review
No full textTitle: Measures of Digital Health Literacy: A Scoping Review
Authors: Leva Gorji, DO; Jessica Elderkin, BA; Eliza W. Beal, MD
Background: In the evolving field of medicine, electronic information and communication technologies have become profound tools for combating obstacles related to geographic barriers. As such, understanding and improving digital health literacy (DHL) is imperative to ensure that this form of healthcare is appropriately accessible to users. The objective of this scoping review is to gauge the tools available for assessing DHL.
Methods: A scoping review was conducted following the preferred reporting items for systematic review and meta-analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. In this review, a systematic search was conducted in PubMed and Embase. Using Covidence, a screening and synthesis of the data was performed. In total, 1111 studies were imported for screening, leaving 987 studies once duplicates were removed. 52 full-text studies were assessed for eligibility, and a total of 13 studies were included.
Results: The tools evaluated included web-based surveys, cognitive surveys, and in-person surveys. These tools were validated in variable populations, although with limitations due to the exclusive focus on English-language measures. This review underscores the importance of developing inclusive and relevant assessment tools to enhance DHL across diverse communities.
Conclusion: By addressing these gaps, we can empower individuals to effectively leverage digital health technologies, ultimately fostering greater patient engagement and reducing health disparities in an increasingly digital healthcare environment
Surgical Treatment of Distal Cholangiocarcinoma
No full textDistal cholangiocarcinoma (dCCA) is a rare malignancy arising from the epithelial cells of the distal biliary tract and has a poor prognosis. dCCA is often clinically silent and patients commonly present with locally advanced and/or distant disease. For patients identified with early stage, resectable disease, surgical resection with negative margins remains the only curative treatment strategy available. However, despite appropriate treatment and diligent surveillance, risk of recurrence remains high with nearly 50% of patients experiencing recurrence at 5 years subsequent to surgical resection; therefore, it is prudent to continue to optimize neoadjuvant and adjuvant therapies in order to reduce the risk of recurrence and improve overall survival. In this review, we discuss the clinical presentation, workup and surgical treatment of dCCA
Transcript for lunchable learning 25: Better together partners in learning
No full textMonday May 2nd Lunchable Learning hosts Leva Lee and Helena Prins are back together for a special extended 60 minute program! Tune-in at noon as they welcome guests Steven Bishop and Shannon Cox from Douglas College to kick-off the conference “Better Together: Partners in Learning”.
“Better Together” is a college-wide themed week of learning, collaborating, and sharing. It’s a first for Douglas College and expresses the desire to rekindle a sense of community and common mission after two years of physical distance and isolation.
Programming includes keynote speakers, interactive workshops, panel sessions, radio shows and more. While the conference is an offering for Douglas College faculty, staff and administrators, the themes discussed will certainly be of interest to everyone in the post-secondary sector and a few select sessions are open for those who wished to register, based on availability. See the conference program here: https://facilitatingfacultyonline.opened.ca/2022/03/25/better-together-partners-in-learning/
Learn how the “Better Together” conference came to be, how it is a result of a huge collaborative effort between many groups and what organizers’ hopes and highlights will be for the week. Tune-in as we celebrate with song the affirmation that we are all indeed “Better Together”. #LunchableLearning #ds106radi
Att leva med Schizofreni
No full textSchizofreni är en allvarlig, psykisk sjukdom med mentala störningar och förlust av kontakt med verkligheten. Sjukdomen påverkar hela personens livssituation. Syftet med denna litteratur studie var att beskriva hur det är att leva med schizofreni. Metoden som används var en litteraturstudie. En samlingsnovell med patientens berättelse och tre självbiografier av människor som själv upplevd schizofreni har analyserats samt en roman av en författare som var i nära kontakt med en schizofren patient. De analyserades enligt Lyckhage modellen för att analysera berättelser. Sju kategorier har framkommit i resultaten som uttrycks med: Leva i en främmande och ond värld, Självmord, Relation till vårdpersonalen, Familjen och närstående, Självuppfattning, Att uppleva ångestattacker, samt Inre röster och hallucinationer.Schizophrenia is a serious psychological disease with mental disorder and loss of reality. The disease affects the whole life situation for the individual. The aim with this literature review was to describe how it is to live with schizophrenia. The method that is used is literature studies which means that a collection of different patients´ stories, three biographies written by people who themselves have experienced schizophrenia have been analysed but also a novel written by an author who was in close relation with a schizophrenic patient. These materials have been analysed according to Lyckhage´s model for analysing stories. Eight categories have emerged in the result giving utterance to: To live in an alien and evil world, suicide, relation to the nursing staff, family and relatives, self-concept, experiencing anxiety attacks, and inner voices and hallucinations
