Journal of allied health
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Journal of allied health · Feb 1980
A proposed curriculum on death and dying for the allied health student.
Encounters with a dying patient create a triple dilemma for the allied health professional. These include the anxiety aroused in the dying patient, the avoidance of the patient by other members of the health team and the allied health professional's own anxieties about death. ⋯ A proposed course design for allied health professions students modified from Bloch's medical education objectives for a thanatology course is presented. Special emphasis is given to development of active listening skills which allied health personnel need in their role as supportive significant others for dying patients.
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Journal of allied health · Jan 1978
Computer assisted instruction in the continuing education of health professionals.
The rapid increase in new knowledge in health care has resulted in the implementation of continuing education requirements for many health professions. Computer assisted instruction (CAI) is one means by which continuing education opportunities can be provided for health professionals. ⋯ The four major problems facing the further development and expansion of CAI in the continuing education of health professionals are identified as: (1) developing learning materials, (2) proliferation of software and hardware, (3) cost and (4) accreditation of CAI programs. Possible solutions to these problems are explored.