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ABSTRACT: Assessment and standardization of resident handoff practices: PACT project.

BACKGROUND:Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education duty hour guidelines have resulted in increased patient care transfers. Although structured hand-over processes are required in the guidelines, how to implement these processes is not defined. The purpose of this study is to investigate current handoff methods at our center in order to

ABSTRACT: Developing effective web-based regional anesthesia education: a randomized study evaluating case-based versus non-case-based module design

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Little is known about the use of Web-based education in regional anesthesia training. Benefits of Web-based education include the ability to standardize learning material quality and content, build appropriate learning progressions, use interactive multimedia technologies, and individualize delivery of course materials. The goals of this investigation were (1)

ABSTRACT: Web-based resources for critical care education

OBJECTIVE: To identify, catalog, and critically evaluate Web-based resources for critical care education. DATA SOURCES: A multilevel search strategy was utilized. Literature searches were conducted (from 1996 to September 30, 2010) using OVID-MEDLINE, PubMed, and the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature with the terms "Web-based learning," "computer-assisted instruction," "e-learning," "critical

ABSTRACT: Developing an interactive web-based learning program on skin cancer: the learning experiences of clinical educators

Web-based learning in medical education is rapidly growing. However, there are few firsthand accounts on the rationale for and development of web-based learning programs. We present the experience of clinical educators who developed an interactive online skin cancer detection and management course in a time-efficient and cost-efficient manner without any

MANUSCRIPT: Smartphone and medical related App use among medical students and junior doctors in the United Kingdom (UK): a regional survey

BACKGROUND: Smartphone usage has spread to many settings including that of healthcare with numerous potential and realised benefits. The ability to download custom-built software applications (apps) has created a new wealth of clinical resources available to healthcare staff, providing evidence-based decisional tools to reduce medical errors.Previous literature has examined how smartphones