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Google Classroom Tutorial For Teachers l MIM Learnovate
Google Classroom Tutorial For Teachers l MIM Learnovate
#googleclassroomforteachers #createanewclass #uploadassignment Hey Everyone, In this video I’m going to tell you how to create a class as a teacher in google classroom , how to add topics in the class, how to create assignment , material, how to add student and much more. Stay tuned for more videos on Google classroom. Don't forget to like, comment and subscribe. Follow me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mim.learnovate/ Follow me on Facebook --------- https://www.facebook.com/mim.graphics.73
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Digital Access Training | 04 - Using subtitles within your organisation
Digital Access Training | 04 - Using subtitles within your organisation
Discover the best ways to embed access across your organisation. The training is divided into six sections. It's important to watch each section to fully understand, not just how to start subtitling, but why they're so important and how to make them fully accessible for d/Deaf, deafened and hard of hearing audiences. Find all training videos at http://www.stagetext.org/training Resources mentioned in these videos can be found at http://www.stagetext.org/digital-resources Find out how to donate to Stagetext and help cover the costs of producing these videos at http://www.stagetext.org/suppor...
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Digital Access Training | 04 - Using subtitles within your organisation
Scuba Diving With Cochlear Implants
Scuba Diving With Cochlear Implants
We report on a patient with bilateral cochlear implants (a Med-El Combi40 and a Med-El Combi40+), as well as considerable experience in scuba diving with both of his implants. After having been exposed to 68 and 89 dives, respectively, in depths of up to 43 m, both cochlear implants are in working o …
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Scuba Diving With Cochlear Implants
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Our Mission: Historically, due to lack of available appropriate training, First Responders have encountered difficulties providing services to Deaf members of the community. NFRDCT partners with First Responders, providing high-quality cultural and language training to enable more successful interactions with Deaf consumers. Our Vision: Via
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1AuDDoc on Etsy
1AuDDoc on Etsy
You searched for: 1AuDDoc! Discover the unique items that 1AuDDoc creates. At Etsy, we pride ourselves on our global community of sellers. Each Etsy seller helps contribute to a global marketplace of creative goods. By supporting 1AuDDoc, you’re supporting a small business, and, in turn, Etsy!
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1AuDDoc on Etsy
A cluster randomised trial of cloth masks compared with medical masks in healthcare workers
A cluster randomised trial of cloth masks compared with medical masks in healthcare workers
Editor's Note The authors of this article, published in 2015, have written a response to their work in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. We urge our readers to consider the response when reading the article. Objective The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of cloth masks to medical masks in hospital healthcare workers (HCWs). The null hypothesis is that there is no difference between medical masks and cloth masks. Setting 14 secondary-level/tertiary-level hospitals in Hanoi, Vietnam. Participants 1607 hospital HCWs aged ≥18 years working full-time in selected high-risk wards. Intervention Hospital wards were randomised to: medical masks, cloth masks or a control group (usual practice, which included mask wearing). Participants used the mask on every shift for 4 consecutive weeks. Main outcome measure Clinical respiratory illness (CRI), influenza-like illness (ILI) and laboratory-confirmed respiratory virus infection. Results The rates of all infection outcomes were highest in the cloth mask arm, with the rate of ILI statistically significantly higher in the cloth mask arm (relative risk (RR)=13.00, 95% CI 1.69 to 100.07) compared with the medical mask arm. Cloth masks also had significantly higher rates of ILI compared with the control arm. An analysis by mask use showed ILI (RR=6.64, 95% CI 1.45 to 28.65) and laboratory-confirmed virus (RR=1.72, 95% CI 1.01 to 2.94) were significantly higher in the cloth masks group compared with the medical masks group. Penetration of cloth masks by particles was almost 97% and medical masks 44%. Conclusions This study is the first RCT of cloth masks, and the results caution against the use of cloth masks. This is an important finding to inform occupational health and safety. Moisture retention, reuse of cloth masks and poor filtration may result in increased risk of infection. Further research is needed to inform the widespread use of cloth masks globally. However, as a precautionary measure, cloth masks should not be recommended for HCWs, particularly in high-risk situations, and guidelines need to be updated. Trial registration number Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry: ACTRN12610000887077.
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A cluster randomised trial of cloth masks compared with medical masks in healthcare workers
Efficacy of Face Shields Against Cough Aerosol Droplets From a Cough Simulator
Efficacy of Face Shields Against Cough Aerosol Droplets From a Cough Simulator
Health care workers are exposed to potentially infectious airborne particles while providing routine care to coughing patients. However, much is not understood about the behavior of these aerosols and the risks they pose. We used a coughing patient simulator and a breathing worker simulator to inves …
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Efficacy of Face Shields Against Cough Aerosol Droplets From a Cough Simulator
Moving Personal Protective Equipment Into the Community: Face Shields and Containment of COVID-19 | Infectious Diseases | JAMA | JAMA Network
Moving Personal Protective Equipment Into the Community: Face Shields and Containment of COVID-19 | Infectious Diseases | JAMA | JAMA Network
This Viewpoint discusses the prospect that face shields might be more effective than face masks at reducing community SARS-CoV-2 transmission and calls for rapid adoption of face shield-wearing by the public as an infection control strategy.
