Continuing Medical Education: AMEE Education Guide No 35

Here is a new AMEE guide on CME, just published in Medical Teacher:
Davis N, Davis D, Bloch R. Continuing medical education: AMEE Education Guide No 35. Medical Teacher 2008; 30(7):652–666.
Abstract: This guide is designed to provide a foundation for developing effective continuing medical education (CME) for practicing physicians. For the purposes of this work, continuing [...]

Google Chrome

   Last night I heard about Google’s new browser, launched just last week. I listened to the development team’s presentation, downloaded Chrome, and now I’m sold! Here is how they describe it:
Google Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier.
Listen to the presentations [...]

Google is ten!

According to The Guardian and other sources, including my morning commute radio show, Google turned 10 on Sunday September 7.
A while back I wrote a post on Google history (A little Google history from the Internet Archive) and according to the Internet Archive, Google was actually up and running since May of that year. On [...]

Qualitative Research series from the BMJ

This excellent series on qualitative research (under the direction of Ayelet Kuper of the University of Toronto) was published online in the BMJ lin August 2008; subscription required.

Kuper A, Reeves S, Levinson W. An introduction to reading and appraising qualitative research. BMJ 2008; 337:a288
This article explores the difference between qualitative and quantitative research and the [...]

How can chiropractic become a respected mainstream profession? The example of podiatry

The debate continues. Here is a new article from the Open Access journal Chiropractic & Osteopathy:
Murphy DR, Schneider MJ, Seaman DR, Perle SM, Nelson CF. How can chiropractic become a respected mainstream profession? The example of podiatry. Chiropr Osteopat 2008 Aug 29;16(1):10. [Epub ahead of print]  HTML version
BACKGROUND: The chiropractic profession has succeeded to remain [...]

e-Learning in medical education: AMEE Guide 32

This excellent two-part guide was published recently in Medical Teacher [available by subscription]:
Ellaway R, Masters K. AMEE Guide 32: e-Learning in medical education Part 1: Learning, teaching and assessment. Med Teach 2008; 30(5):455-473.
Masters K, Ellaway R. e-Learning in medical education Guide 32 Part 2: Technology, management and design. Med Teach 2008; 30(5):474-489.
For those involved in [...]