Area9 Lyceum Blog

Coronavirus Cytokine Storm

Posted by Area9 on Jul 15, 2020 10:48:05 AM

 

COVID-19 CYTOKINE STORM – What it means and why we need to learn about it.

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with a wide spectrum of disease severity, with up to 20% of patients developing severe disease and progressing to life-threatening acute respiratory distress syndrome. The immune response in coronavirus infections, including SARS-CoV-2, plays a central role in viral elimination. In addition, emerging evidence suggests that immune dysregulation may contribute to the pathophysiology of severe COVID-19, which exhibits overlapping clinical and laboratory features consistent with a “cytokine storm". This a complex clinical presentation which may be responsible for end-organ damage and mortality observed in this disease entity and consists of hyperinflammation combined with the failure of the immune system to counteract infection with antiviral response mechanisms.

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Area9 Lyceum Launches Free 'Kindness' Adaptive Learning Module

Posted by Area9 on May 19, 2020 10:10:24 AM

Partners with Author & Educator Esther Wojcicki on ‘Successful People’ Series

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass.May 19, 2020 — Area9 Lyceum is partnering with educator Esther Wojcicki, author of the best-selling How to Raise Successful People, to develop learning modules based on Wojcicki’s “TRICK” principles of Trust, Respect, Independence, Collaboration, and Kindness. The first module on “Kindness” will be offered for free, starting this week, on the Area9 website.

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Kaspersky and Area9 Lyceum launches free course “Stay safe, Stay secure”

Posted by Area9 on Apr 14, 2020 8:51:43 AM

 

Kaspersky, a global cybersecurity vendor that protects over 400 million users worldwide, has partnered with Area9 Lyceum on Rhapsode™, the world’s first four-dimensional adaptive learning platform, to bring you a free 30-minute adaptive learning course: “Stay safe, Stay secure”.

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NURSEED: Addressing Denmark’s Nursing Shortage and Skills Gap: Area9 Lyceum and Partners Launch 21st Century Nursing Education Project

Posted by Area9 on Apr 6, 2020 11:02:55 AM

 

A shortage of experienced, skilled nurses in Denmark is impacting quality care delivery, resulting in negative consequences for patients. To address this problem, Area9 Lyceum and its partner, Thieme, a global supplier of high-quality content and information for medical professionals, are helping to launch NURSEED, a four-year program to implement 21st century nursing education to improve skills and knowledge retention.

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Area9 Lyceum Granted JOSCAR Registration: Accreditation Streamlines Doing Business in Aerospace, Defense and Security

Posted by Area9 on Apr 2, 2020 1:24:43 PM

 

Area9 Lyceum is pleased to announce it has successfully attained JOSCAR—(Joint Supply Chain Accreditation Register) accreditation, used by the aerospace, defense and security industry to prequalify suppliers.

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What Organizations Can Learn About—and from—COVID-19

Posted by Ulrik Juul Christensen MD on Mar 19, 2020 2:15:00 PM

 

The outbreak of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 has sent shockwaves around the globe in terms of how people live, work, travel, and learn. Amid such disruption, there is a great need to learn about—and from—this disease. In response, we developed a COVID-19 education module, which we are releasing free of charge to any organization that wishes to use it. The purpose is to educate, separate facts from misconceptions, and help organizations keep people safe.

Click here to access the course.

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Release of COVID-19 Learning Module

Posted by Area9 on Mar 11, 2020 1:08:37 PM

Adaptive Learning Course Now Available at No Cost to Health Professionals

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass., March 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Area9 Lyceum has released an adaptive learning module on COVID-19, using AACC Learning Lab for Laboratory Medicine on NEJM Knowledge+.

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Area9 Lyceum Participates in UAE's NSTI Festival as Silver-level Sponsor of Emirates Young Scientist Competition

Posted by Area9 on Feb 29, 2020 5:45:00 AM

 

The UAE has emerged as a leader in the Middle East in driving technological innovation and digital strategies. In the spirit of fostering greater innovation through partnerships, Area9 Lyceum was proud to be a silver-level sponsor of the Emirates Young Scientist Competition at the UAE National Science, Technology and Innovation (NSTI) Festival.

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Area9 Supports Helping Children Survive (HCS) Collaborative

Posted by Area9 on Jan 21, 2020 7:00:00 AM

Area9 Rhapsode™ Adaptive Learning Technology Used for Healthcare Worker Training in Tanzania

Every year, more than 5 million children under the age of five die. According to the United Nations, four out of five of those deaths occur in Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia—and many of them due to causes that are largely preventable and treatable, such as pneumonia, diarrhea, sepsis, and malaria.

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Area9 Lyceum and MTW Enter Partnership in Portugal; Area9 Rhapsode™ Platform Powers New MTW Adaptive Learning

Posted by Area9 on Dec 10, 2019 7:00:00 AM

Area9 Lyceum is pleased to announce a partnership agreement with MTW of Portugal, a strategic communications consulting firm that specializes in training for national and international leaders across multiple industries.

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Topics: News & PR, Adaptive Learning, Area9 Technology, Partners

Area9 Lyceum and NIIT Sign Global Partnership for Area9 Rhapsode™ Platform

Posted by Area9 on Oct 18, 2019 10:38:21 AM

CHESTNUT HILL, MASS. October 18, 2019 – Area9 Lyceum is pleased to announce its partnership with NIIT, a global leader in skills and talent development, to bring its world-class Area9 Rhapsode™ adaptive learning platform to NIIT’s clients.

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Area9 Lyceum and Lanit-Tercom Sign Partnership Agreement in Russia for Area9 Rhapsode™ Adaptive Learning Platform

Posted by Area9 on Oct 7, 2019 7:03:00 AM

CHESTNUT HILL, MASS. October 7, 2019 – Area9 Lyceum is pleased to announce that it has signed a partnership agreement in Russia with Lanit-Tercom, one of the very first IT companies in Russia and an international leader for IT technology and systems.

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