Teaching Professionalism: Comparing Written and Video Case-Studies.

Purpose: Professionalism is a difficult concept to teach to healthcare professionals. Case-studies in written and video format have demonstrated to be effective teaching tools to improve a student's knowledge, but little is known about their impact on student behaviour. The purpose of this research study was to investigate and compare the impact of the 2 teaching tools on a student's behaviour during a simulation.

TcO oxidative dissolution by birnessite under anaerobic conditions: a solid-solid redox reaction impacting the environmental mobility of Tc-99.

Remediation efforts for the abatement of Tc-99 contamination in the environment have traditionally focused on the reduction of soluble pertechnetate (Tc(vii)O4-) to insoluble, and less mobile, technetium(iv) oxide (TcO2). Effectiveness of the reductive immobilization of Tc-99 depends on the susceptibility of TcO2 to oxidation to TcO4-in situ, as it is subject to dissolution by oxidizing agents, such as oxygen. Manganese minerals can be a liability for the long-term in situ immobilization of Tc-99, even in suboxic and anoxic systems due to their strong oxidizing capacity.

Healthy Alberta Communities: impact of a three-year community-based obesity and chronic disease prevention intervention.

Objective: To assess the impact of a 3 year (2006-2009) community-based intervention for obesity and chronic disease prevention in four diverse "Healthy Alberta Communities" (HAC).

Methods: Targeted intervention development incorporated the ANGELO conceptual framework to help community stakeholders identify environmental determinants of obesity amenable to intervention. Several inter-related initiatives were implemented.

Early cognitive development in children born to women with epilepsy: a prospective report.

Purpose: In this prospective study the early cognitive development of children born to women with epilepsy (n = 198) was assessed and compared to a group of children representative of the general population (n = 230).

Methods: The children were assessed when younger than the age of 2 years using the Griffiths Mental Development Scales, either in their local participating hospital or in their home. The assessments were completed by an assessor who was blinded to whether the child's mother had epilepsy and to antiepileptic drug type.