Internet , literature search

By :Uz. Wamda Kamal Abu Zaid

Content :Introduction

Definition

Potential of information technology to improve research

Paperless Research

Commercial-Off-the-Shelf (COTS) Forms for Research

The internet search engines

Conclusion

Objectives :By the end of this lecture the student will be able to:

Defining literature search

Identify the multiple ways that information technology can improve research

Describe the benefits of electronic collaborative web sites and internet search engines

Describe the specific benefits of electronic case research forms

Introduction :

Medical informatics is the application of computers, communications and information technology and systems for all fields of medicine –medicine care and medical education.

Definition :

A Literature search is a well thought out and organized search for all of the literature published on a topic.

A well –structured literature search is the most effective and efficient way to located sound evidence on the subject you are researching . Evidence may be found in books, journals ,government documents and the internet.

Potential of information technology to

improve research: Enhanced information retrieval through search engines such as Google and PubMed

Automation of patient information:

o Online registration

o Online surveys

o EHR recruitment of subjects

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Data analysis with software programs such as Statistical Package for the Social Sciences

(SPSS)4 and Matlab5

Software programs like Lab VIEW can control medical devices, collate all data into a Microsoft Access database and display data real-time on a monitor during a study6

E-collaboration web sites

Electronic forms :

Research forms .

Paperless form.

Commercial-of the shelf forms.

Mobile E-Form.

Mobile E-form:

Handheld computers have been used for more than a decade in clinical trial studies have suggested that this technology is accurate and fast.

The main advantages they offer research:

•Are their mobile nature, low cost and small form factor. Data can be collected anywhere, Including in the field and later synchronized to a computer and uploaded to a database.

The disadvantages are:

•A small screen and relatively short battery life

Search Engines :

The most rapid and comprehensive way to access information today from anywhere in the world is a search of the world wide web via the internet.

Popular search engines such as goggle provide successful searches for medical and non –medical issues although Pub Med is the search engines of choice formal searches of the medical literature .

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At this time ,Google is premier search engine for non –medical and perhaps medical searches. With proper filtering and experience ,Google can be used with significant success .

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Familiarity with Pup Med an its new features is important for health care worker who need to conduct formal searches of the medical literature .

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