Educating health professionals: the Avicenna project

Gordon, David; Christensen, Leif; Dayrit, Manuel M; Dela, Flemming; Karle, Hans; Mercer, Hugo

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(08)60431-6

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“…In this case, as an auditor was needed with specific experience in medical education, the quality certification body, which had already certified the Medical School and post‐graduate pediatric training program of the University of Padova was contacted (Da Dalt et al,2010). Certifications in medical education are becoming more common, as may be seen in various reports in the literature (e.g., Karle,2006; Karle and Gordon,2007; Gordon et al,2008; Dieter,2008,2009; Da Dalt et al,2010). However, in many cases it may be quite difficult to identify an external quality certification body with competence in medical education, and thus for many programs it may be necessary to find an external body with wide and diversified experience.…”

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“…Increasing attention has also been paid to quality assurance and improvement in healthcare (e.g., Beholz and Konertz,2005) and medical education (e.g., Karle,2006; Karle and Gordon,2007; Gordon et al,2008; Dieter,2008,2009; Da Dalt et al,2010). Certifications of tissue banks are also reported in the literature (Martinez‐Pardo and Mariano‐Magaña,2007; Toniolo et al,2009) although, to the best of our knowledge, there are no works about the possible usefulness of applying ISO standards to programs of body donation or body part donation for educational purposes.…”

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Quality management of body donation program at the University of Padova

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Anatomical Sciences Ed

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Quality management improvement has become a recent focus of attention in medical education. The program for the donation of bodies and body parts (Body Donation Program) at the University of Padova has recently been subjected to a global quality management standard, the ISO 9001:2008 certification. The aim of the present work is to show how the above standard is useful in enhancing the efficiency of body donation procedures and the quality and output of medical education. The program is managed by means of the following interlinked procedures: the collection of body donations, death certificates, data, and body parts from living donors; the transportation and identification of cadavers; the management of bodies, body parts, equipment, instruments, purchasing of necessary materials, and setting up anatomical training sessions; the management of preventive and corrective actions; the management of documents and registration; the management of internal and external quality audits; and the review of outcomes and improvement planning. Monitoring indicators are identified in the numbers of donors and of donated body parts per year, education sessions, and satisfaction of learners and donors, as evaluated by questionnaires. The process management approach, the integrated involvement of medical, technical, and administrative staff in defining procedures, and the application of monitoring indicators allow quality improvement in all aspects of the Body Donation Program.

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Quality management of body donation program at the University of Padova

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“…Our information on how many medical schools and how many medical students there are in the world is not good, and we have even less information on the quality of medical education [6]. There are global [7] and regional initiatives to get better information [8]: this is to meet what I define as our third challenge, to know how many doctors are already being educated, where and how well.…”

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What is medical education for? The challenges in global medical education today

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East Mediterr Health J

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“…34 In the Western medical world, Ibn Sina is renowned for his book entitled Al-Qanun fe-Teb (The Canon of Medicine). 35 This book served as the seminal textbook for medical students across the globe, particularly in Europe, from the 12 th until the 19 th century. 31 The book was so popular in Europe that when the printing press was invented (around 1440), it was the first book after the Bible to be printed for mass distribution.…”

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Surgical Techniques: Past, Present and Future

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2012

Surgical Techniques Development

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The aim of this paper is to provide an analytical survey of the information available on the development of past and present surgical techniques, and to make projections for the future. For the purposes of this paper, the Past starts in the Neolithic period and ends in the 1800s. In this context, I have divided the Past into Prehistoric, Ancient and Middle Ages, and this period ends in the second half of the 19th century when the major obstacles to the further development of surgery, such as overcoming pain and infection, were removed. We will discuss the development of surgical techniques, and the obstacles and opportunities prevalent in these periods. In the context of this paper, the Present begins in 1867, when Louis Pasteur discovered microorganisms, and ends in the present day. There have been many important changes in the development of surgical techniques during this period, such as the transfer of surgery from the unsterile operating room to the modern hospital operating theater, the development of advanced and specialized surgical practices, such as transplants and laparoscopy, and minimally invasive surgical methods, robotic and Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery. It is very difficult to foresee how surgical techniques will develop in the Future because of the unpredictable nature of technological progress. Therefore, in this paper, the forecast for the Future is limited to the next 50- 100 years and is a realistic calculation based on already existing technologies. In this context, the Future is divided into the development of surgical techniques that will develop in the near and distant future. It is anticipated that this overview will shed light on the historical perspective of surgical techniques and stimulate interest in their further development

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Educating health professionals: the Avicenna project

Cited by 11 publications

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Quality management of body donation program at the University of Padova

Quality management of body donation program at the University of Padova

What is medical education for? The challenges in global medical education today

Surgical Techniques: Past, Present and Future

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