Use of personal digital assistants (PDAs) in reflection on learning and practice

Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 227-233

  Ranson, Sonya L ^a   Boothby, John ^b   Mazmanian, Paul E ^b   Alvanzo, Anika ^b  

^a CARILION CLINIC   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical practice; Continuing medical education; Decision support; Learning; Personal digital assistant; Portfolio; Reflection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; METHODOLOGY; MICROCOMPUTER; PHYSICIAN; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMPUTERS, HANDHELD; DATA COLLECTION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DOCUMENTATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS APPLICATIONS; PHYSICIANS; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; VIRGINIA;

EID: 38449103615     PISSN: 08941912     EISSN: 1554558X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chp.142     Document Type: Article

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