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"In summary, a morning report blog was perceived by learners to be an effective complement to case-based teaching sessions. The combination of novel web metrics and survey data allowed for a multifaceted evaluation of the educational impact of the blog."

"The Evidence Network of Canadian Health Policy, commonly known as EvidenceNetwork.ca is a non-partisan web-based project funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Manitoba Health Research Council to make the latest evidence on controversial health policy issues available to the media. This site links journalists with health policy experts to provide access to credible, evidence-based information."

"In our pilot study, a Web-based reinforcement system showed promise in preventing deterioration of resident teaching skills"

A web-based tool, Continuity of Care Online Simulations (COCOS), was designed for use in a one-month, postgraduate clinical rotation in endocrinology. It is an interactive tool that simulates the continuing care of any patient with a chronic endocrine disease. Twenty-three residents in internal medicine participated in a study to investigate the effects of using COCOS during a clinical rotation in endocrinology on pre-post knowledge test scores and self-assessment of confidence.

"Telecommunication can successfully enhance access to simulation-based instruction. In this study, a Web interface downgraded the quality of student-faculty communication. Future investigation is needed to better understand the impact of such an effect on the learning process and to reduce barriers that impede implementation of technology-facilitated supervision."

HeLMET is a JISC funded project based run by the University of Manchester which is applying Web 2.0 to support on-line consultation and brainstorming in distributed communities of practice.

Learning Styles based list of tools

"Dropbox is a web-based file hosting service that uses cloud storage to enable users to store and share files and folders across the internet using active file synchronization. Signing up for the basic Dropbox service is free and gives each user 2GB of online storage space."

This open source project is a "web-based electronic data capture system for clinical research." The tool lets users manage data, submit new information, extract data, manage accounts and more.

Get Ready! puts residents on the FAST TRACK to competency, knowledge, & skills * Web-based modules and assessments can be completed by residents ANYWHERE, ANYTIME * Applies to all specialties - No faculty development time or costs * Designed to increase competency knowledge quickly * Helps meet ACGME General Competency requirements

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Get a list of possible diagnoses in seconds covering over 15,000 disease manifestations such as symptoms, labs, ECG, X-ray, CT-scan, MRI, ultrasound...

evaluation of cambridge elearning medical sociology course

Caroline Wellbery, MD; Reid GoochFrom the Department of Family Medicine,Georgetown University. Background to "Interacting with the Medical Humanities"

The AARP just met with the leadership of the Mayo Clinic, one of the most outstanding medical institutions in the country. They provide excellent care at a cost that is less than most other parts of the healthcare system - and with improved outcomes. We asked them about their secret to success. Mayo has an electronic medical record and all their patients have their information online. The physicians are on salary, so there's no incentive to order unnecessary tests or procedures, and Mayo has an ethic of patient-centered care, with a long history of attracting the best people and rewarding them. If Mayo can do it, why can't everyone else? The AARP believes that the potential is there for most communities to have excellent care - we must emulate the care delivery of institutions like the Mayo Clinic, and put in place payment and information systems that will coordinate care management better. It's a big job and will take some investment, but we have many opportunities to do a better job than we're doing today.