Computer-Assisted Instruction

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An online heart simulator for augmenting first-year medical and dental education.

In this study, we present the results of the development and implementation of an online simulator of human cardiac function. The program comprises a set of modular applets in the Java programming language that allow first-year medical and dental ...
Ryan Kelsey, Maria Botello, Bill Millard, John Zimmerman (Proc AMIA Symp, 2002)
online-heart-simulator-augmenting-first-year-medical-dental-education.asp

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Usability testing and outcomes of an interactive computer program to promote smoking cessation in low income women.

The purpose of this study was to develop and test an interactive computer-mediated smoking cessation program for inner-city women. A non-probability sample of 100 women who receive care at an inner-city community health center in Indianapolis ...
Anna M McDaniel, Sondra Hutchison, Gail R Casper, Raymond T Ford, Renee Stratton, Mary Rembusch (Proc AMIA Symp, 2002)
usability-testing-outcomes-interactive-computer-program-promote.asp

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Mobile patient simulator for resuscitation training with automatic external defibrillators.

Resuscitation training has to be performed under most realistic conditions. This includes both usual CPR measures (breathing and chest compressions) and advanced measures, e.g. the usage of an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED). Almost all currently ...
M Schlindwein, G von Wagner, M Kirst, M Rajewicz, F Karl, J Schöchlin, A Bolz (Biomed Tech (Berl), 2002)
mobile-patient-simulator-resuscitation-training-automatic-external.asp

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1.1 Student selection and the influence of their clinical and academic environment on learning.

Student selection and recruitment play a vital role in the successful outcome of dental education. To identify key issues and practices in selection and recruitment, the group assessed current processes, philosophies and practices from a range of ...
Peter Gaengler, Johann De Vries, Llze Akota, Irena Balciuniene, Peter Berthold, Maria Gajewska, David Johnsen, Ilga Urtâne, Laurence Walsh, Alies Zijlstra (Eur J Dent Educ, 2002)
student-selection-influence-clinical-academic-environment-learning.asp

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Restructuring rural continuing medical education through videoconferencing.

We piloted a videoconferencing continuing medical education programme for rural physicians in Alberta and compared its feasibility, acceptability and cost implications with currently existing telephone conferencing and regional conference programmes. ...
Paul Davis, Peter McCracken (J Telemed Telecare, 2002)
restructuring-rural-continuing-medical-education-videoconferencing.asp

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The development and evaluation of a computer-based program to test and to teach the recognition of facial affect.

Autism is a chronic pervasive neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by the early onset of social and communicative impairments as well as restricted, ritualized, stereotypic behavior. The endophenotype of autism includes neuropsychological deficits, ...
Sven Bölte, Sabine Feineis-Matthews, Simone Leber, Thomas Dierks, Daniela Hubl, Fritz Poustka (Int J Circumpolar Health, 2002)
development-evaluation-computer-based-program-test-teach-recognition.asp

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Volume cutting for virtual petrous bone surgery.

A profound knowledge of anatomy and surgical landmarks of the temporal bone is a basic necessity for any otologic surgeon. Because this knowledge, so far, has been mostly taught by limited temporal bone drilling courses, our objective was to create a ...
Bernhard Pflesser, Andreas Petersik, Ulf Tiede, Karl Heinz Höhne, Rudolf Leuwer (Comput Aided Surg, 2002)
volume-cutting-virtual-petrous-bone-surgery.asp

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Assessment of cognitive load in multimedia learning using dual-task methodology.

In two pilot experiments, a new approach for the direct assessment of cognitive load during multimedia learning was tested that uses dual-task methodology. Using this approach, we obtained the same pattern of cognitive load as predicted by cognitive load ...
Roland Brünken, Susan Steinbacher, Jan L Plass, Detlev Leutner (Exp Psychol, 2002)
assessment-cognitive-load-multimedia-learning-dual-task-methodology.asp

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Medical Imaging Informatics and Medical Informatics: opportunities and constraints. Findings from the IMIA yearbook of Medical Informatics 2002.

OBJECTIVES: The Yearbook of Medical Informatics is published annually by the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) and contains a selection of recent excellent papers on medical informatics research (http://www.yearbook.uni-hd.de). The ...
C Kulikowski, E Ammenwerth, A Bohne, K Ganser, R Haux, P Knaup, C Maier, A Michel, R Singer, A C Wolff (Methods Inf Med, 2002)
medical-imaging-informatics-medical-informatics-opportunities.asp

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Videoconferencing for continuing medical education: from pilot project to sustained programme.

Videoconferencing has been used to provide distance education for medical students, physicians and other health-care professionals, such as nurses, physiotherapists and pharmacists. The Dalhousie University Office of Continuing Medical Education (CME) ...
Michael Allen, Joan Sargeant, Eileen MacDougall, Michelle Proctor-Simms (J Telemed Telecare, 2002)
videoconferencing-continuing-medical-education-pilot-project.asp