Health and Social Science Blog@CSU Library

Dementia videos on Social Care TV

2012-01-31T14:38:00.001+11:00

Social Care TV [U.K.] is an online channel for everyone involved in the social care sector, from managers to frontline staff, trainers to people who use care services. SCTV brings to life the work and lives of people involved in all aspects of the social care sector, through a series of short films and links to multimedia and elearning resources. It offers access to video-based training resources and general interest programmes, reflecting the issues, challenges and rewards in social care practice.

Social Care TV

Dementia videos on Social Care TV

Improving Indigenous health through lifestyle programs and building organisational capability

2012-01-31T10:51:00.003+11:00

A new resource sheet "Healthy lifestyle programs for physical activity and nutrition", identifies a number of programs shown to be effective that were initiated and managed by local Indigenous communities.

A second paper, Improving Indigenous community governance through strengthening Indigenous and government organisational capacity, was also released. It reveals that strengthening organisational capacity was relevant for all seven COAG-endorsed building blocks for overcoming Indigenous disadvantage: early childhood, economic participation, governance and leadership, health, healthy homes, safe communities and schooling.

http://www.aihw.gov.au/closingthegap

Neuroscience & the Classroom

2012-01-30T14:23:00.001+11:00

A video course for grades K-12 teachers and school counselors. 42 video modules of varying lengths, course guide, online text and Web site.

Produced by Science Media Group at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in association with the Mind, Brain, and Education program at the Harvard GSE; and the Brain and Creativity Institute and Rossier SOE at the University of Southern California.

http://www.learner.org/resources/series214.html#jump1

Federal Resources for Educational Excellence [U.S.A.]

2012-01-30T14:10:00.002+11:00

More than 1,500 federally supported teaching and learning resources are included from dozens of federal agencies. New sites are added regularly.

Federal Resources for Educational Excellence

Federal Resources for Educational Excellence - Science

HyperHeart - Pharmacology Animations

2012-01-30T14:04:00.001+11:00

Dr. Don Blumenthal and the Knowledge Weavers at the University of Utah have teamed up to provide course material in the Pharmacology Department using the multimedia software Macromedia Flash 3. Flash is a vector-based animation and multimedia application allowing for complex and detailed animations and images at extremely low file sizes.

http://library.med.utah.edu/kw/pharm/

End the decay: The cost of poor dental health and what should be done about it

2011-12-21T11:11:00.002+11:00

The Brotherhood of St Laurence has released a report analysing the costs of poor dental health on the economy and those least able to afford dental care.

Millions of people are financially locked out of Australia’s expensive dental health system, undermining their capacity to gain and keep employment and at an annual cost to the economy of more than $1.3 billion.

The report, “End the Decay: The cost of poor dental health and what should be done about it”, analysed existing data to estimate the disease burden of untreated dental conditions - and the resulting economic burden. The report’s authors, Professor Jeff Richardson from Monash University and Bronwyn Richardson from Campbell Research and Consulting, found that the direct and indirect costs to the economy are significant.

http://www.bsl.org.au/Research-and-publications/End-the-decay.aspx

Health Voices – Journal of the Consumers Health Forum of Australia

2011-11-15T12:16:00.001+11:00

This edition looks at Medicines in Australia: Regulation, safety and access.

Health Voices, Issue 9, October 2011

https://www.chf.org.au/health-voices.php

Ear and hearing health of Indigenous children in the Northern Territory

2011-11-15T12:13:00.001+11:00

This report presents findings from the audiology and Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) follow-up services provided to children in prescribed areas of the Northern Territory as part of the Closing the Gap in the Northern Territory National Partnership Agreement. Between August 2007 and May 2011, 7,421 audiology and 3,838 ENT services were provided to 4,993 and 2,670 children respectively. About 66% were diagnosed with at least one type of middle ear condition, and of children who were tested, 11% had moderate, severe or profound hearing impairment.

AIHW

Cat. no. IHW 60

eHealth technologies in primary health care: current strengths and limitations

2011-11-15T12:10:00.001+11:00

This RESEARCH ROUNDup focuses on the use of eHealth technologies in primary health care, by exploring the benefits and current limitations of a number of eHealth tools.

RESEARCH ROUNDup > Issue 21

Exercise for improving balance in older people

2011-11-15T11:55:00.002+11:00

There is weak evidence that some types of exercise (gait, balance, co-ordination and functional tasks; strengthening exercise; 3D exercise and multiple exercise types) are moderately effective, immediately post intervention, in improving clinical balance outcomes in older people. Such interventions are probably safe. There is either no or insufficient evidence to draw any conclusions for general physical activity (walking or cycling) and exercise involving computerised balance programmes or vibration plates. Further high methodological quality research using core outcome measures and adequate surveillance is required.

