using information technology in medical professionalism

Using Information Technology in Medical Professionalism

Dr MTD LakshanMBBS MS(Oto) DOHNS (Eng) FEB ORL-HNS FRCSEd ORL-HNS

Objectives • Sensible use of technology with real-life case scenarios

• Beyond conventional use of Internet

1. Home brewed software solution

2. Video conferencing to overcome many barriers including geographical

3. Ethical web presence including social media

• Mobile applications of daily use

Software

Desktop software Mobile Apps

Storage

Physical Media Cloud Based

Life Cycle

0

25

50

75

100 wow

Disaster

OK

Sensible use to achieve productivity goals

–Epstein and Hundert

“Professional competence is the habitual and judicious use of communication, knowledge,

technical skills, clinical reasoning, emotions, values, and reflection in daily practice for the benefit of the

individual and community being served.

Case Scenarios

A home-brewed portfolio system

Why Portfolio?

Knowledge

Skills Attitudes

Ethics Communication

5

Ideal portfolio

Simple Reliable Accessible Privacy

Minimum Burden

Less Technical

Multimedia capable

Assessment Ready

entsrilanka.org/portfolio

If interested for a free account

entsrilanka.org/portfolio

Virtual MDT

Problems of cancer patient care in periphery

• Distance

• Clinical workload

• Time

• Opportunity cost

• Resources

• Poor patient outcome

Virtual MDT Protocol

Diagnosis Enrolled

Hard copy

Online database

MDT Documentation

Video Documentation

outcome

Benefits

• Close to 100 patients

• Saved time, resources

• Prevented opportunity cost

• Educational for all the members

• Happy patients with better outcomes

Web Presence Professional Website

Professional Web Presence• Guided eg GMC

• Professional website/ Blog

• Searchable

• Medical Tourism

• Social Media

Advantages• Tell the world who you are

• what services you offer

• contact details

• patient education and counselling

• news and updates

• pg education

Daily app use

Uses

• Create - Office Suite

• Time Management - Calendars

• Task / Project Management

• Medical literature searches

• Ebooks reader

Good Reader

Objectives • Sensible use of technology with real life case scenarios

• Beyond conventional Use of Internet

• Home brewed software solution

• Video conferencing to overcome many barriers including geographical

• Ethical web presence including social media

• Mobile application of daily use

Healing TouchHealing Touch of Medicine

Contact

e: lakshent@gmail.com

t: @mtdlakshan

W: learnent.net