Librarians and OER: Cultivating a community of practice to be more effective advocates
No full textAs the costs of scholarly and educational publications skyrocket, open educational resources (OER) are becoming an important way to provide content and enhance the teaching and learning experience. Librarians have a key role to play in developing, advocating, and managing OER. For many librarians, however, championing OERs means adding an additional responsibility to their already heavy workloads, which may be overwhelming. This article describes how a grassroots group of academic librarians in British Columbia, Canada joined together as a community of practice to learn and to share ideas, strategies, and tools to support the use of OER. The BCOER Librarians focus on the education and professional development of librarians to help facilitate the use and development of OERs and to create authoritative and sustainable resources to support librarians in OER-related interactions with faculty.Peer reviewedReview articleFinal article publishedOE
Surgical treatment of toraco-abdominal teratoma diagnosed in utero, approached with mini-invasive technique: A case report
No full textThoracic tumours of childhood arise either in the mediastinum, or from the chest wall and rarely from the lung parenchyma. Mediastinal teratoma occur in the anterior mediastinum and are usually very large at presentation; initial treatment is under discussion, but it appears that surgical excision and histological examination are the treatments of choice and it will determine whether the lesion is benign or malignant. The authors report a case of thoracic-abdominal teratoma, diagnosed in utero, and treated successfully with thoracoscopy and laparoscopy. No complication was described in short follow up, and the child was discharged in day 8 th postoperative day. Histology showed mature teratoma. Follow-up at one year: no evidence of recurrence. Due to the rarity of multifocal teratoma in newborns, author believe that mini-invasive technique was useful to stage histological the mass, giving the opportunity to plans a second stage in treatment of the patient. Day of hospitalization resulted shorter in both surgical approaches, and discomfort less for the thoracic approach. This staging must be anyway planned, in the way of prenatal counselling and in the perinatal period, with the team involved in the procedure, that include anaesthetists, oncology staff, obstetricians, neonatologists and pediatric surgeons. It is mandatory in cases like the one reported that a multisciplinary team manage the patients and expert surgeons, especially in minimal invasive surgery, make the adequate plans
Librarians and OER: Cultivating a Communityof Practice To Be More Effective Advocates
No full textAs the costs of scholarly and educational publications skyrocket, open educational resources (OER) are becoming an important way to provide content and enhance the teaching and learning experience. Librarians have a key role to play in developing, advocating, and managing OER. For many librarians, however, championing OERs means adding an additional responsibility to their already heavy workloads, which may be overwhelming. This article describes how a grassroots group of academic librarians in British Columbia, Canada joined together as a community of practice to learn and to share ideas, strategies, and tools to support the use of OER. The BCOER Librarians focus on the education and professional development of librarians to help facilitate the use and development of OERs and to create authoritative and sustainable resources to support librarians in OER-related interactions with faculty.Peer reviewedReview articleFinal article publishedOE
A pé, pela estrada N2: Leva-me contigo, de Afonso Reis Cabral
No full textNa presente dissertação, desenvolve-se uma análise da relação entre escrita e
viagem, partindo da leitura crítica do diário de caminhada, Leva-me contigo:
Portugal a pé pela Estrada Nacional 2, de Afonso Reis Cabral, volume que reúne
os textos publicados pelo autor no Facebook, durante a viagem em que
percorreu a pé os 739 quilómetros da EN2, a maior de Portugal. Colocando em
evidência as suas circunstâncias, itinerário e paisagens físicas e humanas
observadas, são também salientados os elementos convencionais e/ou
inovadores que permitem integrar a narrativa na tradição da literatura de
viagens. São, por outro lado, acentuadas as inovações estruturais introduzidas
no género do travelogue pelas tecnologias digitais e pelas redes sociais, de que
o livro de Afonso Reis Cabral dá inequívoco testemunho.This dissertation aims to carry out an analysis of the connection between writing
and travel as illustrated by the walking journal, Leva-me contigo: Portugal a pé
pela Estrada Nacional 2, by Afonso Reis Cabral, a volume collecting the texts
the author posted on Facebook during the journey he made on foot along the
739 kilometers of the National Road 2, the longest in Portugal. Focusing on its
circumstances, itinerary, and geographical and human landscapes, we have also
highlighted the conventional and innovative elements of Cabral's narrative and
its indebtedness to travel literature tradition. In addition, the structural innovations
brought into the travelogue genre by digital technologies and social media,
conspicuously present in Cabral's narrative, will be emphasized.Mestrado em Português Língua Estrangeira/Língua Segund
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