PDA power at the bedside
| Autor: | Patricia Wilson, Leah Pellegrino, Richard Billingsley |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
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Medical education
Episode of care Computers handheld Students Medical Education Medical business.industry education Episode of Care Target audience Health Informatics Usability Evidence-based medicine Library and Information Sciences Upload Computers Handheld Surveys and Questionnaires District of Columbia Medicine Humans business Students medical |
| Zdroj: | Medical reference services quarterly. 24(2) |
| ISSN: | 0276-3869 |
| Popis: | George Washington University's Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library was investigating adding PDA resources to the collection when a medical education grant was received. Funds were used for a pilot project to compare PDA use by third-year medical students (MSIII), fourth-year medical students (MSIV), second-year physician assistant (PAII) students, and residents in the clinical setting. The PDA Committee evaluated various titles by the following criteria: both Palm and PocketPC operating systems compatibility, ease of use, depth of information, product cost, and a wide target audience. Griffith's 5 Minute Clinical Consult by Skyscape was selected. Library registration was required to receive the software and PDA downloading instructions. A short, Web-based questionnaire was developed to evaluate the product's use in the clinical setting. A low response rate of 74 questionnaires (23% of participants) was received and analyzed in March 2004. As additional funding becomes available, PDA software will be seriously considered as additions to the collection. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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