Problemas en la práctica clínica: los retos de la medicina basada en la evidencia / Problems in clinical practice: the challenges of evidence-based medicine

Resumen El desarrollo de este artículo de reflexión surge tras el análisis de la práctica médica cotidiana donde se evidencian discrepancias entre estudiantes de medicina, docentes clínicos, médicos generales y especialistas en áreas médicas, en lo que corresponde a la marcada variabilidad en los enfoques terapéuticos en el personal clínico asistencial. Adicionalmente los conflictos derivados de la no aplicación de la medicina basada en evidencia por resistencia de ciertos profesionales de la salud, junto a las limitaciones de aplicabilidad de la misma en nuestro contexto socio-económico en particular, conduce al desarrollo de conflictos que dificultan la atención de los pacientes, distancian el personal médico, limitan el aprendizaje en las áreas clínicas, además de producir una perspectiva no integral ya que en la mayoría de las ocasiones se impone la decisión clínica sobre los valores y preferencias de los usuarios, cuestión además poco explorada dentro del ámbito académico. MÉD.UIS.2020;33(1): 59-65.

Abstract The development of this reflexion article emerges after the analysis of everyday medical praxis, where disagreements between medical students, clinical teachers, general practitioners and specialists in clinical areas are noted, which corresponds to the strong variability between therapeutic approaches from the clinical assistance personnel. Additionally, the conflicts deriving from the non-application of the Evidence-based Medicine due to the resistance of certain health professionals, along with the limitations in its applicability in our particular socioeconomic context, drives to the development of conflicts that make difficult the patient's attention, create distances between the medical staff, limit learning in clinical areas, and produce a non-integral perspective, because in the majority of occasions, clinical decision is imposed over the values and preferences of users, a matter that is rarely explored inside the academic scope. MÉD. UIS.2020;33(1): 59-65.

Facebook as a tool to promote radiology education: expanding from a local community of medical students to all of South America.

OBJECTIVE: To assess the feasibility of Facebook to promote a radiology education project and to expand it from our university community of medical students to a wider audience. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A group of 12 medical students created a Facebook page in June 2015, to contribute to radiology education in our university. From August 2015, clinical cases, including a brief explanation of clinical findings, along with different imaging modalities, were posted weekly and subscribers were encouraged to choose the most appropriate diagnosis. All cases were followed by the appropriate answer and an explanation to highlight imaging findings and diagnosis. Aiming to reach a larger audience, we also shared cases to a public Latin-American Facebook group, comprising a collective total of 28,182 physicians and medical students. Using the Facebook Insights tracking tool, we prospectively analyzed subscriber interaction with our page for 14 months. RESULTS: During the period analyzed, 35 cases were posted. The most common imaging modalities were X-ray (n = 15) and computed tomography (n = 13). Before we began posting the weekly cases, our page had 286 likes. By October 2016, that number had grown to 4244, corresponding to an increase of 1484% and eight times the size of the medical student community at our institution (n = 530). Medical students made up most (76%) of the subscribers, followed by radiology residents (6%). An excellent or moderate contribution to personal image interpretation skills was reported by 65.3% and 33.1% of the users, respectively. CONCLUSION: Creating a Facebook page and posting weekly clinical cases proved to be an effective method of promoting radiology education.

Facebook as a tool to promote radiology education: expanding from a local community of medical students to all of South America / Facebook como uma ferramenta para impulsionar a educação em radiologia: expandindo-se de uma comunidade local de estudantes de medicina para a América do Sul

Abstract Objective: To assess the feasibility of Facebook to promote a radiology education project and to expand it from our university community of medical students to a wider audience. Materials and Methods: A group of 12 medical students created a Facebook page in June 2015, to contribute to radiology education in our university. From August 2015, clinical cases, including a brief explanation of clinical findings, along with different imaging modalities, were posted weekly and subscribers were encouraged to choose the most appropriate diagnosis. All cases were followed by the appropriate answer and an explanation to highlight imaging findings and diagnosis. Aiming to reach a larger audience, we also shared cases to a public Latin-American Facebook group, comprising a collective total of 28,182 physicians and medical students. Using the Facebook Insights tracking tool, we prospectively analyzed subscriber interaction with our page for 14 months. Results: During the period analyzed, 35 cases were posted. The most common imaging modalities were X-ray (n = 15) and computed tomography (n = 13). Before we began posting the weekly cases, our page had 286 likes. By October 2016, that number had grown to 4244, corresponding to an increase of 1484% and eight times the size of the medical student community at our institution (n = 530). Medical students made up most (76%) of the subscribers, followed by radiology residents (6%). An excellent or moderate contribution to personal image interpretation skills was reported by 65.3% and 33.1% of the users, respectively. Conclusion: Creating a Facebook page and posting weekly clinical cases proved to be an effective method of promoting radiology education.

Resumo Objetivo: Avaliar a viabilidade do Facebook em promover um projeto de educação em radiologia da nossa comunidade universitária de estudantes para um público ampliado. Materiais e Métodos: Um grupo de 12 estudantes de medicina criou uma página no Facebook em junho de 2015, como forma de contribuir para a educação em radiologia na nossa universidade. A partir de agosto de 2015, casos clínicos semanais foram postados, incluindo uma breve explicação dos achados clínicos, além de diversas modalidades de imagem, e os assinantes eram encorajados a escolher o diagnóstico mais apropriado. Todos os casos apresentavam uma resposta apropriada e uma explicação para destacar os achados de imagem e o diagnóstico. Com o objetivo de alcançar um público maior, os casos eram também compartilhados em um grupo latino-americano no Facebook, composto de 28.182 médicos e estudantes de medicina. Prospectivamente, analisamos a interação dos assinantes com nossa página durante 14 meses por meio da ferramenta Facebook Insights. Resultados: No período, 35 casos foram postados. Radiografia (n = 15) e tomografia computadorizada (n = 13) foram as modalidades mais comuns. Antes dos casos clínicos semanais, nossa página tinha 286 curtidas. Em outubro de 2016, esse número foi 4244, representando um aumento de 1484%, oito vezes maior do que nossa comunidade estudantil (n = 530). A maioria dos seguidores eram estudantes medicina (76%), seguidos de residentes de radiologia (6%). Os usuários reportaram que o projeto teve grande (65.3%) ou moderada (33.1%) contribuição para as habilidades pessoais de interpretação de imagens. Conclusão: A criação de uma página no Facebook com casos clínicos semanais foi efetiva no auxílio à promoção da educação em radiologia.

Research on the practice of multi-school constructed clinical medical specialty under the standard system of undergraduate medical education / 中华医学教育探索杂志

By analyzing the reasons and some potential problems especially like blocked management mechanism,distracted ideological recognition,imperfect quality standard and misplaced safeguard measures,this article practically brings out the viewpoint of multi-school constructed clinical medicine,which includes optimizing the management system by establishing a four-level management system for clinical teaching:university-clinical school-affiliated hospital-clinical teaching and research section;reaching consensus of running a university by integrating the concept of complementary advantage,resource sharing,health care and teaching coordination and mutual development;arriving at the goal of improving teaching quality by unifying teaching standards,strengthening the process management and reinforcing the teaching guarantee system.

Practice and effect on quality control and supervision of clinical medical education at affiliated hospitals / 中华医学教育探索杂志

Establishing a teaching quality control system and strengthening the supervision to the teaching quality is an important means and guarantee of the constant improvement and perfection of the quality of teaching at affiliated hospitals