Group items tagged

In this article, the authors develop a definition of positive deviance, a foundational construct in positive organizational scholarship. They offer a normative definition of positive deviance: intentional behaviors that depart from the norms of a referent group in honorable ways. The authors contrast this normative perspective on deviance with statistical, supraconformity, and reactive perspectives on deviance. They also develop research propositions that differentiate positive deviance from related prosocial types of behaviors, including organizational citizenship, whistle-blowing, corporate social responsibility, and creativity/innovation. Finally, the authors offer some initial ideas on how to operationalize positive deviance.

"Without some definitions, all attempts to improve teaching wander aimlessly in a sea of conflicting ambitions. In this essay, we offer a way across those troubled waters. With a definition of good teaching clearly in mind, we can then offer some insights into how the best teachers achieve them. "

"Medscape Mobile app is a great tool for clinicians, particularly those who use iPad or KindleFire. The user-friendly interface is a definite improvement over other medical reference apps, and its wealth of offline content is a great addition as well. Plus - it's free!"

"Seen in this light, narrative medicine appears as something rather different from a portmanteau definition covering various other schools of thought. Instead (to change the metaphor) it is more like a foundation offering moral and practical underpinning to every aspect of being a doctor. "

" They then outline four different theoretical frameworks held by medical educators that the authors believe guide educators' views on the topic, knowingly or not. Within each theoretical framework, the authors begin with a definition of clinical reasoning (from that viewpoint) and then discuss learning, assessment, and research implications."

Today's definition of medical professionalism is evolving - from autonomy to accountability, from expert opinion to evidence-based medicine, and from self-interest to teamwork and shared responsibility. For many, medical professionalism is the "heart and soul of medicine." More than the adherence to a set of medical ethics, it is the daily expression of what originally attracted them to the field of medicine - a desire to help people and to help society as a whole by providing quality health care. But many physicians today experience profound obstacles to fulfilling the ideals of medical professionalism in practice.

Background The term Web 2.0 became popular following the O'Reilly Media Web 2.0 conference in 2004; however, there are difficulties in its application to health and medicine. Principally, the definition published by O'Reilly is criticized for being too am

The Hospice Volunteer Training Online program is different than any program currently offered. It is an introduction to the core concepts of hospice including it's history and philosophy, ethical and privacy considerations, definitions of team roles and eligibility, communication techniques, bereavement and grief explorations, and alternative therapies.

We know they're not expected to be pretty, amazing or especially creative. But shouldn't stock photos at least make sense? These medical stock photos, lifted from legitimate stock photo sites and judged by our panel of experts, definitely missed that point.

- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia