- Internet Use and Self-Rated Health Among Older People: A National Survey | Gracia | Journal of Medical Internet Research – Older people are among the segments of the population for which the digital divide is most persistent and are considered to be at risk of losing out on the potential benefits that the information society can provide to their quality of life. Little attention has been paid, however, to relationships between Internet use and actual indicators of health among older people.
Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the association between Internet use and self-rated health among older people and determine whether this association holds independently of socioeconomic position. - Disparities by Race and Ethnicity in Cancer Survivor Stories Available on the Web | Eddens | Journal of Medical Internet Research – The rapid growth of eHealth could have the unintended effect of deepening health disparities between population subgroups. Most concerns to date have focused on population differences in access to technology, but differences may also exist in the appropriateness of online health content for diverse populations.
- Social Media Use in the United States: Implications for Health Communication | Chou | Journal of Medical Internet Research – The purpose of the study is to identify the sociodemographic and health-related factors associated with current adult social media users in the United States.
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Alliance for CME Presentation: The Emerging Role of Open Source, Web 2.0 Technologies in Continuing Medical Education
December 7th, 2009 by Jeremy LundbergI am looking forward to our panel discussion on the role of open source, Web 2.0 learning management technologies at the upcoming 35th Annual Meeting of the Alliance for Continuing Medical Education to be held on January 27-30, 2010 in New Orleans, LA. I hope you will join us for this in-depth discussion on the practical applications of open source, learning management and social media solutions for the CME enterprise. Below is the accepted abstract:
TITLE: The Emerging Role of Open Source, Web 2.0 Technologies in Continuing Medical Education: A Case Study
TIME/DAY/LOCATION: Alliance for CME Annual Meeting: 10:00 – 11:00 am, Friday, January 29, 2010, Magnolia 3rd
COMPETENCY: 4.6 – Identify and help modify processes that are barriers to change and the implementation of new
knowledge.
PRESENTERS: Jeremy Lundberg, MSSW, DLC Solutions; Logan Thomison, MS, OptumHealth Education.
OBJECTIVES: Session participants will be able to: (1) explain the definition and emerging role of open source software in CME; (2) explain how open source, Web 2.0 software can reduce costs and streamline administrative processes associated with CME; (3) understand the role of open source software in measuring educational outcomes; and (4) describe how open source software applications can be integrated to create rich, collaborative e-learning environments and peer-to-peer communities of practice.
METHODS: Team members will guide learners through the planning process, production, challenges, benefits, and outcomes associated with creating an open source, Web 2.0 CME platform. A combination of presentation, discussion, and case studies will be used.
KEY POINTS: Today, healthcare organizations are able to integrate open source, Web 2.0 technologies to create rich, collaborative learning environments that facilitate communication, collaboration, and the transfer of knowledge among healthcare professionals. OptumHealth Education and DLC Solutions partnered together to create an innovative Web platform for CME. The platform was designed to: (1) facilitate physician learning through learner-driven communication tools, SCORM-compliant courseware, and live activities; (2) streamline and reduce costs associated with CME program administration and data collection; and (3) conduct education outcomes studies by combining public and proprietary data sources.
EthosCE LMS Compliant with ACCME Program and Activity Reporting System for Continuing Medical Education
December 4th, 2009 by Jeremy LundbergEthosCE Learning Management System is now compliant with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education’s (ACCME) online Program and Activity Reporting System (PARS). An academic medical center (and current EthosCE client) is serving as a PARS testing site for ACCME. This new data collection portal is designed to improve the transparency, accountability and efficiency of continuing medical education systems.
The activity screens (shown below) collect all the data necessary for reporting to ACCME and will automatically generate the XML file required to submit the data to PARS. With EthosCE, CME managers and administrators only need enter their activity data once and it’s done!
The ACCME PARS and EthosCE system fields conform to the Medical Education Metrics (MEMS) XML standard created by Medbiquitous.
In addition to its use in the re-accreditation process, PARS will aggregate a provider’s CME activity and program information in order to produce the required ACCME Annual Report. So, as an EthosCE user, you no longer need to submit your ACCME Annual Report data through a separate system. How is that for a time-saver? Thank you ACCME!