Medical Student Appraisal

Khalifian, Saami; Markman, Timothy M.; Sampognaro, Paul J.; Mitchell, Stuart; Weeks, Sharon R.; Dattilo, Jonathan R.

doi:10.4338/aci-2012-10-cr-0047

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“…However, in this study, there was a significant difference in the number and types of pDDIs detected by Epocrates® and Medscape® (Tables 4-5). These two databases have been compared head-to-head to evaluate for ease of use and utility in clinical decision-making support, especially for infectious diseases [13-15]. However, to the best of our knowledge, no previous study has compared the categories of pDDIs detected by these apps.…”

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Incidence of Potential Drug-Drug Interactions in a Limited and Stereotyped Prescription Setting - Comparison of Two Free Online Pharmacopoeias

Kannan

Nagella

Prabhu

et al. 2016

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Background: Drug-drug interactions (DDIs) are very common adverse events in health care delivery settings. The use of electronic pharmacopeias can potentially reduce the incidence of DDIs, but they are often thought to be cumbersome to use. This study is aimed at studying the incidence of potential DDIs in a surgical department, where a limited number of drugs are used in stereotyped combinations. We also compared two popular drug compendia in detecting potential DDIs.Methods: The prescriptions of selected patients were entered into Epocrates® and Medscape® for Android smartphones. Potential DDIs were generated and their categories were noted. The warnings generated by Epocrates® were compared with those generated by Medscape® and an agreement index was calculated.Results: Three hundred and thirty-one patients were included for analysis who had received a total of 2,878 drug orders. The incidence of potential DDIs was very high - 89% of all prescriptions. Phenytoin was the drug most commonly implicated, followed by furosemide. Of the DDIs detected, 0.14% were potentially serious and the drug combinations were contraindicated. There was a significant discrepancy between the categories of potential DDIs detected by Epocrates® and Medscape®. No clinically significant DDI was detected in any patient in this cohort.Conclusions: Despite routinely using only a limited number of drugs in stereotyped combinations, prescriptions in surgical departments may not be immune from a significant incidence of DDIs. The use of free apps could reduce the incidence of DDIs, enhance patient safety, and also aid in educating trainees.

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confidence: 99%

Incidence of Potential Drug-Drug Interactions in a Limited and Stereotyped Prescription Setting - Comparison of Two Free Online Pharmacopoeias

Kannan

Nagella

Prabhu

et al. 2016

Cureus

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“…Bottom-line, previous studies have intensively researched how smartphones and mobile health apps are and can be employed by students, doctors and patients by conducting both empirical research as well as in-depth literature reviews [ 1 , 3 , 6 , 7 , 11 ]. A high focus has been on reviewing the available apps as tools for application areas such as evidence-based medicine or clinical decision support [ 8 ].…”

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“…Reviewed apps include apps for literature search, disease diagnosis, drug reference, medical calculators, clinical calculations and various other kinds. Mobile medical apps and smartphones were found to be widely adopted among doctors and patients [ 5 , 6 , 10 ]. In 2012, a study from the United Kingdom reviewed the smartphone and medical related app usage among medical students and junior doctors using an online survey.…”

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Medical Students’ Expectations Towards an Implementation of a Family Medicine Textbook as a Comprehensive App in Germany

