We apologize for a recent technical issue with our email system, which temporarily affected account activations. Accounts have now been activated. Authors may proceed with paper submissions. PhDFocusTM
CFP last date
20 December 2024
Call for Paper
January Edition
IJCA solicits high quality original research papers for the upcoming January edition of the journal. The last date of research paper submission is 20 December 2024

Submit your paper
Know more
The week's pick
Responsive image
Improved Shuffled Frog Leaping Algorithm with Self-Adaptive Shuffling for Fuzzy Logic PD+G Controller Optimization in Robotic Manipulators

Duc Hoang Nguyen
Random Articles
Reseach Article

Web based Clinical Skills Teaching: Extending the frontiers of Clinical Skills Education in Poor Settings

by Jerome Addah, Stephen Apanga, Sam Bugri
journal cover thumbnail

International Journal of Computer Applications
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Volume 87 - Number 19
Year of Publication: 2014
Authors: Jerome Addah, Stephen Apanga, Sam Bugri
10.5120/15459-4052

Jerome Addah, Stephen Apanga, Sam Bugri . Web based Clinical Skills Teaching: Extending the frontiers of Clinical Skills Education in Poor Settings. International Journal of Computer Applications. 87, 19 ( February 2014), 17-21. DOI=10.5120/15459-4052

@article{ 10.5120/15459-4052,
author = { Jerome Addah, Stephen Apanga, Sam Bugri },
title = { Web based Clinical Skills Teaching: Extending the frontiers of Clinical Skills Education in Poor Settings },
journal = { International Journal of Computer Applications },
issue_date = { February 2014 },
volume = { 87 },
number = { 19 },
month = { February },
year = { 2014 },
issn = { 0975-8887 },
pages = { 17-21 },
numpages = {9},
url = { https://ijcaonline.org/archives/volume87/number19/15459-4052/ },
doi = { 10.5120/15459-4052 },
publisher = {Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA},
address = {New York, USA}
}
%0 Journal Article
%1 2024-02-06T22:06:21.004227+05:30
%A Jerome Addah
%A Stephen Apanga
%A Sam Bugri
%T Web based Clinical Skills Teaching: Extending the frontiers of Clinical Skills Education in Poor Settings
%J International Journal of Computer Applications
%@ 0975-8887
%V 87
%N 19
%P 17-21
%D 2014
%I Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Abstract

The advent of the web has opened up new possibilities in the provision of mass education that were hitherto imagined, one of the drivers responsible for this new innovations is the enormous reach of the web, today a lot more people are gaining certification and degrees through accredited programs delivered over the web. The objective of the current study therefore is to explore the possibility of harness the ubiquitous presence of the web in poor settings to open up a new frontier for clinical skills education. Results from the study suggest the existence of favorable factors such as: an established culture of computer use, a technically skilled student body, and the availability of appropriate technology. Within the remit of a careful blend with bedside clinical skills teaching approaches, the above mentioned factors provide an enabling environment for establishing a web based clinical skills teaching platform.

