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<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri"><span lang="EN-US">Vol.</span><span style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK" lang="EN-US">3</span><span lang="EN-US">, No.</span><span style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK" lang="EN-US">1</span><span lang="EN-US">, Knowledge Management & E-Learning: An International Journal (KM&EL)</span></font></font></p>

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<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><font size="3" face="Calibri">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. </font></span></p>

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<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK" lang="EN-US"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">By 18^th Mar 2011, 53 articles have been published at the KM&EL Journal (DOAJ), with 38,576 full-text downloads.</font></font></span></p>

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<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><font size="3" face="Calibri">A FREE copy of this Issue can be downloaded at</font></span></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK" lang="EN-US"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Editorial: Advances in Health Education Applying E-Learning, Simulations and Distance Technologies</font></font></span></p>

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<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK" lang="EN-US"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Assessing the Feasibility of Using Virtual Environments in Distance Education</font></font></span></p>

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<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK" lang="EN-US"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Second Life in Healthcare Education: Virtual Environment's Potential to Improve Patient Safety</font></font></span></p>

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<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><font size="3" face="Calibri">Maggie M. Wang (<a href="mailto:magwang@hku.hk">magwang@hku.hk</a>)</font></span></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><font size="3" face="Calibri">Stephen Yang (<a href="mailto:jhyang@csie.ncu.edu.tw">jhyang@csie.ncu.edu.tw</a>)</font></span></p>
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