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ABSTRACT: The use of personal digital assistants in clinical decision making by health care professionals: A systematic review

Abstract: Ownership of personal digital assistants PDAs and smartphones by health professionals is increasingly common. Providing the best available evidence at the point of care is important for time-poor clinical staff and may lead to benefits in the processes and outcomes of clinical care. This review was performed to investigate the

Posted on 13 Mar 2013
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Education Technology, Informatics & Analysis, Rapid Learning Healthcare System, Resources

ABSTRACT: Medical education in an electronic health record-mediated world.

Abstract This paper reflects on the extent to which we are preparing learners for practice in an electronic health record (EHR)-mediated world. We are currently training the last generation to remember a world without the Internet and the first who will practice in a largely EHR-mediated practice environment. We undertook a

Posted on 11 Mar 2013
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Education Technology, Medical Education, Rapid Learning Healthcare System

RESOURCE: Is It Time To Get on Twitter?

Late one night in 2011, University of Buffalo pediatric surgeon Philip Glick, MD, received a call from his resident on call, telling him that a child who had been on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for several days, now had air tracking back through the venous cannula. Dr. Glick, a professor of

Posted on 7 Mar 2013
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Rapid Learning Healthcare System, Resources, Social Media & Medical Education

ABSTRACT: Understanding trust formation in digital information sources: The case of Wikipedia

Abstract This article contributes to knowledge on how users establish the trustworthiness of digital information. An exploratory two-stage study was conducted with Master’s and undergraduate students in information studies. In the first phase of the study respondents commented on the factors and processes associated with trust formation. Participants commented on authorship

Posted on 7 Mar 2013
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Informatics & Analysis, Rapid Learning Healthcare System, Resources, Social Media & Medical Education

ABSTRACT: Finding more trustworthy answers: Various trustworthiness factors in question answering

Abstract In the recent explosion of Web information, it is important to find not only appropriate, but also more trustworthy answers to user questions. This paper proposes an improved ranking model for question answering (QA) which is focused on various answer trustworthiness factors. Contrary to past research that simply focused on

Posted on 7 Mar 2013
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Informatics & Analysis, Rapid Learning Healthcare System, Resources, Social Media & Medical Education

ABSTRACT: Strategies for justifying counter-arguments in Q&A discussion

Abstract: This study examines the strategies employed in justifying counter-arguments against answers provided in Q&A (question and answer) discussion. The study also explores how information sources are used in support of such arguments. The findings draw on the analysis of 100 discourse episodes focusing on global warming – a controversial

Posted on 7 Mar 2013
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Informatics & Analysis, Rapid Learning Healthcare System, Resources, Social Media & Medical Education

ABSTRACT: Leveraging microblogging big data with a modified density-based clustering approach for event awareness and topic ranking

Abstract Although diverse groups argue about the potential and true value benefits from social-media big data, there is no doubt that the era of big data exploitation has begun, driving the development of novel data-centric applications. Big data is notable not only because of its size, but also because of the

Posted on 7 Mar 2013
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Informatics & Analysis, Rapid Learning Healthcare System, Resources, Social Media & Medical Education

ABSTRACT: Breast cancer survivability prediction using labeled, unlabeled, and pseudo-labeled patient data

Abstract Background Prognostic studies of breast cancer survivability have been aided by machine learning algorithms, which can predict the survival of a particular patient based on historical patient data. However, it is not easy to collect labeled patient records. It takes at least 5 years to label a patient record as ‘survived’

Posted on 7 Mar 2013
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Informatics & Analysis, Rapid Learning Healthcare System, Resources

ABSTRACT: Towards public health decision support: a systematic review of bidirectional communication approaches

Abstract Objective To summarize the literature describing computer-based interventions aimed at improving bidirectional communication between clinical and public health. Materials and Methods A systematic review of English articles using MEDLINE and Google Scholar. Search terms included public health, epidemiology, electronic health records, decision support, expert systems, and decision-making. Only articles that described

Posted on 7 Mar 2013
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Informatics & Analysis, Rapid Learning Healthcare System, Resources

ABSTRACT: The Impact of Undergraduate Education in Radiation Oncology.

Abstract Many medical practitioners provide care to patients for whom radiotherapy [radiation oncology (RO)] is a recommended treatment or who have received radiotherapy treatment for cancer. A basic level of understanding about this modality is important to ensure a continuum of good patient care. This study aimed to explore the current

Posted on 5 Mar 2013
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Medical Education, Rapid Learning Healthcare System, Resources

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ABSTRACT: The use of personal digital assistants in clinical decision making by health care professionals: A systematic review

ABSTRACT: Medical education in an electronic health record-mediated world.

ABSTRACT: Breast cancer survivability prediction using labeled, unlabeled, and pseudo-labeled patient data

ABSTRACT: Towards public health decision support: a systematic review of bidirectional communication approaches

ABSTRACT: The Impact of Undergraduate Education in Radiation Oncology.

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