Computer programs that teach the interpretation of image-based laboratory tests.
OBJECTIVE: To review the effort of the University of Washington(UW) Department of Laboratory Medicine to develop and use personal computer programs to teach the interpretation of image-based clinical laboratory tests to medical technologists and other health care workers. DATA SOURCES: Professional...
| Publicado en: | Clinical Laboratory Science Vol. 9; no. 1; pp. 44 - 48 |
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American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
1996 Jan-Feb
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=107306397&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 107306397 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 0894959X IKL jtl: Clinical Laboratory Science issn: 0894959X maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 1996 Jan-Feb vid: 9 iid: 1 pid: 13703 pub: American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science place: Dundee, Michigan artinfo: ui: 107306397 107306397 1997000719 NLM10172737 107306397 ppf: 44 ppct: 4 formats: tig: atl: Computer programs that teach the interpretation of image-based laboratory tests. aug: au: Astion ML LeCrone CN Cookson BT Orkand AR Curtis JD Wener MH McGonagle LA Fine JS Pagliaro L affil: Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Washington, Mail Box 357110, WA 98195 sug: subj: Computer-Assisted Instruction Education, Medical Laboratory Technology Digitizers Chemistry, Clinical Microscopy ab: OBJECTIVE: To review the effort of the University of Washington(UW) Department of Laboratory Medicine to develop and use personal computer programs to teach the interpretation of image-based clinical laboratory tests to medical technologists and other health care workers. DATA SOURCES: Professional journals and books; Software owned by and licensed by the University of Washington. STUDY SELECTION: Not applicable. DATA EXTRACTION: Not applicable. DATA SYNTHESIS: We have been developing interactive personal computer (PC) programs for teaching image-based laboratory tests to medical technologists and other health care workers. The programs, called 'Laboratory Tutors,' are useful for teaching microscope-based tests and tests based on electrophoresis. Our programs include ANA-Tutor, which teaches the immunofluorescence assay for anti-nucleat antibodies; GramStain-Tutor, which teaches the direct Gram stain; Electrophoresis-Tutor, which teaches the interpretation of agarose gel protein electrophoretic pattems, Urinalysis-Tutor, which teaches the microscopic examination of urine sediment; in addition to other programs. The tutorials are all based on high-quality digital images that were acquired and processed using digital imaging systems. They require minimal computer literacy and have a number of advantages over standard approaches to teaching image-based laboratory tests. The computer tutorials are used in UW's medical technology and medical school curriculum, where they are used as supplements to traditional instruction. CONCLUSION: Laboratory tutors are computer programs that use high resolution digital images to teach the interpretation of image-based laboratory tests. We plan to continue to develop these programs, study their educational effectiveness, and update them periodically. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: pictorial Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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