Howe TE, Rochester L, Neil F, Skelton DA, Ballinger C. Exercise for improving balance in older people. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2011, Issue 11. Art. No.: CD004963. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD004963.pub3

The Cochrane Library November 2011 Issue (11)

Cancer Education

2011-11-15T11:42:00.001+11:00

CancerQuest has developed many different tools to help teachers design coursework for students of all ages about cancer biology and prevention.

The lesson plans are designed to meet the Georgia Performance Standards. The following tools are currently available:

Curriculum about Skin and Cervical Cancer
3D Skin and Cervical Cancer Posters
Timelines for the History of Cancer and Cancer Detection
3D Animations About the Biology of Cancer
Interactive Educational Games about Cancer
Video Interviews with Cancer Survivors, Researchers and Clinicians.

CancerQuest

http://www.cancerquest.org/cancer-education-resources.html

MathBench Biology Modules

2011-11-15T11:34:00.001+11:00

These modules introduce students (and anyone else who's interested) to the mathematical underpinnings of what they learn in introductory biology courses.
But unlike a textbook, the modules are not full of equations and proofs. Instead, we try to bring math to life using intuitive approaches, everyday situations, and even humor.
The modules contain hundreds of interactive activities, games, and questions. They range from the relatively simple (what to do with division) to the relatively abstruse (discrete diffusion models).[Their abstract]

University of Maryland

http://mathbench.umd.edu/

Biology: a suite of multimedia course materials developed to improve learning

2011-11-15T11:30:00.002+11:00

Carnegie Mellon’s Department of Biological Sciences and Office of Technology for Education are collaborating to create a suite of multimedia course materials developed to improve learning Biology.

http://telstar.ote.cmu.edu/biology/

Perspectives on telehealth and telecare

2011-11-15T11:24:00.001+11:00

This paper, the third in a series of WSDAN briefing papers, examines the experiences of the network’s 12 member sites in implementing telehealth and telecare.

It examines the challenges and barriers they faced, and the progress they made, in developing and adopting new technologies.

The King's Fund

http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/publications/articles/th_perspectives.html

MicrobeWorld

2011-11-09T11:54:00.001+11:00

Established in 2003, MicrobeWorld is an interactive multimedia educational outreach initiative from the American Society for Microbiology that promotes awareness and understanding of key microbiological issues to adult and youth audiences, and showcases the significance of microbes in our lives.

http://www.microbeworld.org/index.php

Case Studies in Primary Health Care

2011-11-09T11:49:00.001+11:00

The Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of Public Health has participated in the OpenCourseWare program for a number of years, and this course is one of their most recent offerings.

This course introduces students to the origins, concepts, and development of community-based primary health care through case studies from both developing and developed countries. As in clinical bedside teaching, we use real cases to help students develop problem-solving skills in practical situations. We also discuss participatory approaches in the organization and management of health services and other factors such as equity, socio-cultural change, environmental protection, and the process of community empowerment.

Included among this course's lecture materials are several recorded presentations by Carl Taylor, a giant in the field of international health. Dr. Taylor recorded the presentations for this course in January of 2008, just 2 years before he passed away in February of 2010.

The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health's OPENCOURSEWARE

Case Studies in Primary Health Care

Obesity and injury in Australia: a review of the literateure

2011-11-09T11:39:00.001+11:00

Obesity and injury are major health burdens on society. Possible relationships between obesity and injury have recently been reported, but their nature and extent has been unclear. This report presents summary information from an overview of the existing literature to investigate obesity injury relationships. It also surveys opportunities to fill relevant gaps in knowledge in Australia.

AIHW

Cat. no. INJCAT 136

Lung cancer in Australia: an overview

2011-11-09T11:35:00.001+11:00

Data in this report provide a comprehensive picture of lung cancer in Australia including how lung cancer rates differ by geographical area, socioeconomic status, Indigenous status and country of birth.

The incidence rate of lung cancer has fallen in males but risen in females.
Lung cancer causes more deaths than any other cancer.
Lung cancer survival has improved but still remains low.
The number of hospitalisations for lung cancer has increased.

