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WHO SAFE CHILDBIRTH COLLABORATION

http://www.who.int/patientsafety/implementation/checklists/childbirth/...

WHO is pleased to launch a collaborative field-testing exercise to explore implementation and usability of their Pilot Safe Childbirth Checklist in multiple settings. WHO encourages the participation of health-care institutions, research organizations, nongovernmental organizations and others who are interested in improving maternal and newborn health. Participants from around the world are invited to conduct implementation research and generate information on the most effective ways of implementing and using the checklist, in a range of settings.

Follow this link to take part in the collaboration.

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Bookmarked by Nicola McHugh on 26 Nov 2012
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Advantages of Choosing an Online Nursing School

http://www.affordablenursingschools.com/advantages-online-nursing-school/

Online nursing school is a great option for obtaining higher education while coping with a strenuous work schedule. You may have family to look after, a full time job, and a busy social life; but an online degree has the flexibility that enables you to work at your own pace and finish it with flying colors.

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Bookmarked by Linda Butler on 26 Nov 2012
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REDcap - Online Data Management

http://rc.partners.org/edcredcap

Using REDCap's stream-lined process for rapidly developing databases, you may create and design databases using 1) the Online Form Editor and/or 2) the offline method by constructing a "data dictionary" file in Microsoft Excel and uploading it to REDCap. REDCap provides user-friendly web-based case report forms, real-time data entry validation (e.g. for data types and range checks) and audit trails. Users are assigned different levels of access which can be form or rights based.

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Bookmarked by The Editorial Team on 12 Nov 2012
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New open-access, online journal: Infectious Diseases of Poverty

http://www.idpjournal.com/

A new, online journal has been launched, containing open access articles relating to infectious diseases.

Infectious Diseases of Poverty ( http://www.idpjournal.com ) has been launched at the Second Global Symposium on Health Systems Research on 2nd November, in partnership with the National Institute of Parasitic Diseases (NIPD), China CDC.

The journal will contain a range of aricles relating to infectious diseases in poor regions of the world, including health systems research. All articles are peer reviewed, and translated into six languages, thanks to an agreement with Translators without Borders, who also work with the Global Health Network.

The Editor-in-Chief Professor Xiao-Nong Zhou, Director of the National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, China CDC, writes: "The Infectious Diseases of Poverty journal aims to build on the 'One health, One world' approach recommended by the Global Report for Research on Infectious Diseases of Poverty ( http://www.who.int/tdr/publications/global_report/en/index.html ), which was published in April by TDR, the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases. The new journal welcomes all groups who are engaged in research on infectious diseases - scientific investigators, academic societies, physicians, decision makers, research funders, patient advocacy groups, educational organizations. Welcome and join us!"

The link to this new online journal is here: http://www.idpjournal.com/ and users can sign up for article alerts.

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Bookmarked by The Editorial Team on 12 Nov 2012
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Second Round of Mass General Consortium for Affordable Medical Technologies (CAMTech)

http://www.massgeneralcenterforglobalhealth.org/camtech/

The Consortium for Affordable Medical Technologies (CAMTech) is a global consortium of academic, clinical, corporate and implementation partners working to expedite and improve affordable medical technology development for low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). CAMTech’s mission is to co-create, test and deploy innovative, high-quality and affordable health technologies to improve health outcomes in the poorest regions of the world. CAMTech’s first priority area will focus on maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH).

Please follow this link to access the second round of innovation awards announcement.

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Bookmarked by The Editorial Team on 6 Nov 2012
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