E-Learning Resources for Neurology

The Department of Neurology now has a collection of freely available resources hosted externally via the Wordpress platform. The resources aim to support medical students and junior doctors self-directed learning, particularly whilst undergoing their clinical neurology attachments or preparing for finals examinations.

Quickest Way To Record Audio On A PC Or Mac

Using Recording Software Which Already Exists On Your Computer

If you haven't time to download any additional audio recording software, it is possible to quickly record and save an audio file on a PC or Mac using existing audio recording features.

PC's

Windows XP

Click on the Start button, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, point to Entertainment, and then click Sound Recorder.
 

Windows Vista

Click on the Start button, click All Programs, click Accessories, and then click Sound Recorder.
 

Windows 7

Click the Start button. In the search box, enter sound recorder, and in the list of results click Sound Recorder.

For full instructions, read this article.

Mac (OSx)

Click on the Applications folder, click QuickTime Player, click File > New Audio Recording.

Click the Record button to start recording, click Stop when finished. Click File > Save As and type in a name for your file. All other options can remain as they are.

Advantages
Uses software which already exists on your computer.
Windows Sound Recorder is easy to use.

Disadvantages
Windows Sound Recorder is reported to record up to only one minute of sound.

 

Important

If you are recording audio narration for slides. Please name your files with the same names as the slides they relate to.

Also see the following posts:
Podcasts
Using Audio

eGuidelines App

Guidelines and eGuidelines.co.uk have announced the launch of the new, free, and fully searchable Guidelines app. Guidelines contains concise clinical guideline summaries of all the major primary and shared care guidelines in the UK. With this iPad- and iPhone-compatible app, you can now access all the content from the Guidelines handbook in just three taps.

Download from the App Store

The Guidelines app is full of useful features:

• Immediate access to summaries of NICE guidelines, independent professional body guidance, and expert-led working party guidelines
• Every table, care pathway, and flowchart from the Guidelines handbook
• Quick access to clinical guideline summaries in just three taps
• iPad- and iPhone- compatible
• Fully searchable
• No requirement for an Internet connection
• Bookmark your most read/favourite guideline summaries
• Updated content three times a year.

Guidelines is the three-times yearly handbook summarising clinical guidelines for primary and shared care. Their aim is to provide those involved in developing and implementing practice or locality guidelines with a valuable reference source in a convenient, easy-to-use format. Due to the continual development and revision of national guidelines, Guidelines is updated throughout the year.