AIHW

Cat. no. CAN 58

Assisted reproductive technology in Australia and New Zealand 2009

2011-11-09T11:26:00.001+11:00

In 2009, there were 70,541 assisted reproductive technology (ART) treatment cycles undertaken in Australian and New Zealand. Of these cycles, 17.2% resulted in a live delivery (the birth of at least one liveborn baby). In total, 13,114 liveborn babies were born following ART treatment in 2009. The most important trend in ART treatment has been the increase of single embryo transfer, from 48.3% in 2005 to 69.7% in 2009. This trend has resulted in significant reduction of multiple delivery rate from 14.1% in 2005 to 8.2% in 2009.

AIHW

Cat. no. PER 51

Health expenditure Australia 2009-10

2011-10-31T13:45:00.000+11:00

Health expenditure in Australia in 2009-10 increased to $121.4 billion. As a percentage of GDP it was 9.4% of the GDP, 0.4% higher than in 2008-09. Public hospital services accounted for under one-third (31%) of the total increase in 2009-10, while medications accounted for over one-fifth (21%) of the total growth. 2009-10 marks the first year of the transition to the National Health Care Agreement, a new health care funding arrangement between the Australian government and state and territory governments.

AIHW

Cat. no. HWE 55

Cervical screening in Australia 2008-2009

2011-10-31T13:40:00.000+11:00

The National Cervical Screening Program aims to reduce incidence, morbidity and mortality from cervical cancer. Cervical screening in Australia 2008-2009 presents national statistics monitoring the NCSP using new performance indicators. For women in the target age group, 20-69 years, participation in the program was around 59%, with more than 3.6 million women screened over the 2 years 2008-2009. Cervical cancer incidence remains at an historical low of 9 new cases per 100,000 women, and deaths are also low, historically and by international standards, at 2 deaths per 100,000 women.

AIHW

http://www.aihw.gov.au/publication-detail/?id=10737420251

Point-of-Care Diagnostics for the Developing World

2011-10-31T11:52:00.002+11:00

People living in the developing world suffer greatly from many illnesses, many of them caused by infectious agents. These people usually do not have access to stable power or clean water, let alone the best diagnostic tools. What can we do to bring the high-tech diagnostic methods used in the developed world to those with fewer resources? Dr. Paul Yager, Professor and Acting Chair in the Department of Bioengineering, explains how microfluidics, a new technology for manipulating small volumes of fluids, is enabling the development of a small portable and inexpensive system for detecting pathogens far from the centralized laboratory. This system could soon have an impact on global health.

Point-of-Care Diagnostics for the Developing World

Molecular Medicine 2008 Public Lecture Series

http://www.uwtv.org/video

The Secrets of the Sequence Video Series

2011-10-31T11:35:00.001+11:00

The“Secrets of the Sequence Project” takes you and your students to laboratories where scientists are investigating fascinating questions. SOSQ creates an avenue for students to learn from leading scientists and ethicists about the profound moral, ethical and legal impact of recent discoveries in the life sciences. Secrets of the Sequence videos [PDF] engage students and introduce them to a variety of traditional and cutting edge topics.

The SOSQ series was produced by Ward Television of Washington, D.C., one of the most-respected names in quality documentary programming. Ward produces educational, scientific and historical programs for the commercial networks, public television and the Discovery Channel, and is a frequent winner of the television industry’s highest awards. This series was produced in collaboration with an advisory board made up of six leading genetic research universities.

Harvard University
The Medical Research Council/Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK
University of California San Francisco
University of Michigan
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Virginia Commonwealth University
Additional videos have recently been added through the generous support of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

Videos

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health services report 2009-10: OATSIH Services Reporting - key results

2011-10-25T14:58:00.001+11:00

In 2009-10, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander: * primary health care services provided 2.4 million episodes of health care to about 456,000 clients, a 14% increase in episodes of care, and a 22% increase in the number of clients reported compared with 2008-09. * substance use services provided treatment and assistance to about 26,300 clients, an increase of 14% compared with 2008-09. * Bringing Them Home and Link Up services provided counselling to about 10,700 clients, an increase of about 27% compared with 2008-09.

AIHW

Cat. no. IHW 56

Common core principles for supporting people with dementia: a guide to training the social care and health workforce

2011-10-24T16:15:00.001+11:00

The 'Common core principles for supporting people with dementia' have been produced jointly by Skills for Care and Skills for Health. They can be used to support workforce development for any member of staff, in any health or social care setting, working with people at any stage of dementia. They can also be used to inform the content of curricula and training courses.

The Department of Health [U.K.]

http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_127442