IS4Learning-A Multiplatform Simulation Technology to Teach and Evaluate Auscultation Skills

• Type: Chapter or Part of a Book
• Date: 2017

Authors

Mattos, S (Author) Other; Ricardo Cruz Correia (Author) FMUP; Tavares Coimbra, M (Author) Other; Pereira, D (Author) Other; Gomes, P (Author) Other; Sá-Couto CD (Author) FMUP; Ovídio Costa (Author) FMUP; Nogueira Reis, ZS (Author) Other

Book

Title: Health Professionals' Education in the Age of Clinical Information Systems, Mobile Computing and Social Networks

Pages: 401-420

ISBN: 9780128093214; 9780128053621

Indexing

Scopus - 2 Citations

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00N-65K

DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-805362-1.00019-x

Abstract (EN): Auscultation is currently both a powerful screening tool, providing a cheap and quick initial assessment of a patient's clinical condition, and a hard skill to master. Acquiring this skill is not only intrinsically difficult but our teaching methods are inadequate due to a variety of practical issues. In this chapter, we will discuss the difficulties of the art of auscultation, how we currently teach this skill and describe a novel simulation technology, IS4Learning, that can be used in three different teaching settings enabling us to train and evaluate students in the art of auscultation.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific