Educational gaming App launched for surgeons

RCSI has launched a new gaming App for iPhone and iPad aimed at testing students’ and doctors’ medical knowledge on the go.

The SurgiQuiz game, which allows surgeons to obtain Continuous Professional Development (CPD) credits, is targeted at surgeons, health sciences students and anyone that is interested in human anatomy.

Developed by the College’s Department of Surgical Affairs in conjunction with the Department of Anatomy, it consists of 3,000 tough questions that are aimed at challenging even practising surgeons.

The game also includes a global leaderboard so people can compete to get their name on the board.

The free App is available for download from the App store on iPhone and iPad. An Android version is also in development.

View more here

Health Promotion and Medical Education

Health Promotion is linked to the progress of Medical Education and the Library holds a number of titles which illustrate those increasing links.

A particular title; Health Promotion in Medical Education - Wylie and Holt

is located at 613 HEA

http://books.google.ie/books/about/Health_Promotion_in_Medical_Education.h

Book Reviewed by Lisa Amir on: Wiley Online (see abstract below)

" Amanda Howe, Professor of Primary Care, University of East Anglia, Norwich exclaims in the foreword: “Do not fear another dry discussion about how to stop patients smoking!” She is correct in indicating that this is not a ‘how to’ book about health promotion – but this reader was well and truly tired of the recurring theme of smoking cessation. Eventually other examples appeared, such as obesity prevention, the SARS outbreak and – finally on p. 228 – my favourite: breastfeeding promotion.

I would recommend this book to anyone planning or teaching health promotion to medical students; it could also be useful for those teaching health promotion in other courses as well. "

View here in the Library catalogue

Medical Education and Training Unit (MET)

Medical Education and Training Unit:

The MET Unit is responsible for ensuring that:

(i) The HSE’s legislative responsibilities in medical education and training are met appropriately. These responsibilities are set out in the Health Act 2004 and the Medical Practitioners Act 2007.

(ii) Government policy and HSE strategies for the development of medical education are appropriately implemented.

(iii) The current and future needs of the public health service, in terms of medical training and specialist medicine workforce planning, are addressed, in order to ensure safe, quality patient care.

(iv) The HSE plays a central role in the organisation, structure, management, coordination and funding of medical education and training in Ireland.

(v) Resources for the support and delivery of medical education and training in the Irish public health service are managed in a coordinated, cost effective manner.

(vi) The medical education and training system reflects, and is responsive to, the changing needs of the health service on a national and ongoing basis.

Medical Education and Training Hub - www.hseland.ie.
The Medical Education and Training Hub can be accessed on www.hseland.ie. On this hub you can learn more about medical training in Ireland and the work of the Medical Education and Training (MET) Unit, including the programmes and scholarships which are supported by the Unit. The hub provides regular updates for trainees and trainers on various aspects of medical training.

Contact details for Medical Education and Training
Email: met@hse.ie Telephone: (01) 6352892

The 7th INMED Meeting - Queen's University

The Annual Scientific Meeting, hosted by Queen’s University Belfast 19-21 February 2014.

The 2014 theme will be
“Creating Supportive Learning Environments”.