MedCase – an online tool for medical learning <b>[Abstract in English]</b>

Authors

  • Alexandre Losekann PUCRS
  • Heloísa Melo Herzog PUCRS
  • Lourenço de Oliveira Basso PUCRS
  • Michelle Cardoso PUCRS
  • Renata Bittencourt PUCRS
  • Plauto Camozzato Filho PUCRS
  • Dinarte Prieto Ballester PUCRS

Keywords:

ensino médico, casos clínicos, informática na saúde

Abstract

Aims: To describe an educational software which promotes medical self-directed learning through an online tool for clinical case studies. Methods: We describe the step-by-step design of this new educational software developed to assist medical learning. During a four-month period, computer professionals followed the current medical education routine of Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Medicina do Rio Grande do Sul, guided by medical professors and students. Then, the educational software called MedCase was built by this group, based in free softwares with open codes or open sources software. Results: The complete software, except imaging and graphic results, is already available online to the medical community. It provides all steps to self-directed learning to solve a clinical case and is found on http://www.pucrs.br/famed/medcase. Conclusions: Considering the new tendencies in modern education, we believe this software will provide a very interesting environment both to medical students and professors, stimulating the current medical practice and unraveling the solutions to the most prevalent medical conditions in our community. KEYWORDS: EDUCATION, MEDICAL/methods; HEALTH EDUCATION; CASE STUDIES; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; SOFTWARE VALIDATION.

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Author Biography

Alexandre Losekann, PUCRS

Possui graduação em Medicina pela Fundação Faculdade Federal de Ciências Médicas de Porto Alegre (1982), mestrado em Medicina e Ciências da Saúde pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (1997) e residência médica pela Fundação Faculdade Federal de Ciências Médicas de Porto Alegre (1985) . Atualmente é Médico da Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre, Professor Adjunto da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul e Sócio do Serviço de Nefrologia de Porto Alegre Ltda.

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Published

2008-01-16

How to Cite

Losekann, A., Herzog, H. M., Basso, L. de O., Cardoso, M., Bittencourt, R., Filho, P. C., & Ballester, D. P. (2008). MedCase – an online tool for medical learning <b>[Abstract in English]</b>. Scientia Medica, 17(4), 184–191. Retrieved from https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/ojs/index.php/scientiamedica/article/view/2014

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Vol. 17 No. 4 (2007)

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Original Articles

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