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Inspiratory Muscle Training as an Adjunct to the Treatment of Weaning Failure in Critically Ill Patients: A Practical Guide
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2026
Respiratory muscle weakness is highly prevalent in patients weaning from mechanical ventilation. Resistive inspiratory muscle training (IMT) can improve inspiratory strength and potentially weaning outcomes. This protocol provides a structured approach to offer IMT to selected patients based on the best available knowledge, facilitating its wider application in critical care.
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Training and Competency in Animal Procedures
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2026
All animal procedures described here must be conducted in accordance with institutional animal ethics guidelines and approved by IACUC. All procedures must follow the principles of the 3Rs—Replacement, Reduction, and Refinement—and must be performed by trained personnel. A Stepwise Approach to Training Proper training and competency in animal procedures are essential to ensure high standards of animal welfare and reliable scientific outcomes. A structured, progressive training approach is...
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Setting Up a Stroke Team Algorithm and Conducting Simulation-based Training in the Emergency Department - A Practical Guide
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2017
Every min counts in acute stroke care. This guide shows how to establish a Stroke Team algorithm and enhance its performance with regular simulation training. The principles of Crew Resource Management (CRM) facilitate a straight workflow, reduce door-to-needle times and increase staff satisfaction.
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Training Persons with Spinal Cord Injury to Ambulate Using a Powered Exoskeleton
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2016
Training a person with paralysis to ambulate using a powered exoskeleton may present challenges. The goals are to present the candidate selection criteria and the training procedures for exoskeletal-assisted walking and other mobility skills that can be progressed as the participant's skill level improves.
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Vision Training Methods for Sports Concussion Mitigation and Management
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2015
This paper describes a protocol to conduct, quantitatively monitor, and assess the success of vision training initiated as part of a sports medical management program including intervention for concussion prevention and performance enhancement.
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Feedback connects observed performance with specific improvements. During supervised examination, procedural, communication, or case-based activities, instructors can identify technical weaknesses, reasoning problems, or communication gaps and guide learners toward more effective performance. Repeating the activity after feedback helps refine skills, strengthen professional judgment, and clarify when a learner needs additional support before assuming greater responsibility.
Simulated settings allow learners to practice clinical tasks and decision-making before or alongside direct patient care. They may use simulation or standardized patients to reproduce relevant activities while maintaining supervision and structured feedback. Clinical placements add experience with real patient interactions and changing circumstances, so the two settings connect preparation with the demands of healthcare practice.
Recognizing limitations helps learners respond safely when their knowledge, technical ability, or judgment is not yet sufficient for a task. Practical activities make these boundaries visible through supervision, feedback, and changing clinical situations. This awareness supports appropriate help-seeking, reduces overconfidence, and prepares learners to take on more independent responsibilities as competence develops.
A structured activity begins with applying relevant classroom concepts to an examination, procedure, communication task, laboratory exercise, or clinical case. The learner performs under supervision, receives feedback on the process and decisions made, and then refines performance through continued practice. This sequence links theoretical understanding to observable actions and clinical reasoning rather than treating knowledge as separate from care.
Medical learners may work in simulation environments, with standardized patients, in laboratory exercises, or during clinical placements. Each format offers a different way to practice examination, procedures, communication, or case-based decision-making. Using several settings helps connect controlled practice with patient care and gives learners opportunities to adapt their knowledge and skills across situations.
Practical training places learners in activities where they must combine technical performance, communication, and decisions about patient care. Supervised practice and feedback help them interpret cases, coordinate with others, and respond when conditions change. These experiences strengthen clinical reasoning and teamwork while showing how individual actions contribute to safe, effective healthcare practice.