Computer-assisted instruction in evidence-based medicine: A pilot study

Author

Bolboac, Sorana D. ; Marta, Monica M. ; Jantschi, Lorentz

Author_Institution

Iuliu Hatieganu Univ. of Med. & Pharmacy Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca

fYear

2008

fDate

25-27 May 2008

Firstpage

834

Lastpage

839

Abstract

The paper presents a computer-based curriculum designed for evidence-based medicine (EBM) training of Romanian undergraduate students. A series of materials and cases were developed and integrated into a virtual training environment in order to provide the students with the opportunity to learn about and to assess their evidence-based medicine knowledge and skills. The interactive Web-based approach was efficient and effective in the EBM training of undergraduate students, thus suggesting that it could be the appropriate method for teaching evidence-based medicine.

Keywords

Internet; biomedical education; computer based training; medical computing; teaching; Romanian undergraduate students; computer-assisted instruction; computer-based curriculum; evidence-based medicine teaching; evidence-based medicine training; interactive Web-based approach; virtual training environment; Application software; Appraisal; Communications technology; Computer aided instruction; Computer science education; Costs; Guidelines; Medical diagnostic imaging; Medical services; Medical treatment; Computer-Assisted Instruction; Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) Education; Medical Informatics; Self-Evaluation; Undergraduate Medical Education;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Human System Interactions, 2008 Conference on

Conference_Location

Krakow

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1542-7

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-1543-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/HSI.2008.4581551

Filename

4581551