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AMEE Webinar: ‘COVID-19 Students’ & teachers wellbeing journey: Struggling, embracing, empowering’

AMEE is hosting a special webinar, ‘COVID-19 Students’ and teachers wellbeing journey: Struggling, embracing, empowering‘ will be presented by Janusz Janczukowicz, Jo Bishop & Ewa Pawlowicz on Thursday the 16th of April 2020 at 1000 hrs UK (GMT+1).

As of 2019, the AMEE webinar series will be entirely free. Please register here.

Due to limited space, it is advisable to join on time as AMEE cannot guarantee entry to the webinars. More information and resources can be found on our special webpage here.

AMEE also has a Special Interest Group (SIG) if you wish to carry on the conversation with any of the presenters.

To access the SIG please log onto AMEE’s sister site MedEdWorld and register your details, once logged in you can access the group by clicking on ‘Special Interest Groups’ located on the left-hand side of your screen.

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COVID-19: A Gender Lens

“The need for access to skilled birth attendants, protection from gender-based violence, contraception, and safe abortion often becomes more acute during outbreaks. COVID-19 is no different in the respect. Domestic violence reportedly rose in Wuhan, China, during the city’s two-month lockdown. And people still have sex, experience puberty, menstruate, become pregnant, and give birth during public-health emergencies, so meeting these needs must remain a high priority.

That requires promoting women to leadership roles. Women are skilled service providers, epidemiologists, caregivers, community leaders, and more. Above all, they are the best experts on their own lives and must be meaningfully engaged in all preparedness and response efforts. That means ensuring the participation of girls and women in all local, national, regional, and global task forces on COVID-19. Women must serve on local community councils and in legislative bodies where important decisions are made. At the international level, gender imbalances in global health leadership, where men hold 72% of the top positions, must urgently be addressed.”

More on “A Gender Lens for COVID-19” via Project Syndicate here.

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Snagit & Camtasia Platforms Available

Via our UBC Information Technology: UBC has secured a license for the popular software Snagit and Camtasia now available UBC-wide at no cost. Both software packages are available for download through the Convas Learning Management System.

Snagit is a powerful screen capture tool that allows you to easily capture, modify and share screenshots and basic video captures of your computer screen. This tool is invaluable for instructional and support purposes.

Camtasia complements the functionality of Snagit and includes comprehensive video and audio recording of your screen. This software has all the editing tools to create great video content and allows for easy sharing of your videos to anyone, anywhere.

Learn more on “Snagit and Camtasia Now Available for all UBC Staff, Faculty and Students” here.

*Image courtesy of TechSmith.

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Learning Opportunities

Greetings Residents,

Hope you are well! If you’re looking for additional learning opportunities including modules and certificate programs, Dr. Jennifer Ross and I have been assembling a series of resources and links that we’d encourage you to explore. These links are also located under the COVID Resources tab above. For those transitioning your teaching to an online environment, check out our Preceptor Resources AHD Preparation for ideas on how to engage learners.

Learning Opportunities

Also, you may want to take this opportunity to revisit your exam preparation. Learn more here about spaced learning and repetition and maintaining your focus during this period of change.

~ Jacqueline
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