1. Information Technology for the Health Professions, 2/e By Lillian Burke and Barbara Weill ©2005 Pearson Education, Inc. Pearson Prentice Hall Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458 Chapter 10 Informational Resources: Computer-Assisted Instruction, Expert Systems, Health Information Online

2. Information Technology for the Health Professions, 2/e By Lillian Burke and Barbara Weill ©2005 Pearson Education, Inc. Pearson Prentice Hall Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458 Education Computers have been used in medical education for more than 40 years. Drill-and-practice software teaches skills requiring memorization. Simulation software puts the student in the situation and requires some action.

3. Information Technology for the Health Professions, 2/e By Lillian Burke and Barbara Weill ©2005 Pearson Education, Inc. Pearson Prentice Hall Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458 The Visible Human The Visible Human is a computerized library of human anatomy at the National Library of Medicine (NLM). From Data to Knowledge—users can see and feel anatomic flythroughs on the Web. Explorable Virtual Human—in development Includes authoring tools to build anatomical models Virtual Human Embryo images of embryos sectioned and sliced

4. Information Technology for the Health Professions, 2/e By Lillian Burke and Barbara Weill ©2005 Pearson Education, Inc. Pearson Prentice Hall Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458 Computer-Assisted Instruction Drill-and-practice for skills requiring memorization Simulation software simulates a complex process Using text Using graphics, sound, animation Using haptics (sense of feel)

5. Information Technology for the Health Professions, 2/e By Lillian Burke and Barbara Weill ©2005 Pearson Education, Inc. Pearson Prentice Hall Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458 Simulation Software Programs using text—ILIAD Programs using graphics—ADAM Virtual reality simulations Surgery Dentistry Bronchoscopy Epidural anesthesia Administering IV

6. Information Technology for the Health Professions, 2/e By Lillian Burke and Barbara Weill ©2005 Pearson Education, Inc. Pearson Prentice Hall Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458 Patient Simulators Human patient simulators Programmable mannequins--inhale and exhale, eyes dilate, heart and lung sounds, pulse, blood pressure, can react to medication (bar coded). Can simulate allergic reactions. Students can practice intubations, needle decompression of pneumothorax, insertion of chest tubes.

7. Information Technology for the Health Professions, 2/e By Lillian Burke and Barbara Weill ©2005 Pearson Education, Inc. Pearson Prentice Hall Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458 Simulated environments To make practicing on human patient Simulators more real, simulated environments are created. Emergency rooms, with constraints of space and with noise Operating rooms

8. Information Technology for the Health Professions, 2/e By Lillian Burke and Barbara Weill ©2005 Pearson Education, Inc. Pearson Prentice Hall Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458 Distance Learning Learning in an environment where student and teacher are not physically face-to-face Use of Internet resources Virtual Hospital provides online courses for health care professionals

9. Information Technology for the Health Professions, 2/e By Lillian Burke and Barbara Weill ©2005 Pearson Education, Inc. Pearson Prentice Hall Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458 Decision Support: Expert Systems Expert systems—attempts to make a computer an expert in one limited field Expert systems in medicine MYCIN Internist POEMS Databank for Cardiovascular Disease

10. Information Technology for the Health Professions, 2/e By Lillian Burke and Barbara Weill ©2005 Pearson Education, Inc. Pearson Prentice Hall Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458 Health Information on the Internet Information is of varying quality. Code of conduct suggested by health care professionals. Disclose sponsorship Distinguish between science and advertising Allow feedback

11. Information Technology for the Health Professions, 2/e By Lillian Burke and Barbara Weill ©2005 Pearson Education, Inc. Pearson Prentice Hall Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458 Medical Literature Databases MEDLARS (Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System)—collection of 40 computerized databases maintained by NLM. Free via Internet. Includes MEDLINE (searchable by PubMed) comprehensive database of articles SDILINE most recent additions to MEDLINE AIDSLINE database of information on AIDS CANCERLIT database of information on Cancer MEDLINEplus database of health care information for consumers

12. Information Technology for the Health Professions, 2/e By Lillian Burke and Barbara Weill ©2005 Pearson Education, Inc. Pearson Prentice Hall Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458 Databases of Drug Information MediSpan Clinical Pharmacology ClinicalTrials.gov

13. Information Technology for the Health Professions, 2/e By Lillian Burke and Barbara Weill ©2005 Pearson Education, Inc. Pearson Prentice Hall Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458 E-mail Patients want it as a way to communicate with their own health care providers. Few health care providers make it available. Problems of privacy, liability, time.

14. Information Technology for the Health Professions, 2/e By Lillian Burke and Barbara Weill ©2005 Pearson Education, Inc. Pearson Prentice Hall Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458 Self-Help on the Web Innumerable sites offer help for any medical or psychiatric condition, many with disclaimers that they are not responsible for the accuracy of the information. Sites offering prescription drugs.

15. Information Technology for the Health Professions, 2/e By Lillian Burke and Barbara Weill ©2005 Pearson Education, Inc. Pearson Prentice Hall Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458 Support Groups on the Web Starbright World for seriously ill children Allows virtual communities to develop that support people with very rare conditions, making face-to-face support impossible

16. Information Technology for the Health Professions, 2/e By Lillian Burke and Barbara Weill ©2005 Pearson Education, Inc. Pearson Prentice Hall Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458 Judging the Reliability of Information of the Internet Is there information about the author? Is the author reliable? Are the sources reliable? Are the sources of funding revealed? Are there conflicts of interest? Is the information current? Read critically!

17. Information Technology for the Health Professions, 2/e By Lillian Burke and Barbara Weill ©2005 Pearson Education, Inc. Pearson Prentice Hall Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458 Self-Help Software Mayo Clinic Family Health Book on CD- ROM Doctor’s Book of Home Remedies Medical Housecall