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The UT Southwestern Virtual Wound Care Clinic provides care to disabled institutional residents in an urban setting. The program offers flexible financial mechanisms for residents of the facility to access specialty care. Telemedicine improves quality-of-life and reduces costs by minimizing patient transportation. The exchange of clinical knowledge benefits both parties.
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Centros Médicos Acadêmicos , Pessoas com Deficiência , Acessibilidade aos Serviços de Saúde , Medicina , Modelos Organizacionais , Índice de Gravidade de Doença , Especialização , Telemedicina , Adulto , Idoso , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Sudoeste dos Estados UnidosAssuntos
Ensaios Clínicos Fase II como Assunto/legislação & jurisprudência , Empatia , Acessibilidade aos Serviços de Saúde/legislação & jurisprudência , Oncologia/legislação & jurisprudência , Apoio à Pesquisa como Assunto/legislação & jurisprudência , Ciência/legislação & jurisprudência , Ensaios Clínicos Fase II como Assunto/economia , Ensaios Clínicos Fase II como Assunto/métodos , Aprovação de Drogas , Regulamentação Governamental , Humanos , Oncologia/métodos , Prática de Saúde Pública/legislação & jurisprudência , Ensaios Clínicos Controlados Aleatórios como Assunto , Assistência Terminal , Estados Unidos , United States Food and Drug AdministrationRESUMO
Computers, personal digital assistants (PDA), and the Internet are widely used as resources in medical education and clinical care. Educators who intend to incorporate these resources effectively into residency education programmes can benefit from understanding how residents currently use these tools, their skills, and their preferences. The researchers sent questionnaires to 306 US family medicine residency programmes for all of their residents to complete. Respondents were 1177 residents from 125 (41%) programmes. Access to a computer was reported by 95% of respondents. Of these, 97% of desktop and 89% of laptop computers could access the Internet. Residents accessed various educational and clinical resources. Half felt they had 'intermediate' skills at Web searches, 23% had 'some skills,' and 27% were 'quite skilled.' Those under 30 years of age reported higher skill levels. Those who experienced a Web-based curriculum in medical school reported higher search skills and greater success in finding clinical information. Respondents preferred to use technology to supplement the didactic sessions offered in resident teaching conferences. Favourable conditions exist in family medicine residency programmes to implement a blend of traditional and technology-based learning experiences. These conditions include residents' experience, skills, and preferences.
