UT Tyler Nursing on Google +

Google + (kind of like Facebook) has a really cool feature called "Hangouts". By using the Hangouts with Extras you can do:

• Up to 6 video chats (I haven't had a problem with echo feedback, yet)
• chat window
• whiteboard
• edit documents together by importing them in and then exporting them out
• call people on the phone through the hangout to add them to the conversation
• share your screen

I have tested it out some and from what I can tell this is a valuable tool for all of us. We have a UT Tyler Nursing page setup here: https://plus.google.com/105425859458521158855

1. Follow that link and click the red button that says Join Google +.
2. If you already have a Google account (YouTube, Google or gmail) then go ahead and sign in. If not, press the red button in the top right hand corner to sign up.
3. Add The University of Texas at Tyler Nursing Programs to your circle.

When you are in and on our homepage you will see "Have fun with all your circles using your live webcam Start Hangout". Select the circles or people you want to share with (they have to have a Google account). There are two kinds of hangouts. If you just select the green button you won't have all the features. Select "Try Hangouts with Extras" below the green button.
I would love to try this out with a group. So, once I get enough members in the UT Tyler Nursing circle I'll schedule some times where we can all practice. It will be fun!

Thanks,
Gina Parkins
gparkins@uttyler.edu

Dr. Kim Armour successfully defending her disseration on Tuesday!

Dr. Kim Armour!!

Kim Armour and her dissertation committee

Congratulations to Carol Rowley for successfully defending her proposal!

International proposal defense between Texas and Mongolia

 

 Peg Landrum was on the phone leaning against the computer!

Congratulations to Carol Rowley for having a successful proposal defense all the way from Mongolia!!

Global Impact Corps: Global Health Volunteer Abroad Opportunity

Global Impact Corps: Global Health Volunteer Abroad Opportunity
http://www.uniteforsight.org/volunteer-abroad

Join Unite For Sight’s Global Impact Corps for a hands-on, immersive global health experience.  A transformative volunteer abroad experience for students and professionals, Unite For Sight is renowned as the highest quality global health immersion and volunteer abroad program worldwide. Unite For Sight prides itself on offering the best global health experience for our volunteers, coupled with the highest quality healthcare delivery programs with our partners.

Locations of Year-Round Health Care Delivery: Ghana, Honduras, and India
(volunteer for 7 days, 15 days, 20 days, 4 weeks, 6 weeks, 8 weeks, 10 weeks, or more)
What do Unite For Sight volunteers do?  Our Global Impact Corps volunteers come from very diverse backgrounds, including those interested in public health, medicine, international development, social entrepreneurship, and the social sciences. While volunteering abroad, they support and learn from the partner clinics' talented medical professionals who are social entrepreneurs addressing complex global health issues.  Global Impact Fellows gain a comprehensive understanding about the complexities and realities of global health, social entrepreneurship, and international development.
Global Impact Fellow volunteers work with local doctors to eliminate patient barriers to care for patients living in extreme poverty.  They assist with patient education, visual acuity screening, patient intake, distributing the glasses and medication prescribed by the local eye doctors, and other important support tasks.  They also have the opportunity to observe the surgeries provided by the local doctors.  Additionally, volunteers may participate in the Global Impact Lab, an optional program for those interested in pursuing global health research. For example, we currently have volunteers pursuing research studies about medication management, the use of visual resources for patient education, traditional medicine practices, and patient barriers to care.

What do volunteers say? "I gained a vast basin of knowledge not only about eye health, but also on the healthcare infrastructure, patient interactions, and management systems of the developing world. Reading about health issues in the news or in class became stark reality during my summer in Dhenkanal, and I now aim to reinvigorate my efforts to study and contribute to the field of international health." Pallavi Basu, Global Impact Fellow. 

See more volunteer accounts at http://www.uniteforsight.org/volunteer-abroad/volunteer-accounts

Complete details online at http://www.uniteforsight.org/volunteer-abroad

Kim Armour has manuscript accepted!

Kim Armour received a letter accepting a manuscript she submitted for peer review to Nursing for Women's Health. The manuscript is "Beyond Border: International Surrogacy".

Go, Kim!! Congrats!

Donna Hood's Manuscript Accepted!

Donna Hood's manuscript "CSII: What the Nurse Needs to Know About Insulin Pump Therapy" has been accepted for publication in Nursing for Women's Health.

Congratulations, Donna!!

Elluminate Tutorial

Elluminate is now called Collaborate and it looks a little different. Watch this quick tutorial to get familiar with it.