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Undergraduate and postgraduate medical education in general practice is complex as a wide medical spectrum needs to be covered. Modern guidelines demand students to be able to recall immense amounts of information relating to the diagnosis and management of clinical problems. With the intent of making a medical textbook digitally available on student mobile devices, preferences of students and potential of the idea was aimed to be researched. A total estimation among fourth year medical students at the Leipzig Medical School was conducted in June 2013. Students were asked to answer a semi-structured self-designed questionnaire regarding their detailed smartphone and app usage as well as their attitude and expectations towards education and practice supporting apps. The response rate was 93.2 % (n = 290/311). The majority (69.3 %) were female students. The mean age was 24.5 years. Of the respondents, 64.2 % owned a smartphone and 22.5 % a tablet computer. A total of 32.4 % were already using medical apps for the smartphone - mostly drug reference or disease diagnosis and management apps. Regarding their wishes, 68.7 % would like or very like to see an app on general practice. The respective means of the most important desired features on a Likert scale reaching from 1 (not important) to 5 (very important) were 4.3 for drug reference information, 4.2 for guidelines for differential diagnosis, 3.9. for medical pictures libraries and 3.9 for physical examination videos. The willingness to pay for a profound app averages at 14.35 Euros (SD = 16.21). Concluding, students clearly demand for an app on general practice. Such an app should ideally be smartphone optimized. Aside of what is usually available in traditional textbooks, multimedia features such as videos on examining methods or a medical picture library are very important to students and may help to bridge the gap between text-based knowledge and practical application. Therefore, authors of medical textbooks need to be aware that the development of an app is no trivial technical translation as raised students expectations demand for multimedia and interactive features as well as comprehensive drug information. Further research should focus on developing concepts to bring together developers and university professionals as well as experienced medical specialists to enable the development of apps that satisfy the demands of undergraduate and postgraduate educational needs.

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“…Essas ferramentas permitem ter acesso aos conteúdos de aprendizagem em qualquer lugar e hora. KHALIFIAN, S. et al (2012) avaliou quatro aplicativos móveis, da modalidade de pesquisa, utilizados por estudantes de medicina como recurso ao acesso a materiais de referência, diagnósticos diferenciais e calculadoras médicas para responder questões clínicas diárias. A avaliação foi positiva, permitindo o acesso rápido às informações e eficiência no atendimento.…”

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A Importância Dos Dispositivos Móveis Como Estratégia Para a Formação E Desenvolvimento De Profissionais De Saúde

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Redeiro²

2016

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Natureza: PLANEJAMENTO DE PESQUISA Categoria: PESQUISA E AVALIAÇÃO Setor Educacional: EDUCAÇÃO SUPERIOR, EDUCAÇÃO CONTINUADA EM GERAL RESUMOO aumento significativo do uso de dispositivos móveis pode ser destacado como uma revolução tecnológica de grande impacto, pois permite a facilidade de acesso às informações, em qualquer lugar e hora, e a possibilidade de permanecerem constantemente conectados e atualizados. Esses fatores são fundamentais para apoiar a qualificação dos profissionais de saúde. Este estudo tem como objetivo conhecer o estado da arte desta temática e demonstrar a importância da utilização de dispositivos móveis como ferramenta estratégica na formação e desenvolvimento dos profissionais da área da saúde. A metodologia utilizada foi a pesquisa exploratória nas bases de dados do Portal de Periódicos Capes e na base de dados da Biblioteca Virtual de Saúde (BVS). Foram selecionados 16 trabalhos e concluiu-se que há um crescimento no uso das tecnologias móveis agregado à área educacional e os resultados dos estudos selecionados mostram o potencial para formar e qualificar profissionais da área da saúde. Sua utilização possibilita adaptar as necessidades dos alunos para atingir um aprendizado qualificado. Além disso, ainda é um desafio oportunizar aos alunos/profissionais acesso à educação através de dispositivos móveis. Palavras-chave: dispositivos móveis, saúde, educação continuada

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Medical Student Appraisal

Cited by 20 publications

References 7 publications

Incidence of Potential Drug-Drug Interactions in a Limited and Stereotyped Prescription Setting - Comparison of Two Free Online Pharmacopoeias

Incidence of Potential Drug-Drug Interactions in a Limited and Stereotyped Prescription Setting - Comparison of Two Free Online Pharmacopoeias

Medical Students’ Expectations Towards an Implementation of a Family Medicine Textbook as a Comprehensive App in Germany

A Importância Dos Dispositivos Móveis Como Estratégia Para a Formação E Desenvolvimento De Profissionais De Saúde

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