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English National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting, London. – 2002
A project evaluated the quality assurance (QA) processes put in place by the English National Board from 1998. The Quality Assurance Framework (QAF) represented a shift of emphasis in audit activity from approval/validation of programs to continuous annual monitoring and review. The evaluation used a mixture of methods, including survey and case…
Descriptors: Coordination, Developed Nations, Educational Cooperation, Evaluation Methods
Nelson Richard P.; And Others – 1990
This guide is aimed at improving health services for people with developmental disabilities by educating people presently training as health practitioners and persons working in community service programs. It contains information on health care needs of people with developmental disabilities and recommendations for health care practices adapted…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Advocacy, Children
Rogers, Helen V.; Reid-Sloan, Jamee – 1983
This curriculum guide, revised from a 1975 edition, provides teachers with up-to-date information and skill-related applications needed by practical nurses. It includes 4 sections and 24 instructional units. Each unit of instruction consists of eight basic components: performance objectives, teacher activities, information sheets, assignment…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Allied Health Occupations Education, Behavioral Objectives, Birth
World Health Organization, Geneva (Switzerland). – 1982
This bibliography contains annotations of materials that could be used by health personnel and their teachers in developing countries. Over 600 entries are presented in French and in English sections. Each section consists of 13 subject headings, an author index, and a title index. The annotations describe the contents, level, and uses of the…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Clinics, Communicable Diseases, Developing Nations
Harding, Anne S. – 2000
This book includes more than 500 entries describing advances in the treatment of disease and the understanding of human health. The emphasis is on significant advances in diseases, treatments, and health issues. Topics included are: alternative or nonwestern medicine; anesthesia and analgesia; antibiotics; cancer; cell biology and physiology;…
Descriptors: Anesthesiology, Cancer, Clinical Diagnosis, Cytology

Perloff, Janet D. – Future of Children, 1992
Reviews evidence about health care resources currently available to children and pregnant women in the United States. Evidence suggests that the maldistribution of resources remains a serious threat to health care access for women and children at greatest risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes and child morbidity and mortality. (SLD)
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, At Risk Persons, Children, Delivery Systems
English National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting, London. – 2001
An evaluation investigated the effectiveness of midwifery education in preparing midwives to care for clients likely to experience inequalities in health and/or inequalities in health care provision in England. The study was undertaken in these three phases: (1) literature review of midwifery and relevant social policy literature; (2) national…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Case Studies, Cross Cultural Training, Curriculum Development

Irby, David; Rakestraw, Philip – Journal of Medical Education, 1981
Medical students have been rating clinical teaching in an obstetrics and gynecology clerkship at the University of Washington using an assessment form designed to reflect six factors of clinical teaching effectiveness. High interrater reliability and the utility of the data for faculty development and advancement are discussed. (Author/JMD)
Descriptors: Clinical Experience, Clinical Teaching (Health Professions), Evaluation Methods, Gynecology
World Health Organization, Copenhagen (Denmark). Regional Office for Europe. – 1979
A review is given of the status of family planning education at medical, nursing, and midwifery schools in seven European countries. The report is presented in 11 sections. Section one, an introduction, explains the scope of the study and defines family planning to include birth control, pregnancy and delivery, problems of adolescents, family life…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Birth, Clinical Experience, Comparative Analysis
Verderese, Maria de Lourdes; Turnbull, Lily M. – 1975
The publication provides guidelines for assisting developing countries in determining strategies for the utilization and training of traditional birth attendants (TBAs). TBA's are persons (usually women in rural areas) who assist the mother at childbirth and who initially acquired their skills through experience rather than formal training. After…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations, Attendants, Cultural Influences, Developing Nations
Fullerton, Judith T. – 1986
A model program to educate primary care nurse-practitioners for rural areas illustrates successful collaboration between university and rural health settings. Part of the Intercampus Graduate Studies program of the University of California--San Francisco School of Nursing and the University of California--San Diego School of Medicine, the model…
Descriptors: Clinical Experience, Clinics, Community Health Services, Cooperative Programs
Pope, Rosemary; And Others – 1996
The changing educational needs of midwives in England were assessed, and an open learning package for midwives was developed based on the findings. Data were collected from the following: questionnaires mailed to 1,100 registered midwives (70% response rate), all 205 coordinating supervisors of midwives in England (83% response rate); 1 randomly…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Development
California Univ., San Francisco. Center for California Health Workforce Studies. – 2000
Surveys were mailed to all nurse practitioners (NPs), physician assistants (PAs) and certified nurse midwives (CNMs) registered in California, asking questions about education, labor force participation, specialty, and location and type of practice site, as well as the demographic characteristics of these professionals and their patients. Response…
Descriptors: Adults, Demography, Employment Patterns, Employment Practices
Valencia Community Coll., Orlando, FL. – 1991
A unique training program in high tech obstetrical, neonatal, and pediatric nursing care areas was designed to be offered on site at Orlando (Florida) Regional Medical/Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and Women. The training program offered 16 different courses to 355 employees over the 18-month period of the project. A needs assessment was…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Curriculum Development, Demonstration Programs, Diagnostic Teaching
World Health Organization, Copenhagen (Denmark). Regional Office for Europe. – 1980
A report on the technical discussions on continuing education of health personnel and its evaluation, held at the 1979 session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Europe is presented. For medical practitioners, a wide range of programs and systems is offered, depending on the social and political organization of the…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Delivery Systems, Education Work Relationship, Educational Assessment