Randomised comparison of theoretical versus hands-on training of vaginal operative delivery by vacuum extraction using Objective Structured Assessment of Technical Skills (OSATS)

2016 ◽  
Vol 76 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Z Hilal ◽  
AK Kumpernatz ◽  
GA Rezniczek ◽  
C Cetin ◽  
EK Tempfer-Bentz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Technical Skills ◽  
Vacuum Extraction ◽  
Operative Delivery ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Vaginal Operative Delivery

Workforce Assessment in the Jordanian ICT Industry

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 18-36
Author(s):  
Salem Al-Agtash
Keyword(s):  
Communication Skills ◽  
Creative Thinking ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Technical Skills ◽  
Soft Skill ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Increasing Demand ◽  
Ict Industry ◽  
English Language Skills

This paper provides an assessment of workforce need in the Jordanian ICT industry. The results have shown that there is a growing workforce gap in the ICT sector. The technical skills of graduates are not satisfactory, and there is an increasing demand for skilled graduates. In addition to the technical skills required, communication skills, creative thinking, and English language skills were seen as important “soft skill elements” across all job categories and are missing in the current ICT workforce. The skills and competencies identified in this study can be used to motivate a design of an effective, flexible and relevant ICT program that can contribute to building a skillful workforce focusing on specialized and hands-on practices in ICT domains.

scholarly journals Decreased neonatal pain response after vaginal-operative delivery with Kiwi OmniCup versus metal ventouse

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
E. A. Huhn ◽  
E. Visca ◽  
D. R. Vogt ◽  
S. von Felten ◽  
E. M. Tinner Oehler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pain Response ◽  
Operative Delivery ◽  
Neonatal Pain ◽  
Vaginal Operative Delivery

scholarly journals Lighting the flame of entrepreneurship among agribusiness students

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 121-132
Author(s):  
Lindsey M. Higgins ◽  
Christiane Schroeter ◽  
Carlyn Wright
Keyword(s):  
Water Conservation ◽  
College Graduates ◽  
Technical Skills ◽  
Entrepreneurial Skills ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Production Agriculture ◽  
Risk Takers ◽  
Increasing Demand ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activities ◽  
Insight Into

Entrepreneurship and innovation play a key role in combating problems facing agribusinesses, including the need for water conservation, sustainable packaging, and environmental protection. These issues have led to an increasing demand for college graduates with technical skills and innovative ways of thinking. The objective of our research is to provide insight into character traits that signal entrepreneurial skills. We conducted a survey to examine entrepreneurial interests and perspectives among U.S. agribusiness students. A cluster analysis revealed that entrepreneurial-minded students were more likely to be male, consider themselves risk takers, and have parents directly engaged in production agriculture. Our results emphasize the importance for universities to build students’ experiences through industry partnerships, where students can interact with entrepreneurial mentors and get hands-on knowledge through applied coursework and internships in entrepreneurship. In addition, our study aids industry managers to learn more about future employees and their perceptions of entrepreneurial activities.

scholarly journals modern problems and prospects of music formation and art education development during COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Liubomyr Martyniv ◽  
Alla Sokolova ◽  
Svitlana Kurinna ◽  
Oleh Kopeliuk ◽  
Ihor Sediuk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Music Education ◽  
Art Education ◽  
Interdisciplinary Collaboration ◽  
Technical Skills ◽  
Creative Development ◽  
Education Development ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Independent Decision ◽  
The Impact

This article aims to assess the problems and prospects of the development and formation of music and art education given the impact of the pandemic COVID-19. Methodology. The research formed a model for the creative development of pupils and students of music and art education based on the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development Skills for Jobs database. Results. Creativity is shaped by the hands-on activities of students, their music, and art education. Basic creativity skills are best formed through interdisciplinary collaboration toward STEM-education. Research shows that math skills, science, and engineering have a positive effect on students' creativity in hands-on product creation during art courses. Technical skills are important, but they stimulate creativity when students independently decide to use them in a specific, student-defined task. The novelty effect of technology is temporary in creativity stimulation, whereas the student's independent decision to use specific technical skills accordingly to a self-defined problem and task stimulates creativity in the long run. COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated long-standing challenges and barriers for arts and music education as well as ways to solve those challenges.

scholarly journals The Impact of a Structured Virtual Reality Simulation Training Curriculum for Novice Endoscopists

