scholarly journals Integrating a FISH imaging system into the cytology laboratory

CytoJournal ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Denice Smith ◽  
Matt Riding ◽  
Kim Oswald ◽  
Joel S. Bentz
Keyword(s):  
Training Programs ◽  
Imaging System ◽  
Job Descriptions ◽  
Hard Drives ◽  
Financial Investment ◽  
Automated Scanning ◽  
Space Requirements ◽  
And Training

We have implemented an interactive imaging system for the interpretation of UroVysion fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) to improve throughput, productivity, quality control and diagnostic accuracy. We describe the Duet imaging system, our experiences with implementation, and outline the financial investment, space requirements, information technology needs, validation, and training of cytotechnologists needed to integrate such a system into a cytology laboratory. Before purchasing the imaging system, we evaluated and validated the instrument at our facility. Implementation required slide preparation changes, IT modifications, development of training programs, and revision of job descriptions for cytotechnologists. A darkened room was built to house the automated scanning station and microscope, as well as two imaging stations. IT changes included generation of storage for archival images on the LAN, addition of external hard drives for back-up, and changes to cable connections for communication between remote locations. Training programs for cytotechnologists, and pathologists/fellows/residents were developed, and cytotechnologists were integrated into multiple steps of the process. The imaging system has resulted in increased productivity for pathologists, concomitant with an expanded role of cytotechnologists in multiple critical steps, including FISH, scan setup, reclassification, and initial interpretation.

scholarly journals The Vocational School of Sintra and Its Contribution to Heritage Education

Heritage ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 466-478
Author(s):  
Ana Mafalda Cardeira ◽  
Marta Frade
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Educational System ◽  
Analytical Methods ◽  
Vocational School ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Heritage Education ◽  
12Th Grade ◽  
And Training

This paper aims to share the experience acquired with students of the 3rd year (namely the 12th grade of the Portuguese educational system) at the Vocational School for the Recovery of Heritage of Sintra in the Course of Studies for Conservation and Restoration Assistants in the field of Plaster Restoration, in the classes of Work-Related Training and Analytical Methods of Examination and Laboratory Analysis, by carrying out theoretical-practical work and training in a work context specifically focused on Portuguese heritage, demonstrating how practical classes motivate students and prepare them for future professional work. This vocational course helps students to reflect and question themselves on the role of “looking” at heritage. Thus, its cross information, both interdisciplinary and from the historical-artistic context of the monument, will provide a better perspective over its materiality and its use. In situ learning awakens students to the reality of work. The notion that they are helping to maintain the memory of ancestors credits them and gives them confidence in their work. After presenting their Final Year Projects, they look at heritage with a more awakened vision. With this, they have the perception that they have contributed to the reconstruction of memory, their cultural heritage.

Pharmacy Technician Educators' Attitudes toward Education and Training Requirements for Pharmacy Technicians

2000 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 133-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathy D Moscou
Keyword(s):  
Response Rate ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Training Requirements ◽  
Pharmacy Technician ◽  
National Examination ◽  
Pharmacy Technicians ◽  
And Training

Objective: To poll members of the Pharmacy Technician Educators Council (PTEC) to determine their attitudes toward the level of education and training necessary for pharmacy technicians to perform current and expanded duties. Methods: A convenience survey was developed and sent to 130 PTEC member training programs. PTEC members include directors of college, vocational, and on-the-job training programs. Results: Thirty-seven PTEC members responded, yielding a response rate of 28.5%. Responses reflected the opinions of directors of pharmacy technician programs from 19 states. All respondents agreed that the length of training for pharmacy technicians should be standardized. They also agreed that minimum competencies should be established for pharmacy technicians and that examination should be required to obtain certification or licensure that would then enable the technician to be employed in the field. Conclusions: The use of pharmacy technicians will likely increase, as will the duties pharmacy technicians perform. Expansion of the role of pharmacy technicians, however, must be in tandem with standardizing training and establishment of competencies for pharmacy technicians. Increased responsibilities should be commensurate with increased education and national examination should be required to determine competency.

Dynamics of Public Training in a University Setting

2015 ◽  
pp. 281-295
Author(s):  
Bantu Morolong ◽  
Rebecca Lekoko ◽  
Veronica Magang
Keyword(s):  
Continuing Education ◽  
Relevance Feedback ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Strategic Decision ◽  
General Consensus ◽  
University Of Botswana ◽  
The University ◽  
University Setting ◽  
And Training

The case presented in this chapter submits a general consensus about the role of leadership in a university public training program. Focusing on short training programs provided by the Centre for Continuing Education of the University of Botswana, there are some indications that the effectiveness of these training is compromised by a number of issues. Emerging from reflective evaluations and experiences from coordinators are issues of relevance, feedback loop, inclusiveness and training goals. In the light of our understanding of different goals of training, it becomes clear that current public training at the University of Botswana focus more on the conceptual understanding along with occupational at the expense of other areas of public training. The analysis reveals some shortcomings in a number of aspects that calls for a multi-task, multi-skilled leader who can serve well as a strategic decision-maker, partner with clients; skilled designer and marketer of training programs.

