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Vol.3, No.1, Knowledge Management & E-Learning: An International Journal (KM&EL)

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As Editors-in-Chief of Knowledge Management & E-Learning: An International Journal (KM&EL), we are very pleased to announce the release of the special issue "Advances in Health Education Applying E-Learning, Simulations and Distance Technologies ". Please see below for a detailed description of the contents.

By 18^th Mar 2011, 53 articles have been published at the KM&EL Journal (DOAJ), with 38,576 full-text downloads.

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Knowledge Management & E-Learning: An International Journal (KM&EL)

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KM&EL Lab, HKU

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Maggie M. Wang and Stephen J.H. Yang

Editors-in-Chief of KM&EL

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The contents of the special issue

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Editorial: Advances in Health Education Applying E-Learning, Simulations and Distance Technologies

By Andre W. Kushniruk

Assessing the Feasibility of Using Virtual Environments in Distance Education

By Constance M. Johnson, Kirsten N. Corazzini, Ryan Shaw

Second Life in Healthcare Education: Virtual Environment's Potential to Improve Patient Safety

By Angie Lee, Zane L. Berge

Virtual Knowledge Production within a Physician Educational Outreach Program

By Mowafa Said Househ, Andre W. Kushniruk, Malcolm Maclure, Bruce Carleton, Denise Cloutier-Fisher

EPR (Electronic Patient Record) Laboratory - Simulated Environment to Learn about a Hospital EPR System

By Kayo Watanabe, Mihoko Okada, Kazuko Yamamoto

Educating Health Professionals about the Electronic Health Record (EHR): Removing the Barriers to Adoption

By Elizabeth Borycki, Ronald S. Joe, Brian Armstrong, Paule Bellwood, Rebecca Campbell

Designing an Electronic Medical Case Simulator for Health Professional Education

By Ronald S. Joe, Anthony Otto, Elizabeth Borycki

Using Information and Communication Technologies in Hospital Classrooms: SAVEH Project

By Carina S. Gonzalez, Pedro Toledo, Silvia Alayon, Vanesa Muñoz, Dolores Meneses

Using a Hematology Curriculum in a Web Portfolio Environment

By Fredrik Enoksson, Ambjörn Naeve, Eva Hellström-Lindberg

Managing Disruptive Physician Behavior: First Steps for Designing an Effective Online Resource

By Colla J. MacDonald, Douglas Archibald, Derek Puddester, Sharon Whiting

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http://www.kmel-journal.org/ojs/index.php/online-publication/about/editorialPolicies#focusAndScope

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Editors-in-Chief

Maggie M. Wang (magwang@hku.hk)

Stephen Yang (jhyang@csie.ncu.edu.tw)

Knowledge Management & E-Learning: An International Journal (KM&EL)

http://www.kmel-journal.org/ojs/index.php/online-publication