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Press release content from Business Wire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. Virtual Global Symposium on Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery Highlights Livestream Training Benefits January 21, 2021 GMT More than 300 participants from around the world participated in the Global Symposium of the ESPINEA® Academy in Karlsruhe. The online training event was sponsored by joimax®. (Graphic: Business Wire) More than 300 participants from around the world participated in the Global Sym...

Naas pharmacy backs campaign to fast-track Covid-19 vaccines to local pharmacies #bestshot campaign by Leinster Leader and KildareNow Reporter:  ); The #bestshot campaign by the Leinster Leader and KildareNow to fast-track Covid-19 vaccines to local pharmacies has been gathering pace. People are being urged to sign a petition on the issue which will be delivered to the Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly so the people of Kildare can let the government know that they believe that the vaccin...

Special AAFP Session Offers Updates on COVID-19 Vaccines CME Credit Available for Participants January 19, 2021, 12:37 pm News Staff — With new information about vaccines for COVID-19 coming on a daily basis, it’s understandable that family physicians have questions about the vaccines, not just for patients, but for themselves as well — and the AAFP is here to provide answers. On Jan. 26, the Academy will host a special panel session, Three panelists will discuss the science behind the ...

KINGSTON – At the Care New England Field Hospital in Cranston, healthcare professionals are putting themselves on the frontlines of the pandemic in order to deliver lifesaving care.  Several of these brave individuals are coming from the University of Rhode Island’s College of Pharmacy. All of them, both professors and students alike, have voluntarily stepped up to the plate. “Seeing these people step up — not just pharmacy but nursing, physicians, everybody — everyb...

Canadian Ophthalmological Society aims to reduce blind spots about vision loss during Glaucoma Awareness Month News provided by Share this article Vision-saving facts shed light on this leading, yet preventable eye disease TORONTO, Jan. 11, 2021 /CNW/ - Known as "the sneak thief of sight" glaucoma is a difficult disease to detect because it has no noticeable symptoms until its at an advanced stage and, once vision is lost, it is permanent. Yet glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible bli...

URI Trains Pharmacists, Students For Coronavirus Vaccine - Narragansett-South Kingstown, RI - "They're turning to our students and their pharmacists and technicians" to get hospital workers vaccinated, a URI spokesperson said.

Education technology: what’s new at BettFest? Bett At Bett, we recognise the urgent need to bring the education and technology community together to learn from this past year and to prepare for the future. It’s with this in mind that we’ve created BettFest, something different to celebrate and support the education community. The three days will offer product discovery, practical Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and best practices for educating students during a pandemic. The new...

 22 Dec 2020 - 9:25 Healthcare professionals and legal experts participated in WCM-Q’s Intersection of Law and Medicine event to discuss the legal implications of the boom in telemedicine sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Peninsula Doha: The legal implications of the dramatic rise in the use of telemedicine during the global COVID-19 pandemic were discussed at the latest installment of Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar’s (WCM-Q) Intersection of Law and Medicine series.  With physical dist...

Parent meetings This period has to a greater extent emphasised the need for institutions to embrace digital tools, not only for survival, but as a key resource for the running of institutions. Collaborative learning was one such key 21 st century skill, especially practiced in the online space. When working collaboratively it can lead to a more motivated and self-monitored working environment. When a standalone individual is working on a task, they have total independence. If that person start...

Queen Mary University of London Judges from the Office of the Thai Judiciary enjoy bespoke, intensive training at Queen Mary Office of the Thai Judiciary at the East London Employment Tribunals Service In partnership with the Office of the Judiciary of Thailand, Queen Mary has developed and delivered training for 70 judges. The Thai judges In Thailand seek to further their understanding of foreign judiciary practice to inform their work domestically. The challenge The judges initially expresse...