The Role of Instructional Design in Transformative Learning

2020 ◽  
pp. 58-74
Author(s):  
Kimberley Gordon ◽  
Luanne Lewis ◽  
Jill Auten
Keyword(s):  
Instructional Design ◽  
Classroom Management ◽  
Transformative Learning ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Learning Theories ◽  
Modular Approach ◽  
Planning Tool ◽  
And Training

As transformative learning is rooted in the belief that humans make meaning of their experiences, the incorporation of instructional design (ID) techniques in classroom management as a planning tool is well suited to learning environments in which the facilitator subscribes to Mezirow's theory. ID refers to a systematic process for developing instruction by following a prescribed model focused on accomplishment of desired learning outcomes. ID provides a clear, direct map to guide educators through the creation of lessons in accordance with curriculum expectations. ID is an appropriate tool for the practitioners of the three primary learning theories: behaviorism, cognitivism, and constructivism. Reiser and Dempsey described ID as a systematic progression of steps undertaken to develop education and training programs in a consistent and reliable fashion; it enables educators to take a modular approach to delivery of learning. This chapter explores the role of instructional design in transformative learning.

scholarly journals Role of Business Incubators as a Tool for Entrepreneurship Development: The Mediating and Moderating Role of Business Start-Up and Government Regulations

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 1822 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cai Li ◽  
Naveed Ahmed ◽  
Sikandar Ali Qalati ◽  
Asadullah Khan ◽  
Shumaila Naz
Keyword(s):  
Training Programs ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Business Incubators ◽  
Government Regulations ◽  
Entrepreneurship Development ◽  
Entrepreneurial Spirit ◽  
Start Up ◽  
Moderating Role ◽  
And Training

Business incubators create value by combining the entrepreneurial spirit of start-ups with the resources that are typically available to new businesses. It is widely recognized that knowledge-based entrepreneurial companies are the main creators of economic growth, and such enterprises require special business development services. Therefore, the study aims to examine the role of business incubators in providing greater services (networking services, capital support, and training programs) in entrepreneurship development. Secondly, it also examines the mediating and moderating role of business start-up and government regulations for entrepreneurship. Using a quantitative methodology, we examine 567 samples through structural equation modeling. We find that the business incubators are playing an effective mediating role in providing networking services, capital support, and training programs to individuals and entrepreneurs, which are significant for entrepreneurship development, whereas business start-up positively mediates the relationship between networking services, capital support, training programs, and entrepreneurship development. Government regulations for entrepreneurship have a direct effect on entrepreneurship development. More importantly, government regulations for entrepreneurship have a positive moderating effect between business start-up and entrepreneurship development. Our study identifies the critical resources needed to improve the quality of business incubators and to ensure the availability of such resources to improve entrepreneurship development.

New Problems in Community Health: Implications for Residency and Training Programs

1973 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 189-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. D. Richter
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
New York ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Educational Training ◽  
Health Officer ◽  
Public Health Workers ◽  
And Training

Schistosomiasis in Egypt and slum housing in New York City are examples of the kinds of problems which require public health workers to look beyond conventional medical horizons. The role of public health workers needs to be expanded beyond the traditional administrative boundaries for government and the academic world. The writer advocates changed and closer institutional relationships between training centers and client communities, and more active roles for a greater number of community health professionals as part of their graduate educational experience. This is consistent with the idea that educational training programs have to prepare their graduates for career patterns with greater action and initiative. The health officership, with its far-reaching mandate for involvement in all aspects of community health, is suggested as an instrument through which academic involvement in community health can be mediated. At the same time, the role of the health officer needs to be redefined as the community's “ecologic triage officer.” Involvement with the health officer's problems will broaden an institution's approach to community health because these problems reach beyond medical care. The professional roles associated with many of the major new problems of community health will require closer structural relationships between governmental-type field settings and academic residency and training programs.

scholarly journals Overdose prevention in injecting opioid users: The role of substance abuse treatment and training programs

2014 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 146-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Sarasa-Renedo ◽  
Albert Espelt ◽  
Cinta Folch ◽  
Carmen Vecino ◽  
Xavier Majó ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Substance Abuse Treatment ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Overdose Prevention ◽  
Abuse Treatment ◽  
Opioid Users ◽  
And Training

Role of specialized tourism projects based on the national fairytale symbols in patriotic education of children

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 70-84
Author(s):  
Екатерина Агамирова ◽  
Ekaterina Agamirova ◽  
Елизавета Агамирова ◽  
Elizaveta Agamirova
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Local History ◽  
Emotional Connection ◽  
Children's Education ◽  
Patriotic Education ◽  
Folk Hero ◽  
Pass Through ◽  
And Training

