Systematic review

The role of blended learning in the clinical education of healthcare students: A systematic review

by Michael Rowe

Background: Developing practice knowledge in healthcare is a complex process that is difficult to teach. Clinical... more Background: Developing practice knowledge in healthcare is a complex process that is difficult to teach. Clinical education exposes students to authentic learning situations, but students also need epistemological access to tacit knowledge and clinical reasoning skills in order to interpret clinical problems. Blended learning offers opportunities for the complexity of learning by integrating face-to-face and online interaction. However, little is known about its use in clinical education.

Aim: To determine the impact of blended learning in the clinical education of healthcare students.

Methods: Articles published between 2000 and 2010 were retrieved from online and print sources, and included multiple search methodologies. Search terms were derived following a preliminary review of relevant literature.

Results: A total of 71 articles were retrieved and 57 were removed after two rounds of analysis. Further methodological appraisals excluded another seven, leaving seven for the review. All studies reviewed evaluated the use of a blended learning intervention in a clinical context, although each intervention was different. Three studies included a control group, and two were qualitative in nature. Blended learning was shown to help bridge the gap between theory and practice and to improve a range of selected clinical competencies among students.

Conclusion: Few high-quality studies were found to evaluate the role of blended learning in clinical education, and those that were found provide only rudimentary evidence that integrating technology-enhanced teaching with traditional approaches have potential to improve clinical competencies among health students. Further well-designed research into the use of blended learning in clinical education is therefore needed before we rush to adopt it.

Systematic review of sonographic chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency findings in multiple sclerosis

by Tristan Lane

Ethnic density effects on physical morbidity, mortality and health behaviours: A systematic review of the literature.

by Christo Albor

This was a systematic review in which I contributed. It was led by Laia Becares (Manchester). Other co-authors were Mai Stafford, James Nazroo, Richard Shaw, Karl Atkin, Kate Pickett, Kath Kiernan and Richard Wilkinson. It is currently in press with the American Journal of Public Health (2012)

The effectiveness of nurse-led care in people with rheumatoid arthritis: A systematic review

by Mwidimi Ndosi

Successful Risk Assessment May Not Always Lead To Successful Risk Control: A Systematic Literature Review of Risk Control after Root Cause Analysis

by Alan Card

Alan J. Card, James Ward, P. John Clarkson. Successful Risk Assessment May Not Always Lead To Successful Risk Control: A Systematic Literature Review of Risk Control after Root Cause Analysis. Journal of Healthcare Risk Management. 2012;31(3):6-12.

Root cause analysis is perhaps the most widely used tool in healthcare risk management, but does it actually lead to... more Root cause analysis is perhaps the most widely used tool in healthcare risk management, but does it actually lead to successful risk control? Are there categories of risk control that are more likely to be effective? And do healthcare risk managers have the tools they need to support the risk control process? This systematic review examines how the healthcare sector translates risk analysis to risk control action plans and examines how to do better. It suggests that the hierarchy of risk controls should inform risk control action planning and that new tools should be developed to improve the risk control process.

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Risk and Protective Factors for Suicide and Suicidal Behaviour: a Literature Review

by Fiona Harris

The Effectiveness of Interventions to Change Six Health Behaviours: a Review of Reviews

by Fiona Harris

Constructing High Quality Use Case Models: A Systematic Review of Current Practices

by Mohamed El-Attar

MMR, immunisation & parental decisions: A systematic review of parental predictors

by Niko Tiliopoulos