Outstanding web for Academic Writing

http://www.phrasebank.manchester.ac.uk/

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

My warmest wishes for a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year

Christmas homework

Dear all,

During this period I would like you to work on "The Nervous System 1".

Please revise units 1,2,3 and 4. Do not forget parts of the body, Health and Medicine, Symptoms and Signs, Infections, Bones, The Heart and Circulation and Pregnancy/Chilhood.

Hope you enjoy these days with your love-ones!

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY 2012!

BREAKINGTHENEWS

Dear all,

Please remember that we will not have class this Thursday becuase University closes. Thursday´s office time is taking place on Monday 19 from 17h to 19h.

I have just found this interesting web site for English learning. I hope you like it:

http://www.englishteachermelanie.com/

Office Time

Although this Thurdays's lessons (22.12.11) may finish in the morning, the office hours will be held in advance on Monday (19.12.11) afternoon from 17 to 19.30

UPDATING

Dear all,
This week we are dealing with "Explaining and Reassuring". We are also working on "Bones" and "the Heart and Circulation".

Please remeber that this Thursday we will see each other in the Master lesson; How to research in English.
HOMEWORK: Pregnancy and childbirth

Conferencia on-line en lengua inglesa

Smith&Nephew y Wounds International tiene el placer de invitarle a la conferencia on-line que tendrá lugar el próximo 14 de diciembre titulada: UNDERSTANDING BIOFILM-BASED: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW (Comprendiendo el Biofilm en el cuidado de heridas: lo qué hace falta saber).
La conferencia es en INGLÉS y hay 2 horarios:

- 12.00h (hora española) (11.00h horario GMT)

- 17.30h (hora española) (16.30h horario GMT)


Para inscribirse tiene que acceder a la página web: www.webcasts.woundsinternational.com y registrarse.
La conferencia on-line estará presidida por el Profesor Keith Harding y contará con las presentaciones de los siguientes ponentes:

- Profesor Greg Schultz con la ponencia: ¿Qué debe saber sobre los biofilms? qué son los biofilms, qué tienen en común, qué impacto tienen en la cicatrización de las heridas y cómo gestionarlos.

- Dr. John Lantis con la ponencia: Estudio prospectivo, multicéntrico en la investigación del cadexómero yodado en las úlceras de pie diabético en el que destacará: qué son las úlceras de pie diabético, por qué utiliza Cadexómero yodado en el tratamiento de las mismas y, los resultados que ha obtenido en términos de reducción de la carga bacteriana, el área y la profundidad de las úlceras durante las 6 semanas del ensayo.

RE-SCHEDULE

 Medical Students:

You are all invited to attend to "How to research in English". This conference is a part of "Máster de Iniciación a la Investigación". This session will stand by our ordinary Thursday´s lesson. Thus on Thursday 15 th we will meet there. I´ll inform you on Tuesday. Enjoy these days off.

Final Exam

The exam of INGLES MEDICO(22945) will take place on Thursday 26th (26.1.2012), not on Tuesday.
Aula 8 (Aulario A) at 6 o'clock in the afternoon.

Still dealing with Procedures. Read further for General Practice

DOPS (Direct Observation of Procedural Skills). Remember that if you´re interested in knowing more about equivalent plans you can visit http://www.gpcurriculum.co.uk/.

BREAKING THE NEWS

Dear all,

I hope all your exams are going more than fine. I´m very sorry for these Thursdays inconvenience. I´m afraid to tell you that I´ve been invited to a prize-giving on 1st December and I MUST attend. I have a proposal to launch:

What about having a longer session on Tuesday  29th November 2011 in order to retake lessons?

Please tell me your opinion about that by email, Facebook(www.facebook.com/cienciassaludingles), etc.

All the best,

Isabel

Have a look to this outstanding blog on Medical English and grammar

http://medicalenglishonline.blogspot.com/

For general grammar, visit:
http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/

HUMAN BODIES EXHIBITION

http://www.humanbodies.eu/es/horarios_y_precios

Just open in Zaragoza the exhibition HUMAN BODIES, an outstanding journey throughout the human body. You would be able to visit it from today up to 22nd January 2012. The venue is placed on Centro comercial Augusta (ground floor). 


Enjoy it!

Día Mundia de los Cuidados Paleativos (1.12.11) CINE FORUM

CINE FORUM


Coincidiendo con el día mundial de los Cuidatos Paleativos, el 1 de diciembre de 2011 Don Luis Urbez (profesor universitario y director del Centro Pignatelli) dirige un cine forum sobre la película: "Mi vida sin mi" dirigida por Isabel Coixet en 2003.

