Author: Martin Adler

by Andrzej Kononowicz

Every project needs evaluation. Even though it might sometimes be considered as cumbersome or stressful for those whose work is evaluated, it is important that the merits and limitations of any given project are clearly laid out. A well-conducted evaluation ideally goes beyond highlighting the particular achievements of a program by delivering ideas for improvement. Furthermore it justifies the need to continue the efforts surrounding the project and its aims. It is commonplace that evaluation and feedback are employed during the last stage of the curriculum development cycle. However, it is well-founded that initiating evaluations in program development should be started as early as possible. The benefits are many with the central reasoning being that evaluating early on maintains and ensures that the chosen tools align with the planned outcome(s).

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by Maria Elvén

Generally, clinical reasoning refers to a health professional’s thinking and decision-making process. It guides practical actions, implying a process limited to the cognitive activities of health professionals. In more elaborated definitions of clinical reasoning, we may also find concepts such as collaboration and context. These imply a broader view of the reasoning process where the client and situational factors also come into play. The number of definitions of clinical reasoning are innumerable. Variations within and between different professional disciplines are equally as many. There is no established singular definition of the nature, relevant components or boundaries of a health professional’s clinical reasoning. The co-existence of multiple definitions leads to a plethora of variation in clinicians’ view(s) of clinical reasoning. These variations in turn influence their consistent and uniform application of reasoning in practice.

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By Jennifer Vrouvides

We published our most recent deliverable this week: Developing, implementing, and disseminating an adaptive clinical reasoning curriculum for healthcare students and educators.

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by Ada Frankowska

Hello! I’m Ada, a junior doctor from Cracow, Poland. I would like to describe how teaching clinical reasoning looks like from a student’s perspective – I just graduated university in June, so my memories are still fresh. Let’s get on with it!

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by Martin Adler

Summer term 2020 was special. Most universities start their summer term in April and thus, with the onset of the Corona outbreak in March, their preparation time given the circumstances was reduced drastically. One of the major challenges was that face-to-face lectures had to be planned online. In a very short amount of time, new online conference systems were established, and the necessary technical support was partially organized with the help of student tutors. Even though people who work on international projects are already used to video conferencing solutions, the amount of potential technical difficulties is still high and bandwidth issues can destroy all previous efforts.

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