MS4 Didactics: Informatics and advanced evidence-based medicine: Schedule - 2009

Course description:

The course is for students who want to master information and evidence. We will use the computer lab to learn advanced skills in: 1) retrieving information, 2) asessing information 3) storing and filing information, 4) keeping up with new advances. We will complete one project in order to learn these skills. The skills will include both strategies and techniques.

Before the selective, each student should identify one clinical topic that they want to use as their example for learning how to master information. Also, be willing to share with the class your own favorite discovery in information management; for example, a new website, PDA program, or strategy.

This course is directed and taught by Bob Badgett.

• List of topics from 2007 projects
• List of topics from 2008 projects

Schedule for 2009

Monday March 23 3-4:50 pm

• Choose topics for project Evidence-based edits to a public wiki
  • Example from prior year
• Recent advances
• Informatics principles
• Keeping up and maintaining a bibliography

Tuesday March 24 3-4:50 pm

• Information for patients
• Searching

• Assessing articles
• Help with projects

Thursday March 26 3-4:50 pm

• Final edits on projects
• Course feedback

Topics that are important, but we will not have time.

You can review their information from previous years if you are interested.

• Bioinformatics
• Communicating electronically with patients
  • UTHSCSA secure email
• EHRs
• Information for Patients
• Knowledge Management: Institution
• Expert diagnostic systems
• Quality assurance, performance monitoring

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