Lugar: Salón de Actos de Ibercaja Actur

Horario: de 18 a 21 horas.

DIARY

Today we have finished unit 2 and we have  began unit 3 (Instructions and Procedures). Please for further information about the subject schedule join us in Facebook: www.facebook.com/cienciassaludingles

Interesting webs on Academic English

BALEAP  have been working on a set of can-do statements specifically for EAP.
http://www.baleap.org.uk/



You may also be interested in the work of the English Profile in this area and the survey I recently carried out on can do statements for high level learners of English:

http://www.beds.ac.uk/

DIARY

This week we have beenworking with general practice (unit 2) and further sections on signs and symptoms

AN INSIGHTFUL CONFERENCE ABOUT EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE

Tomorrow, Thursday 3rd November 2011, an inspiring conference will be held on Sala de Grados (Faculty of Medicine) at 5 o´clock about the importance of Emotional Intelligence among the health staff:

http://www.unizar.es/actualidad/vernoticia.php?id=5947&idh=1984#

Students from former plans

Students from former plans registered in:
Inglés, Optativa; Diplomatura en Terapia Ocupacional 13127
Inglés Técnico I; Diplomatura Fisioterapia 17619
Inglés Técnico Básico; Diplomatura en Enfermería 18431
Inglés Técnico Avanzado; Diplomatura en Enfermería 18433
PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR THE DATE OF THE EXAM (November 2011)

RAs (Research Articles on Physiotherapy)

Dear all,
I´ve just uploaded some RAs (Research Articles) on the latest issues about Physiotherapy (2010 and 2011). Tell me in case you´re interested.
See you soon and please join us in Facebook (cienciassaludingles).
Bye now!

PRESENTING COMPLAINTS

We have already dealt with "Presenting Complaints" issues. In class we are now refreshing parts of the body and medical terms. Describing pains is the today´s topic.

Do not miss out Steve Jobs´speech at Stanford university (2005)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXKku2KYZf0

CLASSNOTES AVAILABLE IN "REPROGRAFÍA"

The material needed in class is availabe in reprografía (Edificio A).
Remember that in addition to this blog; Moodle, teletutorials (cienciassaludingles@hotmail.com) and teachers office time will also help your learning.

FIRST DAY TIPS

http://www.howcast.com/videos/259617-How-To-Get-Into-Medical-School
http://www.howcast.com/videos/433294-How-to-Become-a-Physical-Therapy-Assistant-Medical-Online
http://www.howcast.com/videos/296974-How-To-Get-a-Job-As-a-Pilates-Instructor

TIMETABLE FOR THIS ACADEMIC YEAR 2011-2012

Lessons WILL take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 18 to 20pm.
EDIFICIO A
Room 8

Looking forward to meeting you

MARKS FROM SEPTEMBER´S EXAM AVAILABLE ON THE NOTICEBOARD

Dear students,
The marks from September´s exams are available at the Faculty notice board.
Regards

CONVOCATORIA DE SEPTIEMBRE 2011

Se convoca al alumnado al examen de la convocatoria de septiembre: Viernes 2 de septiembre a las 17 horas en la Escuela Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud, Aula 1 (C/ Domingo Miral s/n 2ª planta).
Para cualquier duda o pregunta no dude en contactar con la profesora responsable: Isabel Herrando (herrando@unizar.es)

Refresh your knowledge with "Amateur trasplants" (just for fun)

I owe my gratitude to my medical student D.M. for letting me know about a surgeon and an anaesthetist who have created a very peculiar musical band. If you want to revise for the exam about drug numeracy please listen to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXROnzpsrlg

If you wanted to know what surgeons do when a patient is being operated on, visit:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuZl9tRqjoQ&NR=1

You may wonder how to write a letter to a patient´s GP. If so, don´t miss this link out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyU5hxa3hKw

In the oficial web-page you can know more about them. Enjoy!
http://www.amateurtransplants.net/adam.html

TUTORÍAS DEL MES DE ENERO DE 2011

Por asistencia a curso del ICE no habrá tutorías los días 17 y 24 de enero de 2011.

En su lugar habrá tutorías los siguientes días:
el día 11 (de 18 a 20 horas), el 13 (de 17.30 a 20 horas) el 15 (de 9 am a 12 pm), el 19 (de 16.30 a 20 horas), el 20 (19 a 21 horas) y el 27 (18 a 21 horas).Disculpen las molestias.

New Year's Resolutions

Happy New Year! All the best for this 2011!I hope all your wishes may come true. Good luck with your Resolutions!