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Difference between Nurse Leadership and Nurse Management

Although as a common perception both the terms are synonyms and are used interchangeably but in essence there is a big difference between these two terms. A leader can be an effective manager but a manager can not necessarily be a true leader.

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Bookmarked by Linda Butler on 10 Sep 2012
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Towards an empowerment approach in tuberculosis treatment in Cape Town, South Africa - article

Towards an empowerment approach in tuberculosis treatment in Cape Town, South Africa: a qualitative analysis of programmatic change

This article, presented by Global Health Action, looks at treatment policies to Tubercolosis, and examines a change in TB treatment support that occurred in 2005 in South Africa, from DOT to the enhanced TB adherence programme (ETA).

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Bookmarked by The Editorial Team on 5 Sep 2012
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Strengthening standardised interpretation of verbal autopsy data: the new InterVA-4 tool - article

This article, from open-access online journal Global Health Action, discusses the use of Verbal Autopsies as a way of determining the cause of deaths, and the WHO's new Verbal Autopsy Tool.

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Bookmarked by The Editorial Team on 5 Sep 2012
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BioMed Publishing - open access research publications

Open access provides a way for researchers from low-income countries to participate more fully in the international research community, and so BioMed Central has created a set of initiatives designed to increase the visibility and output of scientific research from these countries.

The 3rd annual Open Access Africa CONFERENCE, hosted by BioMed Central, will be held at the University of Cape Town, South Africa from 4 – 5 November 2012. Go to this site - http://www.biomedcentral.com/developingcountries/events

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Bookmarked by Nicola McHugh on 5 Sep 2012
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Managing Clinical Trials Utilizing Electronic Data Capture (EDC)

Online Course / 1.6 CEUs

October 1 - 28, 2012

Presenter: Maxine Pestronk, OpenClinica

Join the free information session on Thursday, September 6 at 12.00p.m. (EDT) and discover more about this online course, direct from the course instructor. To join, send an email to info@scdm.org

Over four weeks, this course will address general principles, best practice and issues that will allow a Data Manager to work collaboratively and communicate effectively with appropriate team members during study conduct. Topics will include user management, training compliance and regulatory considerations for working in an electronic environment. Participants will gain an understanding of necessary Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) documentation for EDC system updates, as well as mid-study updates for the EDC study application. Considerations for 'faster to lock" will be introduced to take advantage of EDC process.

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Bookmarked by The Editorial Team on 30 Aug 2012
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