EPC/IMPC Information Technology Subcommittee

January 15, 2002, Meeting Notes

 

Present:  David S.  Resch, MD, Chair; Terri Cameron, MA, Staff; George Dunaway, PhD; Rhona Kelley, MSLS; Regina Kovach, MD; Claudia McIntyre MS; Jeffrey Suzewits, MD

Absent:  Rafath Baig, Class of 2003; Michael Bass, Class of 2004; Rodney Curtis, MD; Ryan Diedrich, Class of 2005; Gary Dunnington, MD; Janek Koirala, MD; Scott MacGilvray, MD; Dean Naritoku, MD; Michael Shanahan, PhD; Akshay Sood, MD

 

  • Announcements
    • Jeff Suzewits announced that he was presenting a CME workshop on “How Do I Use One of Those PalmPilots or Visors?”  The session is scheduled for Tuesday, January 30, 2002, from 1 to 4:30 pm in the Lindsay Conference Room.  The session will be videoconferenced to Carbondale.
  • Technology Fair:  After much discussion, the schedule was revised as shown below.  The format for each session will be as follows:

·         Brief description of the concept

·         How the technology being presented relates to other media

·         What the possibilities are

·         What the limitations are

·         How to learn more about the concept or a particular product

The importance of ensuring that all participants know the objectives for the sessions was stressed, and it was suggested that an online registration mechanism be set up so that participants can notify organizers of specific needs.  Rhona Kelley will report back to the subcommittee regarding what, if any, additional training the Medical Library will provide to augment these sessions.

There was also discussion as to whether non-SIUSOM-supported software and protocols should be presented.  The consensus was that, as much as possible, a brief overall of the most common software for each content area should be included as appropriate, with a short description of the pros and cons of each, and explanation of which software is not supported by SIUSOM and why.

Topic

Tentative Date

Handheld Computing:  Which PDA is Right for You?

December 14, 2001.

Handheld Computing:  “How Do I Use One of Those PalmPilots or Visors?”  (FCM CME Conference)

January 30, 2002

Electronic Education Delivery I:

·         BlackBoard

·         WebCT

February 27, 2002

Database Software

·         Access

·         Filemaker Pro

·         Informix

·         SQL

March 27, 2002

Assessment Software

April 24, 2002

Electronic Education Delivery II:

·         NetMedia

·         Streaming Media (Real Player, etc.)

May 29, 2002

Decision Support Software

June 26, 2002

Electronic Medical Records

·         Voice Recognition

July 31, 2002

Presentation Software

·         Persuasion

·         PowerPoint

August 28, 2002

Telehealth

September 25, 2002

Communication Software

·         Eudora

·         Netscape

·         Outlook

·         Webmail (AOL, Netscape)

October 30, 2002

Networking/Wireless Systems

·         Internet Formatting

·         PDA Wireless Systems

·         Wireless Network

November 21

·         Assessment Software Needs Assessment:  The Assessment Software Needs Assessment was distributed to all curriculum committees with the following explanation:

The Curriculum Committee Assessment Software Needs Assessment was developed by the Educational Policy Council/Information Management Policy Committee Information Technology Subcommittee.  The IT Subcommittee is surveying all curriculum committees, as well as graduate and continuing medical education directors, to develop a comprehensive listing of assessment software needs.  The ultimate plan is that there would be an Item Pool in which all faculty would contribute items linked to years, segments, disciplines, learning issues, keywords, etc., and which could be used across the curriculum to assess student retention of key concepts from year to year and into graduate training and practice.

Ms. Cameron reported that response to the Needs Assessment has been positive and the topic has generated much productive discussion regarding assessment at curriculum committees.  Preliminary results of the Needs Assessment were distributed to the Subcommittee for review.  A final version of the results will be distributed at the next meeting. 

·         Review of Survey Data:  not discussed.

·         The next meeting of the subcommittee is scheduled for Tuesday, February 5, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. in the Lindsay Conference Room in Springfield and Lindegren 310 in Carbondale.   (Please note date change due to January 1 holiday.)