using information technology in medical professionalism
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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
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
t: @mtdlakshan
W: learnent.net