UP Government takes strict action against nursing training centres short on faculty

Giving out a strong message to those endangering the quality of education in the state, the Government of Uttar Pradesh […]

University Of Houston signs MoU with Indian Nursing Council

The University Of Houston College Of Nursing and the Indian Nursing Council, a national regulatory body has signed the memorandum of understanding (MoU). […]

Safeguarding nurses for better patient outcomes

Nurses are indispensable for an efficient healthcare system. As the first line of contact with the patients, nurses are exposed […]

Professional Development Program by ACCESS Health International

ACCESS Health International has launched the Improvement Advisor Professional Development Program, in partnership with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and the […]

India is a Priority Market

Dinesh Lodha, Vice President & Business Head, HME (Health and Medical Equipment) Division, Samsung, in conversation with Shahid Akhter of […]

US Nurses Embrace Smart Phones

As per the research conducted by the US-based Lippincot Williams & Wilkins smartphones are making major inroads into the nursing […]

REFORMING MEDICAL EDUCATION TO BENEFIT MASSES : July 2011

EDITORIAL Go the Distance COVER STORY REACHING MASSES The only way to make healthcare affordable is to create a massive […]

3M collaborates with Joint Commission International (JCI) to launch Educational Toolkit on Patient Safety in Surgical Services

3M, the company with a 100 year old innovation legacy, today reinforced its commitment to infection control by launching a new educational toolkit on

Reaching masses

[This article was published in the July 2011 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org) ] The only way to make healthcare affordable is to create a massive education network, and this should encompass infrastructure for training of Medical, Dental, Paramedical and Nursing students

Bridging the gap in medical education : Prof A K Agarwal, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), India

It is very crucial to bridge the gap in the context of medical education, where many of the emerging and demanding courses are not present in the conventional courses currently.

Open and Distance Learning for Continuing Medical Education

[This article was published in the August 2010 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

Advancements in information and communication technologies (ICT) have accelerated the evolution of distance education system across the globe and open and distance learning implements all these technologies to offer courses that can satisfy the varied demands of medical education.

$250K grant for system upgrade to Fairfield County Health Department

Patients who would visit the Fairfield County Community Health Center, very soon, won’t require to fill out forms before every visit or wait a long time to receive the results of a medical test.

Agfa HealthCare launches nursing solution ORBIS Care

Agfa HealthCare, a leading provider of IT-enabled clinical workflow and diagnostic imaging solutions, and the Imelda Hospital in Bonheiden (Belgium) announced recently that more than 15,000 nursing documentation forms have been registered electronically in ORBIS(TM), after the initial go-live in November, 2007.