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Kohut, Lauryn Kristine – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Background: Influenced by "Embrace the World," Pitt's strategic plan for its global vision the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) has enhanced its involvement in transnational knowledge sharing endeavors over several decades. The School of Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh has been directly involved in a global health education…
Descriptors: Health Education, Global Approach, Stakeholders, Biomedicine
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Lunsky, Yona; Bobbette, Nicole; Durbin, Janet; Gonzales, Angela; Grier, Elizabeth; Iruthayanathan, Renisha; Mia, Nadia; Pereira, Cheryl; Steel, Lee; Thakur, Anupam; Thomson, Kendra; Sockalingam, Sanjeev – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
Introduction: Health and social service providers have limited expertise with regard to assessing and treating psychiatric disorders in adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The aim of this study was to describe the development and pilot evaluation of a virtual capacity-building program (Project ECHO) focused on supporting the…
Descriptors: Adults, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Foreign Countries
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Chapman, Melanie; Lacey, Huma; Jervis, Nicola – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2018
Background: Dementia prevalence rates are higher amongst people with learning disabilities than the general population. People with Down's syndrome are at even greater risk of developing dementia and of developing dementia at an earlier age. This study, conducted as part of a wider service evaluation, explored community learning disability team…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Dementia, Program Evaluation, Screening Tests
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Chiarenza, Antonio; Horvat, Lidia; Lanting, Katja; Ciannameo, Anna; Suurmond, Jeanine – Health Education Journal, 2019
Background: The global phenomenon of migration has dramatically changed the social context in which healthcare professionals operate. European states are facing a growing need to effectively train healthcare professionals to understand and respond appropriately to the diverse needs of migrants and ethnic minorities. While many European Union (EU)…
Descriptors: Health Services, Immigrants, Health Personnel, Immigration
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Lancaster, Stephanie; Zachry, Anne; Duck, Ashleigh; Harris, Alexandria; Page, Ellen; Sanders, Jordan – Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools & Early Intervention, 2016
The Wilbarger Therapressure Program is a commonly used treatment approach utilized by occupational therapy professionals for the treatment of sensory defensiveness. The purpose of the current study was to investigate occupational therapy practitioners' sources of training in the administration of Wilbarger Therapressure Program, the uniformity of…
Descriptors: Occupational Therapy, Allied Health Personnel, Pediatrics, Sensory Experience
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Cervai, Sara; Polo, Federica – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2015
Purpose: This paper aims to present the Expero4care model. Considering the growing need for a training evaluation model that does not simply fix processes, the Expero4care model represents the first attempt of a "quality model" dedicated to the learning outcomes of healthcare trainings. Design/Methodology/Approach: Created as development…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Models, Workplace Learning, Health Services
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Devaney, Carmel; McGregor, Caroline – Child Care in Practice, 2016
The aim of this paper is to report on the evaluation of two standardised training programmes provided by the statutory children and family service in the Republic of Ireland in 2012. This involved an evaluation of Children First Basic Level Training, which was delivered to all staff employed in the statutory services, and Keeping Safe, Basic Level…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Evaluation, Training, Program Effectiveness
Murray, Ellen R. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
According to the literature, identifying and treating tuberculosis (TB) in correctional facilities have been problematic for the inmates and also for the communities into which inmates are released. The importance of training those who can identify this disease early into incarceration is vital to halt the transmission. Although some training has…
Descriptors: Best Practices, Communicable Diseases, Correctional Institutions, Institutionalized Persons
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Mohapatra, Bijoyaa; Mohan, Ranjini – Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, 2021
Purpose: Despite the growing clinical and research advances in communication sciences and disorders (CSD), health disparities persist by race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status among patients. A diverse CSD workforce can improve access to services and reduce health care disparities for diverse populations. Increasing diversity of the workforce…
Descriptors: Student Diversity, Racial Differences, Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status
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Patry, Anne; Brown, Elizabeth Campbell; Rousseau, Rémi; Caron, Jeanette – Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 2015
This case recounts the story of the design and production of a series of online workshops for French-speaking healthcare professionals in Canada. The project spans a couple of years and, despite encountering some challenges, succeeds in large part because of its strong foundation: the instructional design. This case study features an instructional…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Instructional Design, Online Courses
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Zhang, Pao San Lucy; Sim, Shao-Chee; Pong, Perry; Islam, Nadia; Trinh-Shevrin, Chau; Li, Shijian; Tsang, Thomas; Rey, Mariano – American Journal of Health Education, 2014
Background: Because health disparities among Asian Americans are understudied, a partnership program between the Charles B. Wang Community Health Center and the Center for the Study of Asian American Health was created to increase awareness and interest in Asian American research. Purpose: To evaluate the process, outcome, and impact of a health…
Descriptors: Participatory Research, Health Personnel, Asian Americans, Health Behavior
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Smith, Natasha L.; Bahr, Michael W. – Professional Development in Education, 2014
The increasing cultural diversity of American students makes it imperative for school-based professionals to engage in culturally-competent practice, thereby ensuring high-quality mental health services. Although most cultural competence training occurs in university programs, research shows practicing mental health professionals would benefit…
Descriptors: Needs Assessment, Professional Development, Intercultural Communication, Mixed Methods Research
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Gendron, Tracey; Maddux, Stu; Krinsky, Lisa; White, Jay; Lockeman, Kelly; Metcalfe, Yohvane; Aggarwal, Sadashiv – Educational Gerontology, 2013
The population of the aging lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community is significant and growing rapidly. As LGBT individuals age and begin to move into healthcare communities, they are fearful of apathy, discrimination, and abuse by healthcare providers and other residents. Person-centered cultural competence and sensitivity among…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Homosexuality, Aging (Individuals), Social Bias
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Norgaard, Birgitte; Ammentorp, Jette; Kyvik, Kirsten Ohm; Kofoed, Poul-Erik – Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 2012
Introduction: Despite the knowledge of good communication as a precondition for optimal care and treatment in health care, serious communication problems are still experienced by patients as well as by health care professionals. An orthopedic surgery department initiated a 3-day communication skills training course for all staff members expecting…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Self Efficacy, Nurses, Surgery
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Adams, Jeffery; Dickinson, Pauline – American Journal of Evaluation, 2010
Increasingly, staff members in community and public health programs and projects are required to undertake evaluation activities. There is, however, limited capacity for, and understanding of, evaluation within this workforce. Building the capability of individual workers and thereby contributing to the overall capacity among the community and…
Descriptors: Health Programs, Public Health, Program Evaluation, Health Personnel
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