Use of a wiki as an interactive teaching tool in pathology residency education: Experience with a genomics, research, and informatics in pathology course

Park, Seung; Parwani, Anil V.; Macpherson, Trevor A.; Pantanowitz, Liron

doi:10.4103/2153-3539.100366

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“…18,25,26,29,[46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54] Beyond helping The rank number corresponds to the position held in the ranking of all beliefs. The most frequently mentioned belief is ranked first.…”

Section: Clinical Relevancementioning

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Emergency medicine residents’ beliefs about contributing to an online collaborative slideshow

Archambault

Thanh

Blouin

et al. 2015

CJEM

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Objective: Collaborative writing applications (CWAs), such as the Google Docs TM platform, can improve skill acquisition, knowledge retention, and collaboration in medical education. Using CWAs to support the training of residents offers many advantages, but stimulating them to contribute remains challenging. The purpose of this study was to identify emergency medicine (EM) residents' beliefs about their intention to contribute summaries of landmark articles to a Google Docs TM slideshow while studying for their RoyalCollege of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) certification exam. Method: Using the Theory of Planned Behavior, the authors interviewed graduating RCPSC EM residents about contributing to a slideshow. Residents were asked about behavioral beliefs (advantages/disadvantages), normative beliefs (positive/negative referents), and control beliefs (barriers/facilitators). Two reviewers independently performed qualitative content analysis of interview transcripts to identify salient beliefs in relation to the defined behaviors.Results: Of 150 eligible EM residents, 25 participated. The main reported advantage of contributing to the online slideshow was learning consolidation (n = 15); the main reported disadvantage was information overload (n = 3). The most frequently reported favorable referents were graduating EM residents writing the certification exam (n = 16). Few participants (n = 3) perceived any negative referents. The most frequently reported facilitator was peerreviewed high-quality scientific information (n = 9); and the most frequently reported barrier was time constraints (n = 22). Conclusion: Salient beliefs exist regarding EM residents' intention to contribute content to an online collaborative writing project using a Google Docs TM slideshow. Overall, participants perceived more advantages than disadvantages to contributing and believed that this initiative would receive wide support. However, participants reported several barriers that need to be addressed to increase contributions. Our intention is for the beliefs identified in this study to contribute to the design of a theory-based questionnaire to explore determinants of residents' intentions to contribute to an online collaborative writing project. This will help develop implementation strategies for increasing contributions to other CWAs in medical education. RÉSUMÉObjectif: Les applications d'écriture collective (AEC), telles que la plateforme Google Docs TM , peuvent améliorer l'acquisition des compétences, la conservation du savoir et la collaboration en formation médicale. Ainsi, les AEC utilisées à l'appui de la formation donnée aux résidents offrent de nombreux avantages, mais la contribution au contenu relève du défi. L'étude décrite ici avait pour but de recueillir l'opinion des résidents en médecine d'urgence (MU) sur leur intention de présenter des résumés d'article novateur dans un diaporama Google Docs pendant qu'ils se préparaient à leur examen de certification du Collège royal des médecins et chirurgiens ...

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Section: Clinical Relevancementioning

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Emergency medicine residents’ beliefs about contributing to an online collaborative slideshow

Archambault

Thanh

Blouin

et al. 2015

CJEM

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“…As based on several surveys that examined informatics training in pathology residency programs[ 5 6 ] and on anecdotal feedback received by APC's residency program directors’ section, informatics training in pathology residency programs has been largely suboptimal. While some programs have developed novel methods, such as virtual rotations and wikis, to expose their residents to informatics,[ 19 20 ] most programs in the United States are not teaching their pathology residents adequately.…”

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Pathology Informatics Essentials for Residents: A flexible informatics curriculum linked to Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education milestones

Henricks

Karcher

Harrison

et al. 2016

Journal of Pathology Informatics

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Context:Recognition of the importance of informatics to the practice of pathology has surged. Training residents in pathology informatics have been a daunting task for most residency programs in the United States because faculty often lacks experience and training resources. Nevertheless, developing resident competence in informatics is essential for the future of pathology as a specialty.Objective:The objective of the study is to develop and deliver a pathology informatics curriculum and instructional framework that guides pathology residency programs in training residents in critical pathology informatics knowledge and skills and meets Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Informatics Milestones.Design:The College of American Pathologists, Association of Pathology Chairs, and Association for Pathology Informatics formed a partnership and expert work group to identify critical pathology informatics training outcomes and to create a highly adaptable curriculum and instructional approach, supported by a multiyear change management strategy.Results:Pathology Informatics Essentials for Residents (PIER) is a rigorous approach for educating all pathology residents in important pathology informatics knowledge and skills. PIER includes an instructional resource guide and toolkit for incorporating informatics training into residency programs that vary in needs, size, settings, and resources. PIER is available at http://www.apcprods.org/PIER (accessed April 6, 2016).Conclusions:PIER is an important contribution to informatics training in pathology residency programs. PIER introduces pathology trainees to broadly useful informatics concepts and tools that are relevant to practice. PIER provides residency program directors with a means to implement a standardized informatics training curriculum, to adapt the approach to local program needs, and to evaluate resident performance and progress over time.

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“…A key complement to our rapid ethnography research was through watching grossing videos on YouTube produced for educational purposes;[ 15 16 ] the value of using online tools for education are starting to be recognized and used more often in pathology. [ 17 18 ]…”

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A Design Study Investigating Augmented Reality and Photograph Annotation in a Digitalized Grossing Workstation

Chow¹,

Törnros²,

Waltersson³

et al. 2017

Journal of Pathology Informatics

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Context:Within digital pathology, digitalization of the grossing procedure has been relatively underexplored in comparison to digitalization of pathology slides.Aims:Our investigation focuses on the interaction design of an augmented reality gross pathology workstation and refining the interface so that information and visualizations are easily recorded and displayed in a thoughtful view.Settings and Design:The work in this project occurred in two phases: the first phase focused on implementation of an augmented reality grossing workstation prototype while the second phase focused on the implementation of an incremental prototype in parallel with a deeper design study.Subjects and Methods:Our research institute focused on an experimental and “designerly” approach to create a digital gross pathology prototype as opposed to focusing on developing a system for immediate clinical deployment.Statistical Analysis Used:Evaluation has not been limited to user tests and interviews, but rather key insights were uncovered through design methods such as “rapid ethnography” and “conversation with materials”.Results:We developed an augmented reality enhanced digital grossing station prototype to assist pathology technicians in capturing data during examination. The prototype uses a magnetically tracked scalpel to annotate planned cuts and dimensions onto photographs taken of the work surface. This article focuses on the use of qualitative design methods to evaluate and refine the prototype. Our aims were to build on the strengths of the prototype's technology, improve the ergonomics of the digital/physical workstation by considering numerous alternative design directions, and to consider the effects of digitalization on personnel and the pathology diagnostics information flow from a wider perspective. A proposed interface design allows the pathology technician to place images in relation to its orientation, annotate directly on the image, and create linked information.Conclusions:The augmented reality magnetically tracked scalpel reduces tool switching though limitations in today's augmented reality technology fall short of creating an ideal immersive workflow by requiring the use of a monitor. While this technology catches up, we recommend focusing efforts on enabling the easy creation of layered, complex reports, linking, and viewing information across systems. Reflecting upon our results, we argue for digitalization to focus not only on how to record increasing amounts of data but also how these data can be accessed in a more thoughtful way that draws upon the expertise and creativity of pathology professionals using the systems.

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Use of a wiki as an interactive teaching tool in pathology residency education: Experience with a genomics, research, and informatics in pathology course

Cited by 19 publications

References 25 publications

Emergency medicine residents’ beliefs about contributing to an online collaborative slideshow

Emergency medicine residents’ beliefs about contributing to an online collaborative slideshow

Pathology Informatics Essentials for Residents: A flexible informatics curriculum linked to Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education milestones

A Design Study Investigating Augmented Reality and Photograph Annotation in a Digitalized Grossing Workstation

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