The article is devoted to specialized tourism projects, which are focused on the formation and development of patriotism in young children. In recent years, the problems of patriotic education take key place in national and regional educational and training programs. However, as it is noted in the article, not enough attention is paid to development of patriotism in young children, who are most susceptible to the effects of various forms and pass through one of the most important stages in the formation of identity. The article highlights the features and techniques of children´s patriotic development and justifies importance of emotional connection with a territory or place in formation of this feeling in children. The article also shows that the development of specialized tourism and local history projects can be an instrument of formation and promotion of images of national heroes and patriotism in general. The article describes a specialized project "Fairytale Map of Russia". The authors have revealed the potential for its use in children´s educational and training programs for the development of patriotism. The main objective of creating an image of the national folk hero is the selection and positioning of its strengths and qualities, which in most cases are the basis for the formation of the child´s personality and can be used for the development of patriotic characteristics of children. The article presents the description of Russian national fairytale heroes that may be the basis for an empirical image for the generation a sense of love of country in young children. The authors have determined that the use of submitted fairytale images allows solving a number of key tasks associated with different areas of children’s education. In the article the connection between common educational functions and the functions of patriotism is revealed; and categorization of folk images of national fairytale heroes on the basis of their impact on the development of certain common cultural and patriotic qualities is provided.

scholarly journals Patient comfort scores do not affect endoscopist behavior during colonoscopy, while trainee involvement has negative effects on patient comfort

2017 ◽  
Vol 05 (12) ◽  
pp. E1259-E1267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian Chan ◽  
Amanda Hussey ◽  
Natalie Rubinger ◽  
Lawrence Hookey
Keyword(s):  
Quality Control ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Patient Comfort ◽  
Teaching Hospitals ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Monthly Basis ◽  
General Surgeons ◽  
Procedure Duration ◽  
And Training

Abstract Introduction Patient comfort is an important part of endoscopy and reflects procedure quality and endoscopist technique. Using the validated, Nurse Assisted Patient Comfort Score (NAPCOMS), this study aimed to determine whether the introduction of NAPCOMS would affect sedation use by endoscopists. Patients and methods The study was conducted over 3 phases. Phase One and Two consisted of 8 weeks of endoscopist blinded and aware data collection, respectively. Data in Phase Three was collected over a 5-month period and scores fed back to individual endoscopists on a monthly basis. Results NAPCOMS consists of 3 domains – pain, sedation, and global tolerability. Comparison of Phase One and Two, showed no significant differences in sedative use or NAPCOMS. Phase Three data showed a decline in fentanyl use between individual months (P = 0.035), but no change in overall NAPCOMS. Procedures involving trainees were found to use more midazolam (P = 0.01) and fentanyl (P = 0.01), have worse NAPCOMS scores, and resulted in longer procedure duration (P < 0.001). Data comparing gastroenterologists and general surgeons showed increased fentanyl use (P = 0.037), decreased midazolam use (P = 0.001), and more position changes (P = 0.002) among gastroenterologists. Conclusions The introduction of a patient comfort scoring system resulted in a decrease in fentanyl use, although with minimal clinical significance. Additional studies are required to determine the role of patient comfort scores in quality control in endoscopy. Procedures completed with trainees used more sedation, were longer, and had worse NAPCOMS scores, the implications of which, for teaching hospitals and training programs, will need to be further considered.

scholarly journals PERANAN KOMPETENSI PEGAWAI MEMEDIASI PENGARUH PENDIDIKAN DAN PELATIHAN (DIKLAT) TERHADAP EFEKTIVITAS ORGANISASI

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 2781
Author(s):  
Kadek Ayu Anggreni ◽  
I Komang Ardana
Keyword(s):  
Path Analysis ◽  
Organizational Effectiveness ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Education Training ◽  
Employee Competencies ◽  
Keywords Education ◽  
And Training

This study aims to analyze the role of employee competencies to mediate the influence of education and training (diklat) on organizational effectiveness. Samples were taken as many as 80 respondents, namely employees of the Trade and Industry Office of the province of Bali who had attended education and training before while the analysis technique used was Path Analysis. Based on the results of the analysis found that education and training had a positive and significant effect on competence. employees and have a positive and significant effect on organizational effectiveness. Employee competence has a positive and significant effect on organizational effectiveness. The results of this study also prove that employee competence positively and significantly mediates the influence of education and training (diklat) on organizational effectiveness. Theoretical implications of the results of this study clarify the influence of education and training (training) variables on organizational effectiveness mediated by employee competence. This study shows that the role of education and training programs (diklat) will improve organizational effectiveness supported by high employee competencies. Keywords: education, training, competence, organizational effectiveness

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