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Moving Personal Protective Equipment Into the Community: Face Shields and Containment of COVID-19 | Infectious Diseases | JAMA | JAMA Network
Audiologist Mug Funny Audiologist Gift Audiologist Thank You
Audiologist Mug Funny Audiologist Gift Audiologist Thank You
Audiologist Mug, Funny Audiologist Gift, Audiologist Thank You Coffee Mug, Audiologist Birthday Gift Ideas White ceramic coffee mug that says: other audiologists - You. A special gift for an audiologist. Its going to put a smile on the recipients face for sure. This is a high-quality ceramic
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Audiologist Mug Funny Audiologist Gift Audiologist Thank You
ONLINE FEATURE | Re-Opening in a Post-COVID World
ONLINE FEATURE | Re-Opening in a Post-COVID World
This is an unprecedented time, but with preparation and attention to detail, we can continue to safely care for our patients, our profession, and ourselves. Re-opening your audiology practice after the COVID-19 pandemic can be both exciting and stressful for you and your patients. Being able to offer audiological services in a safe manner will be a step in the right direction to achieving our “new normal,” will reinstate some form of revenue for your practice, and most importantly, will bring much-needed service back to your patients who rely on their hearing to stay in touch with their family and friends, now more than ever. Keep up to date with frequent reviews of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website and keep a close eye on your professional associations. Recommendations and information are updating faster than it can be published (Cavitt, 2020; Kornak, 2020). Review the following steps and fine-tune them for your situation to stay calm and confident as you step back into your practice. Before Opening Your Practice Allow your patients to know what you have prepared to keep them as safe as possible. This knowledge will help them feel more comfortable and keep their appointment. Post this on your website and e-newsletters. Ask your front staff to relay this information when scheduling and confirming appointments. Be prepared with at least one facemask per staff member per day and enough gloves to have a new set for each patient. Consider using facemasks with clear portions to allow your patients who are deaf and hard-of-hearing to use speechreading cues during your appointment. Prepare your staff with your new schedule and routines. Give your staff advance notice for any changes to your schedule, routines, or protocols. Knowledge will allow them to feel safer and open the door to ask questions or offer suggestions. Prepare your waiting area to ensure safe social distancing. Keep chairs at least 6 feet apart. Have only a few chairs available to discourage lingering. Mark 6 feet increments anywhere that a line may form, such as check in and check out. Supply hand sanitizer and/or a sink with soap for patients to wash their hands. Post information on teleaudiology services and related technology so patients can familiarize themselves with it while they wait. Before Appointments Reduce your case load to allow for thorough cleaning between patients. Resist the urge to fill your schedules with the same volume as before the pandemic. You will need extra time to thoroughly clean between each and every patient, and this will be more stressful if you have a waiting room full of patients who must stay 6 feet away from each other (Cavitt, 2020). Consider bringing half of your staff at first, with two booths or work areas prepared in case there is a backup of patients. You can move a patient into your second workspace to get them out of the waiting room while you clean the first area. Your workspaces should be prepared ahead of time by removing as many surfaces as possible. Follow your clinic’s cleaning protocol from before the pandemic, knowing that current hospital-grade cleaning processes and supplies are adequate. Remember that COVID can live on metal surfaces for 8-12 hours and porous surfaces for a few hours, so allowing time for your cleaning protocol between patients is critical (Chandrasekhar, 2020). Pre-screen your patients over the phone the day before their appointment. The screening must include, at minimum (Chandrasekhar, 2020): “Have you lost your sense of taste/smell, even if only temporarily?” “Do you have a fever at or above 100.4˚?” “Have you been exposed to anyone who has or may have COVID-19?” If the answer is yes to any of these questions, the patient should be referred to their primary care provider, and the appointment should be cancelled. Use this time to remind the patient of your policy on bringing others to the appointment. Allow only one family member into the appointment, including the waiting room, and only if the patient is underage or requires a guardian. Ask them to arrive on time, but not early, to reduce the likelihood of groups forming in the waiting area. Remind patients of teleaudiology options to consider now and in the future. On the Day of Appointments Screen patients for COVID symptoms before coming into the office. Ask the same questions as the pre-screen, take temperatures, and provide face masks. Be prepared with a referral plan if anyone does not pass this screening. Do not allow unnecessary people, including clinicians, students, and non-essential family members into the workspace. Only allow one necessary family member into the appointment if the patient is underage or requires a guardian. Do case history, give instructions, etc. with at least 6 feet between the clinician and patient as much as possible. This might mean having conversations with the clinician in the hallway, on the control side of the booth, or talking over headphones. All parties, even young children, should wear masks during this and all portions of the appointment. If a child can do conditioned play audiometry, he or she can wear a mask. It should be noted that with masks, interaction within 3 feet is considered safe by the CDC if both parties are not known COVID positive (CDC, 2020). The clinician should be prepared to have a mask, gloves, and eyewear on at all times. Between each patient, the clinician must discard their gloves, thoroughly wash his/her hands, and replace gloves. The clinician should wear some type of eye covering, even if this is typical glasses. If available, the clinician should wear scrubs that he/she changes into at work and out of before leaving. Gowns are not necessary (Chandrasekhar, 2020). If scrubs are not available, the clinician should bring extra clothes in a bag to change into at work and out of before he/she leaves. After Leaving the Practice Shoes should be removed before the clinician enters his/her house. COVID can live on shoes for several hours (Chandrasekhar, 2020). Operating room booties are not necessary. The clinician should shower immediately once he/she arrives home from work. Continue teleaudiology and distance services. You want to keep in-person contact at a minimum while still serving your patients. Consider curbside drop off and pickup for hearing aid, implant, and accessory cleanings and repairs. Become comfortable with remote hearing aid programming via software that is built into many hearing aids already. Prepare videos and e-references for patients to consult from home to troubleshoot their devices with your guidance over a teleaudiology platform. Share your successes and challenges with your colleagues. There are many creative and business plans evolving through this worldwide pandemic (Kornak, 2020), and we should aim to work together for the good of our patients. Now more than ever, we can be stronger together. Conclusion This is an unprecedented time, but with preparation and attention to detail, we can continue to safely care for our patients, our profession, and ourselves.
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ONLINE FEATURE | Re-Opening in a Post-COVID World