Books and Chapters of Books
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Books and Book Chapters published by the Staff of the Faculty of Medicine2024-03-29T11:00:53ZValues-based education: Integrating professionalism into the curriculum
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Values-based education: Integrating professionalism into the curriculum
Mohanna, K.; Perera, D.
Book Chapter
2023-01-01T00:00:00ZDefecation disorders in children: Constipation and fecal incontinence
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Defecation disorders in children: Constipation and fecal incontinence
Baaleman, D.F.; Rajindrajith, S.; Devanarayana, N.M.; Lorenzo, C.D.; Benninga, M.A.
Defecation disorders denote a state of altered defecation dynamics leading to an array of clinical presentations. With the currently available epidemiological studies, it is evident that these disorders have become widely spread global health problems. Due to the broadening of the understanding of escalating healthcare costs and poor quality of life, these disorders demand attention of clinicians and researchers, more than at any other time in history. However, it is regrettable that only little guidance is available for healthcare professionals to manage these disorders. Most of the therapeutic trials and investigation plans are archaic from the viewpoint of a twenty-first-century clinician and are not evidence based. However, new research ventures are being carried out, and the horizon of the knowledge base is expanding, perhaps indicating a brighter future. In this chapter, we discuss emerging concepts of definitions, epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical evaluation, and management of defecation disorders in children and adolescents.
Book Chapter
2021-01-01T00:00:00ZSustainability of innovations in health professions education
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Sustainability of innovations in health professions education
Ponnamperuma, G.; Olupeliyawa, A.; Chandratilake, M.; Marambe, K.
The history of health professions education is replete with innovations in curriculum, teaching and learning, and assessment. Some of these changes have stood the test of time, while others have faded away. Knowledge of the triggering factors that led to the rise and fall of these innovations is helpful when planning future educational innovations, as educators can evade the common pitfalls of unsustainable innovations. This chapter analyses the reasons behind the sustainability of major educational innovations and the demise of the others. In conclusion, the chapter draws on the past sustainability trends to elucidate the features that indicate the long-term viability of innovations in health professions education. Based on the trends in innovations observed throughout history, the chapter attempts to predict what the future holds. Toward this end, the role of technology is featured as a way out, given the possible future restrictions of social contact posed by situations such as the present pandemic.
Book Chapter
2022-01-01T00:00:00ZDevelopment
http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/27031
Development
Sumanasena, S.P.
No abstract available
Book Chapter
2022-01-01T00:00:00Z