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McCracken, Wendy; Turner, Oliver – Deafness and Education International, 2012
This paper discusses the experiences of parents of deaf children with additional complex needs (ACN) in accessing cochlear implant (CI) services and achieving ongoing support. Of a total study group of fifty-one children with ACN, twelve had been fitted with a CI. The parental accounts provide a rich and varied picture of service access. For some…
Descriptors: Deafness, Educational Administration, Assistive Technology, Communication Skills
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Brown, Freddy Jackson; Cooper, Kate; Diebel, Tara – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2013
People with learning disabilities have higher levels of health needs compared with the general population (Nocon, 2006, Background evidence for the DRC's formal investigation into health inequalities experienced by people with learning disabilities or mental health problems. London and Manchester, Disability Rights Commission). Research has shown…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Disabilities, Barriers, Health Services
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Chambers, James; Emlyn-Jones, Daniel – Anatomical Sciences Education, 2009
Traditional dissection teaching is being reduced in a number of medical schools, particularly in the United Kingdom. In response to this, 12 medical students from Warwick University, UK, traveled to the Island of Grenada for an intensive extracurricular dissection course at St. George's University. This course not only benefited the host…
Descriptors: Medical Education, Medical Students, Laboratory Procedures, Foreign Countries
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Bleakley, Alan; Hobbs, Adrian; Boyden, James; Walsh, Linda – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2004
Work in progress is reported for a research project aiming to improve multiprofessional teamworking in operating theatres through iterative educational intervention. Experimental design is combined with collaborative inquiry. The hypothesis is: will planned, complex educational intervention focused upon improving communication in teamwork lead to…
Descriptors: Teamwork, Surgery, Health Personnel, Interpersonal Communication