Health sciences educator's simulation debriefing practice needs: A mixed methods study.

Background: Simulation debriefing influences learning from healthcare simulation activities. Health sciences educators must be competent in conducting simulation debriefing for healthcare students. A structured faculty development intervention for health sciences educators must be informed by educator needs to enhance its utility.

The PIER framework for healthcare simulation integration in undergraduate physiotherapy education.

Background: The need for healthcare curricula renewal to facilitate a continuum in education from classrooms to diverse healthcare settings is undeniable. Simulation has been recognized as an educational strategy to address healthcare education challenges, with limited reporting on the integration of simulation-based learning experiences in physiotherapy education. The study aimed to describe the finalisation of a framework for integration of healthcare simulation in an undergraduate physiotherapy program.

A comparison of the effectiveness of QCPR and conventional CPR training in final-year medical students at a South African university.

Introduction: High-quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) saves lives. Training on basic first aid manikins allows students to practice manoeuvres and provides realistic resistance to chest compressions. Conventional CPR has no real-time feedback to observe the quality of CPR.

Prevalence of eye pathology in a group of diabetic patients at National District Hospital Outpatient Department in Bloemfontein, South Africa.

Background: Diabetic retinopathy is the third most common cause of blindness after cataracts and glaucoma in South Africa. Primary healthcare interventions providing eye care services play an important role in preventing complications.

Aim: To determine the prevalence of eye pathology in a group of diabetic patients at National District Hospital by screening for diabetes-associated ocular pathology.