Tuesday, May 3, 2011

NEW Books and Resources from the Library

Smartphones in health care




It is a fact that the so-called smart technology is penetrating and changing our lives.  “It is impacting...not only on the manner in which we communicate, but also on our sense of culture, community, identity and relationships.”  Read this article on how the Smartphones impact on the healthcare, what the future holds for them in this industry, what their limits and challenges are. 


New books in the library

Blumberg Phyllis; foreword by Maryellen Weimer. Developing learner-centered teaching: a practical guide for faculty. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2009. [Class: TEACHING] Look inside

Richard L. Cruess, Sylvia R. Cruess, Yvonne Steinert (Eds.). Teaching medical professionalism. New York: CUP, 2009.
[Class: EDUCATION]
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Brooks-Harris Jeff E., Stock-Ward Susan. Workshops: designing and facilitating experiential learning. London: Sage Publications, 1999.
[Class: WRITING / PUBLISHING]
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Chambers Ruth, Mohanna Kay, Spurgeon Peter and Wall David (Eds.). How to succeed as a leader. Oxford: Radcliffe Publishing, 2007.
[Class: EDUCATION - FACULTY DEVELOPMENT - LEADERSHIP]
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Falk Bill. The curious family doctor: research by family doctors in Canada. Victoria, BC: Trafford, 2001.
[Class: HISTORY / BIOGRAPHY]

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Moon Jennifer A.. A handbook of reflective and experiential learning: theory and practice. London: RoutledgeFalmer, 2004.
[Class: EDUCATION]
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Canadian International Development Agency. AGAP: Strengthening primary health care in Brazil and Canada. (vol. 1-3) [DVD]. Toronto: Tcanopy media, 2011.
[Class: HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS]

A compilation of lectures and presentations produced as part of the AGAP project, a collaboration between DFCM, U of Toronto, CIDA and Brazil.

For more information about this progect see also the video:
AGAP - University of Toronto, DFCM - Primary Health Care Brazil - Canada
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8JR_4u9SXo




DFCM FELLOWS' PAPERS online

The DFCM Fellows' Papers database, past papers done by Academic Fellows and students in the Master's / Graduate Studies Program, has been updated to include the full text for the entire collection from 1994 to 2010. The links to the full texts of projects are password protected, and are accessible to fellows and DFCM staff only.  Please contact the DFCM Library, or Graduate Studies Programme to obtain the password.

How to access the projects?
From  the DFCM Library page, go to Past Fellows' Papers