Workshop Information

Register: To be posted. Contact Melanie A. Sutton at msutton@uwf.edu for additional information.

Facilitator(s): Reubin Felkey, COO, Cogon Systems
Melanie A. Sutton, PhD, School of Allied Health and Life Sciences, UWF

Approved Contact Hours: Approved contact hours to be announced

Lead Information Contact: Melanie A. Sutton, PhD
msutton@uwf.edu

Date/Time: TBA

Location: Sacred Heart Hospital

Why Attend This Workshop?

The modules of this workshop have been developed with feedback from physicians, nurses, computer scientists, and local health care business leaders. As you review the information below, you'll find this reflected in the student learning outcomes and objectives associated with each hour of instruction. We are absolutely dedicated to helping you develop real skills in this workshop that will enable you to work more effectively, with an emphasis on hands-on training and analysis of health care-related uses of PDAs. Unlike workshops at other universities or institutions, our approach emphasizes more than just the technological aspects of these devices. You will apply the skills and develop solutions for real-world problems in the areas of improving communication, patient safety, and quality of care in health care and/or public health arenas.

The Agenda

• 12:30-1:00 pm
  • Light lunch and drinks
• 1:00-2:00 pm
  • Introduction to Medical Informatics and PDAs
    • Purposes of Technology and Information
    • The Need for Systemic Change
    • Unavoidable Technologies in Health Care
    • PDA Basics
      • Inputs and Outputs
      • Data Transfer and Storage
      • Memory
• 2:00-3:00 pm
  • Practical Uses of PDAs
    • Basics
    • Features When Purchasing
    • Using Google Help Feature and Online Resources
    • Personal and System Settings
    • Writing on PDAs
    • Shortcuts and Pearls
• 3:00-4:00 pm
  • Installing and Running Programs
    • Using ActiveSync
    • Managing Files
    • Backup, Restore, and Troubleshooting
• 4:00-5:00 pm
  • Applications
    • Recommendations for Health Care Software
    • Demonstration/Use of Health Care Applications
  • Questions and Answers

A 10-minute break will be provided at the end of each hour.

The Objectives

At the conclusion of the workshop attendees will be able to do the following:

Introduction to Medical Informatics and PDAs

1. Explain the purposes and uses of technologies used in health care
2. Understand the need for systematic change for acceptance of technologies
3. Identify and understand input and output features in PDAs
4. Identify and understand data transfer and data storage issues in PDAs
5. Identify and understand memory features of PDAs
6. Select a PDA for today's applications

PDAs

1. Evaluate current on-line resources on buying and using PDAs
2. Explain basics of interface to a PalmOS-based PDA
3. Install free features from Epocrates, including Rx, MedTools, and tools for nurses
4. Understand basics of interfacing to a PocketPc-based PDA
5. Set Calendar, Contact List, Notes, and Tasks settings
6. Download a document and view it on a PDA
7. Download a video and view it on a PDA
8. Effectively transfer files between PCs and PDAs
9. Effectively use Google help feature and online resources for PDAs
10. Brainstorm PDA applications related to your current position

References/Bibliography

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