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ABSTRACT: Delivering Influenza Vaccine to High-Risk Adults Subspecialty Physician Practices

Influenza is responsible for significant morbidity and mortality in the United States. Despite long-standing national recommendations, only 47% of adults with a high-risk condition received the influenza vaccine in 2009-2010. Subspecialty practices provide a significant portion of ambulatory care visits for high-risk adults and understanding their role in the immunization

Posted on 9 May 2013
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Learning Models & Theory, Rapid Learning Healthcare System, Resources

ABSTRACT: Impacts of Organizational Context on Quality Improvement

Abstract Variation in how hospitals perform on similar quality improvement (QI) efforts argues for a need to understand how different organizational characteristics affect QI performance. The objective of this study was to use data-mining methods to evaluate relationships between measures of organizational characteristics and hospital QI performance. Organizational characteristics were extracted

Posted on 9 May 2013
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Learning Models & Theory, Rapid Learning Healthcare System, Resources

ABSTRACT: Data-Driven Interdisciplinary Interventions to Improve Inpatient Pain Management

Abstract Pain during hospitalization and dissatisfaction with pain management are common. This project consisted of 4 phases: identifying a pain numeric rating scale (NRS) metric associated with patient satisfaction, identifying independent predictors of maximum NRS, implementing interventions, and evaluating trends in NRS and satisfaction. Maximum NRS was inversely associated with favorable

Posted on 9 May 2013
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Learning Models & Theory, Rapid Learning Healthcare System, Resources

ABSTRACT: Psychiatrists’ use of electronic communication and social media and a proposed framework for future guidelines

Abstract Background. Recent and ongoing advances in information technology present opportunities and challenges in the practice of medicine. Among all medical subspecialties, psychiatry is uniquely suited to help guide the medical profession's response to the ethical, legal, and therapeutic challenges-especially with respect to boundaries-posed by the rapid proliferation of social media

Posted on 9 May 2013
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Education Technology, Rapid Learning Healthcare System, Resources, Social Media & Medical Education

ABSTRACT: A Global Model for Effective Use and Evaluation of e-Learning in Health

Healthcare systems worldwide face a wide range of challenges, including demographic change, rising drug and medical technology costs, and persistent and widening health inequalities both within and between countries. Simultaneously, issues such as professional silos, static medical curricula, and perceptions of “information overload” have made it difficult for medical training

Posted on 7 May 2013
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Education Technology, Medical Education, Online Learning, Resources

ABSTRACT: An evaluation of the ‘5 Minute Medicine’ video podcast series compared to conventional medical resources for the internal medicine clerkship.

Abstract BACKGROUND: '5 Minute Medicine' (5MM) is a series of video podcasts, that in approximately 5 min, each explain a core objective of the internal medicine clerkship that all clinical clerks should understand. Video podcasts are accessible at www.5minutemedicine.com AIM: The aim of this study was to investigate how well received 5MM video podcasts

Posted on 6 May 2013
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Education Technology, Medical Education, Online Learning, Resources

ABSTRACT: Reflective writing in medical education.

Abstract BACKGROUND: The teaching of reflection and the use of reflective writing assignments is commonplace in medical school education. There is a preponderance of research in medical education, which appraises and discusses new ways of teaching reflection. AIMS: Students often complain about having to write about their experience with that patient. This work explores

Posted on 6 May 2013
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Informatics & Analysis, Learning Models & Theory, Medical Education, Resources

ABSTRACT: Improving child and adolescent psychiatry education for medical students: an inter-organizational collaborative action plan.

Abstract OBJECTIVE: A new Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in Medical Education (CAPME) Task Force, sponsored by the Association for Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry (ADMSEP), has created an inter-organizational partnership between child and adolescent psychiatry (CAP) educators and medical student educators in psychiatry. This paper outlines the task force design

Posted on 6 May 2013
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Medical Education, Resources

ABSTRACT: Design, Dissemination, and Evaluation of an Advanced Communication Elective at Seven U.S. Medical Schools

Abstract PURPOSE: To test educational methods that continue communication training into the fourth year of medical school. METHOD: The authors disseminated and evaluated an advanced communication elective in seven U.S. medical schools between 2007 and 2009; a total of 9 faculty and 22 fourth-year students participated. The elective emphasized peer learning, practice with real

Posted on 6 May 2013
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Learning Models & Theory, Medical Education, Resources

ABSTRACT: Preferred sources of health information in persons with multiple sclerosis: degree of trust and information sought.

Abstract BACKGROUND: Effective health communication is important for informed decision-making, yet little is known about the range of information sources used by persons with multiple sclerosis (MS), the perceived trust in those information sources, or how this might vary according to patient characteristics. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to investigate the sources of health information used

Posted on 3 May 2013
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Informatics & Analysis, Patient Education, Resources, Social Media & Medical Education

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ABSTRACT: Delivering Influenza Vaccine to High-Risk Adults Subspecialty Physician Practices

ABSTRACT: Impacts of Organizational Context on Quality Improvement

ABSTRACT: Data-Driven Interdisciplinary Interventions to Improve Inpatient Pain Management

ABSTRACT: A Global Model for Effective Use and Evaluation of e-Learning in Health

ABSTRACT: An evaluation of the ‘5 Minute Medicine’ video podcast series compared to conventional medical resources for the internal medicine clerkship.

ABSTRACT: Reflective writing in medical education.

ABSTRACT: Improving child and adolescent psychiatry education for medical students: an inter-organizational collaborative action plan.

ABSTRACT: Design, Dissemination, and Evaluation of an Advanced Communication Elective at Seven U.S. Medical Schools

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