Technology and medical practice

The integration of Information and Communication Technology into medical practice

OBJECTIVES To identify doctors' utilization of ICT; to develop and characterise a typology of doctors' utilization of ICT and to identify factors that can enhance or inhibit the use of these technologies within medical practice. METHODS An online survey of the 16,531 members of the Physicians Association of Barcelona who had a registered email account in 2006 was carried out. Factor analysis,...

Imagination, literature, medical ethics and medical practice.

Without imagination-without an actively cultivated imagination-not only do health care workers themselves suffer, but so too do their patients, argues Dr Anne Scott in this issue of the journal.' 2 Why? Because only by being able to imagine what it is like to be the other person, the patient, only by being able to enter imaginatively into the world of the patient, is the health care professiona...

Science and technology roadmapping in AJA University of medical sciences

Background: The great scientific Jihad that has been launched in our country by the order of the Supreme leader primarily requires a roadmap and a strategic plan. According to the significant place for science and technology in the 2025 perspective (20-years national master-plan) for the Iranian armed force (AJA), achieving the highest rank of health and the best scientific reputation in m...

KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE, AND PRACTICE OF HAND HYGIENE AMONG MEDICAL STUDENTS IN URMIA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES

Background & Aims: Health care-associated infections (HCAIs) are a major patient safety concern, and consequently prevention should be a top priority for institutions. Hand hygiene is the most effective way to reduce nosocomial infections. Materials & Methods: 296 medical students in different wards of university hospitals in Urmia participated in this descriptive study. They completed a hand ...

Information technology in medical practice: safety and privacy lessons from the United Kingdom.