Relevance and usability of a computerized patient simulator for continuous medical education of isolated care professionals in Sub-Saharan Africa

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volumn 169, Issue , 2011, Pages 666-670

  Bediang, Georges ^a   Bagayoko, Cheick Oumar ^a,b   Raetzo, Marc André ^a,c   Geissbuhler, Antoine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAMAKO   (Mali)

^c Centre d'Onex   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Africa; Capacity building; Clinical reasoning; Computerized patient simulator; Isolated healthcare professionals; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; HEALTH CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; SIMULATORS; TELEMEDICINE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AFRICA; CAPACITY BUILDING; CLINICAL REASONING; HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS; PATIENT SIMULATORS;

DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 83055161744     PISSN: 09269630     EISSN: 18798365     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.3233/978-1-60750-806-9-666     Document Type: Conference Paper

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