43 research outputs found
Resolution of practical cases in small groups in the teaching of “general and analytical chemistry” subject of degree in pharmacy
El Proyecto realizado por el equipo docente del Departamento de Química Analítica de la Facultad de
Farmacia de Sevilla, ha utilizado la técnica de enseñanza en pequeños grupos (EPG) que constituye
una faceta esencial en la renovación de las metodologías docentes para la incorporación y adaptación
de las enseñanzas universitarias al Espacio Europeo de Educación Superior. La actividad propuesta se
ha llevado a cabo en la asignatura “Química General y Analítica” del Grado en Farmacia. Con el
objetivo de mejorar el aprendizaje del alumno y fomentar el trabajo en equipo del mismo, se ha
subdividido en tres cada uno de los seis grupos asignados a “Clases Prácticas en el aula”, logrando un
número de alumnos presentes en la misma (20 alumnos) que permite la impartición de la docencia con
una dinámica distinta a la lección magistral. La actividad desarrollada ha tenido una gran acogida por
parte de los alumnos donde un alto porcentaje de los mismos consigue superar sin grandes dificultades el apartado del examen destinado a casos prácticos.The Project developed by the Educational Team of the Department of Analytical Chemistry (Faculty
of Pharmacy, Seville), has used the technique of Small Groups Learning (SGL) that constitutes an
essential facet in the renovation of the educational methodologies for the incorporation and adaptation
of the university lessons to the European Space for Higher Education. The proposed activity has been
carried out in the “General and Analytical Chemistry” subject of the Degree in Pharmacy. With the
aim of improving the learning of the student and fomenting the work in equipment of the same, it has
been subdivided in three each one of the six assigned groups to “Practical exercises in the classroom”,
obtaining a number of present students in the same (20 students) that allows the imparting of teaching
with a dynamic different from the magisterial lesson. The developed activity has presented a great
reception by the students and a high percentage of the same is able to surpass without great difficulties the section of the examination destined to practical cases
Frutos tropicais silvestres e polpas de frutas congeladas: atividade antioxidante, polifenóis e antocianinas
The evaluation of a continuing professional development package for primary care dentists designed to reduce stress, build resilience and improve clinical decision-making
Introduction: Stress and burnout are widely accepted as a problem for primary care dental practitioners. Previous programmes to address this issue have met with some success. Burnout is associated with poor coping skills and emotion regulation, and increased rates of clinical errors. Anxiety is associated with poor decision-making and is thought to be associated with poor clinical decision-making. Attempts to improve decision-making use increasing meta-awareness and review of thinking processes. Bibliotherapy is an effective method of delivering cognitive behavioural therapy as self-help or guided self-help (with some therapist input) formats.
Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of a specially designed CPD package which was designed to improve coping skills, build resilience and reduce the impact of anxiety on dentists’ clinical decision-making.
Design: A multi-centred quasi-experiment
Setting: Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire (England) 2014
Materials and methods: Thirty-five volunteer primary care dentists used two versions (self-help [SH] and guided self-help [GSH], which included a 3 hour workshop) of a specially written cognitive-behavioural-therapy bibliotherapy programme designed to improve well-being and decision-making.
Main Outcome Measures: The main outcome measures were dentists’ burnout, depression, anxiety, stress and decision-making style. Data were also collected on use and evaluation of the programme.
Results: At 6 weeks there was a clinically and statistically significant reduction in depression, anxiety and stress levels, a statistically significant reduction in burnout (emotional exhaustion) and hypervigilant decision-making and an increase in personal achievement (burnout). The improvements in depression, stress, emotional exhaustion and hypervigilant decision-making were maintained at 6 months. Dentists were overwhelmingly positive in their evaluation of the project and used most of its contents.
Conclusion: With the caveat of small numbers and the lack of a no-treatment control, this project demonstrated that a self-help package can be highly acceptable to dentists and, in the short-to-medium term, improve dentists’ well-being and decision-making with implications for patient safety