Innovations in healthcare can arise from the simplest ideas. In this episode of the IGHPE podcast series, we talk to Yaman Abou Jieb, Chief Technology Officer of Afree (Aboujaib For Renewable Energy & Electronics). During our conversation, we discuss PenCam, a device to help individuals with impaired vision, or who […]

By Dr. Gráinne Kearney, Dr. Michael K. Corman, and Prof. Gerry Gormley Institutional ethnography (IE), with its complex sociological roots, might not seem the obvious choice for a practicing doctor undertaking a PhD in medical education. Indeed, those involved in Health Professions Education (HPE) could be forgiven for considering IE’s […]

In this week’s IGHPE podcast, we’re looking at game-based learning, or gamification, and its use in medical education. Joining us to discuss this topic are Nicole Capdarest, Director of Blaisdell Medical Library, University of California, Davis, and Jamie Gray, Director of the Distributed eLibrary, Weill Cornell Medicine – Qatar. Biographies […]

Today, May 12, is International Nurses’ Day, a day on which we celebrate the birth of Florence Nightingale and recognize the integral role of nursing in healthcare. To mark this day, we want to revisit some of our past content highlighting innovative work by nurses worldwide. This work covers a […]

This IGHPE podcast learns more about VeinTrain, an organization dedicated to providing training solutions for Venepuncture, Cannulation, and Intravenous Therapy. We spoke to Sarah Phillips, Managing Director, Clinical Lead, and Founder of VeinTrain at WISH 2018 in Doha, Qatar. http://www.veintrain.ae/ VEINTRAIN Biography Sarah Phillips BA, MA, Dip N is VeinTrain […]