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ABSTRACT: Why Don’t We Know Whether Care Is Safe?

Abstract Reliable data are essential to ensuring that health care is delivered safely and appropriately. Yet the availability of reliable data on safety remains surprisingly poor, as does our knowledge of what it costs (and should cost) to generate such data. The authors suggest the following as priorities: (1) develop valid

Posted on 3 Apr 2013
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Rapid Learning Healthcare System, Resources

MANUSCRIPT: Tweeting the meeting: an in-depth analysis of Twitter activity at Kidney Week 2011

Abstract In recent years, the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) has increased its efforts to use its annual conference to inform and educate the public about kidney disease. Social media, including Twitter, has been one method used by the Society to accomplish this goal. Twitter is a popular microblogging service that

Posted on 3 Apr 2013
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Manuscript, Medical Education, Resources, Social Media & Medical Education

MANUSCRIPT: Verification in referral-based crowdsourcing

Abstract Online social networks offer unprecedented potential for rallying a large number of people to accomplish a given task. Here we focus on information gathering tasks where rare information is sought through "referral-based crowdsourcing": the information request is propagated recursively through invitations among members of a social network. Whereas previous work

Posted on 3 Apr 2013
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Informatics & Analysis, Learning Models & Theory, Manuscript, Rapid Learning Healthcare System, Resources, Social Media & Medical Education

ABSTRACT: Physician preferences for accredited online continuing medical education

Abstract INTRODUCTION: The need for up-to-date and high-quality continuing medical education (CME) is growing while the financial investment in CME is shrinking. Despite online technology's potential to efficiently deliver electronic CME (eCME) to large numbers of users, it has not yet displaced traditional CME. The purpose of this study was to explore

Posted on 1 Apr 2013
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Education Technology, Medical Education, Online Learning, Resources

MANUSCRIPT: Good experiences with an audience response system used in medical education

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Audience response systems (ARS) are increasingly being used to heighten participants' involvement. Knowledge of technical and pedagogical challenges is, however, limited. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate ARS as a tool for 1) evaluation, 2) knowledge testing, 3) attention raising and 4) discussion stimulation. MATERIAL AND METHODS: ARS was used

Posted on 1 Apr 2013
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Education Technology, Learning Models & Theory, Manuscript, Medical Education, Resources

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MANUSCRIPT: Good experiences with an audience response system used in medical education

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