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Sofia Silva Mendes ◽  
Miguel Areia ◽  
Mário Dinis Ribeiro ◽  
Carla Rolanda
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Technical Skills ◽  
Current Evidence ◽  
Training Curriculum ◽  
Cognitive Component ◽  
Technical Performance ◽  
Prospective Multicentre Study ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Skills Learning ◽  
The Impact

<b><i>Background:</i></b> Current evidence supports the use of virtual reality (VR) simulation-based training for novice endoscopists. However, there is still a need for a standardized induction programme which ensures sufficient preparation, with knowledge and basic skills, before their approach to patient-based training. We designed a structured progressive programme in upper endoscopy and colonoscopy and aimed to determine its impact on cognitive and technical performance. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> Prospective, multicentre study, focused on “Endoscopy I, 2018,” a course with a theoretical and a hands-on module (20 h) in the GI Mentor II®. Gastroenterology residents of the 1st year were enrolled. A pre-test and test were applied to evaluate the cognitive component, and a pre-training and post-training esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) and colonoscopy VR cases were used to evaluate the technical component. The hands-on training included psychomotor exercises (Navigation I, Endobubble I), 4 EGD, and 4 colonoscopy VR cases. The metrics applied for technical skills evaluation were time to reach the second portion of duodenum (D2)/cecum (seconds), efficiency of screening (%), and time the patient was in pain (%). <b><i>Results:</i></b> Twenty-three participants were included, majority female (67%), 26 ± 0.7 years old. Comparing the pre-test versus test, the cognitive score significantly improved (11/15 vs. 14/15; <i>p</i> &#x3c; 0.001). Considering the technical assessment after training: in EGD, the time to D2 was significantly lower (193 vs. 63 s; <i>p</i> &#x3c; 0.001), and the efficiency of screening significantly better (64 vs. 91%; <i>p</i> &#x3c; 0.001); in colonoscopy, the time to reach the cecum was significantly lower (599 vs. 294 s; <i>p</i> = 0.001), the time the patient was in pain was significantly lower (27 vs. 10%; <i>p</i> = 0.005), and the efficiency of screening had a tendency towards improvement (50 vs. 68%; <i>p</i> = 0.062). <b><i>Conclusion:</i></b> The proposed training curriculum in basic endoscopy for novices is aligned with international recommendations and demonstrated a significant impact on cognitive and technical skills learning achievements.

Workforce Assessment in the Jordanian ICT Industry

2013 ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Salem Al-Agtash
Keyword(s):  
Communication Skills ◽  
Creative Thinking ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Technical Skills ◽  
Soft Skill ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Increasing Demand ◽  
Ict Industry ◽  
English Language Skills

This paper provides an assessment of workforce need in the Jordanian ICT industry. The results have shown that there is a growing workforce gap in the ICT sector. The technical skills of graduates are not satisfactory, and there is an increasing demand for skilled graduates. In addition to the technical skills required, communication skills, creative thinking, and English language skills were seen as important “soft skill elements” across all job categories and are missing in the current ICT workforce. The skills and competencies identified in this study can be used to motivate a design of an effective, flexible and relevant ICT program that can contribute to building a skillful workforce focusing on specialized and hands-on practices in ICT domains.

Malpresentation, malposition, and cephalopelvic disproportion

2020 ◽  
pp. 395-406
Author(s):  
Deirdre J. Murphy
Keyword(s):  
Early Identification ◽  
Technical Skills ◽  
Operative Delivery ◽  
Cephalopelvic Disproportion ◽  
Obstructed Labour ◽  
Uterine Contractions ◽  
Labour Ward ◽  
Clear Communication ◽  
Vertex Presentation ◽  
Time Of Presentation

Normal labour involves an appropriate-sized fetus in a vertex presentation with a well-flexed head that descends and rotates within the maternal pelvis in response to uterine contractions, delivering in an occipitoanterior position. Abnormal labour occurs when any one or a combination of these factors deviates from normal. It may involve a malpresentation (e.g. face, brow, or breech), a malposition (e.g. occipitoposterior), or cephalopelvic disproportion. The consequences include prolonged labour, obstructed labour, operative vaginal delivery, or caesarean section. Appropriate management requires expertise in clinical assessment, decision-making, and the technical and non-technical skills of operative delivery. A systematic approach is required including an awareness of risk factors for abnormal labour, early identification of deviations from normal, use of preventative strategies where possible, and appropriate intervention when necessary. Good teamwork and clear communication between midwives and obstetricians is essential within a labour ward setting. Timely transfer may be required in a homebirth setting. Particular skills are required in low-resource settings where obstructed labour may be advanced at the time of presentation.

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