References
  1. Abbatt F. Teaching for better learning. In. Second Edition. . ed: World Health Organization. ; 1992. p. 74-88.
  2. Ahmed A. Deficiencies of history-taking among medical students. Saudi Med J l2002;23: 991-994.
  3. Ahmed A. Deficiencies of physical examination among medical students. Saudi Med J l2003;24: 108- 111.
  4. Ahmed A. Deficiencies of physical examination of the nervous system among medical students. Neurosciences l2004. ; 9: 447-449.
  5. LaCombe M, . On bedside teaching. Ann Intern Med l1997;;26 217-20.
  6. Holmboe E. Faculty and the observation of trainees' clinical skills: problems and opportunities. Acad Med l2004;79: 16-22.
  7. McGee S. Evidenced-based Physical Diagnosis: Philadelphia: WB Saunders,; 2001.
  8. Ahmed AM. Role of Clinical Skills Centers in Maintaining and Promoting Clinical Teaching. Sudanese Journal of Public Health l2009;4.
  9. Triola M, Feldman, H, Kalet, AL, Zabar, S, Kachur, SEK Gillespie, C Anderson, M, Griesser,C Lipkin, M. A Randomized Trial of Teaching Clinical Skills Using Virtual and Live Standardized Patients. J Gen Intern Med. : l2006;21: 424-429. .
  10. Akaike M, Fukutomi,M, Nagamune M, ,Fujimoto, A,, Tsuji A I, K, Iwata, T. Simulation-based medical education in clinical skills laboratory. The Journal of Medical Investigation l2012;59 28 -35.
  11. Bradley P. The history of simulation in medical education and possible future directions. MedbEdu l2006;40 : : 254-262,.
  12. Ruddy R, Patterson, MD : . Medical simulation: a tool for recognition of and response to risk. Pediatr Radio l2008; (Suppl 4) S700-6,.
  13. Okuda Y, Bryson EO, DeMaria S Jr, Jacobson, L QJ, Shen B, Levine AI : : , . The utility of simulation in medical education : what is the evidence? Mt Sinai J Med l2009;76: 330-343.
  14. Sprawls P, : e. Evolving models for medical physics education and training : a global perspective. Biomed Imaging Interv J l2008;4 e16.
  15. Langsley D. Medical competence and performance assessment. A new era. . JAMA l1991;266 977-80.
  16. Scalese R, , Vivian T. Obeso, VT S. Barry Issenberg,SB. Simulation Technology for Skills Training and Competency Assessment in Medical Education. J Gen Intern Med. : l2008;23: 46-49.
  17. Stark PF, F. Teaching Clinical Skills in Developing Countries: Are Clinical Skills Centres the Answer? Education for Health l2003 :;16: 298-306.
  18. Greenhalgh T. Computer assisted learning in undergraduate medical education. BMJ l2001;322: 40-4.
  19. Rees L, Jolly B. . Medical education into the next century: Oxford (UK): Oxford University Press; ; 1998.
  20. Gallgher J. Web-based vs traditional classroom instruction in gerontology: a pilot study. J Dent Hyg. : l2005;79: 7.
  21. Addah J. Student Attitudes towards Computer Assisted Learning: Scaling–up Medical Education in a Poor Setting. nternational Journal of Computer Applications l2012;50(22):: 35-40.
  22. Potomkova J, Mihal, V, Cihalik, C. web based instruction and its impact on the learning activity of medical students: a review. Biomed Pap Med Fac Univ Palacky Olomouc Czech Repub l2006;150: 357 - 361.
  23. Perlman C, Weston C, Gisel E. ;. A web based tutorial to enhance student learning of activity analysis. Can J Occup Thera l 2005;72: 153-163.
  24. McEnery K. A method for interactive medical instruction utilizing the World Wide Web. In; . 1995; . p. 502-7.
  25. Palter V, Grantcharov TP: . , . Simulation in surgical education. CMAJ : l2010;182: 1191-6.
  26. Simmons C, Nyhof-Young J, Bradley J. Shoestring budgets, band-AIDS, and team work: challenges and motivators in the development of a Web-based resource for undergraduate clinical skills teaching. J Med Internet Res. . l2005 7: e14.
  27. Addah J. Proficiency in Information Communication Technology and its Use: A Survey among Clinical Students in a Ghanaian Medical School. International Journal of Computer Applications l 2012; 45: 14-20, .
  28. Fadeyi A, Desalu OO, Ameen A, Muhammed, , Adeboye AN. The reported preparedness and disposition by students in a Nigerian university towards the use of information technology for medical education. . Ann Afr Med l2010;9: 129-34.
  29. Blight J, :. The clinical skills unit. Postgrad Med J l1995;;71: 730-5.
  30. Dent J. Current trends and future implications in the developing role of clinical skills centers. Med Teach. l2001; 23 : : 483-489.
  31. Lowry S. Trends in health care and their effects on medical education. BMJ l1993;306: 255-258.
  32. Tran T, Scherpbier A, Van Dalen J, Wright PE. Teacher-made models: the answer for medical skills training in developing countries? BMC Med Educ. l2012 ;12:98.
  33. Hopkins R, Regehr, G. Wilson, TD. Exploring the changing Learning Environment of the Gross Anatomy Lab. Acad Med l2011;86: 883 - 887.
Index Terms

Computer Science
Information Sciences

Keywords

Web based learning in poor settings clinical skills teaching in Africa. Ghana

Powered by PhDFocusTM