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Crowell, W.
A. Tyler, D. E. Smith, F. G. Interactive videodisc programs: production and
use in the diagnostic pathology block. [Journal article] Journal of
Veterinary Medical Education. 1990. 17: 2, 50-51. 9 ref.
Eberle, B. Audiovisual teaching material for postmortem examinations of carnivores. [German] [Journal article] Schweizer Archiv fur Tierheilkunde. 1991. 133: 4, 186.
Ferrari G, De Lazzari C, Mimmo R, Tosti G, Ambrosi D. A modular numerical model
of the cardiovascular system for studying and training in the field of
cardiovascular physiopathology. J Biomedical Engineering 1992
Mar;14(2):91-107. Istituto di Tecnologie Biomediche CNR, Rome, Italy.
A modular numerical model of the cardiovascular system has been developed to
reproduce the most important circulatory phenomena in terms of pressure and
volume relationships. It is an easy tool to use, designed to be used with a
friendly approach on any IBM or compatible personal computer: it offers a wide
selection of graphical and numerical outputs and can be rearranged easily for a
particular experiment. A set of subroutines related to different circulatory
phenomena has been developed; they can be assembled easily together and
communicate with each other by two variables. A full description of the existing
subroutines is presented in this paper with three different application examples
resulting from the rearrangement of the existing software modules: the first
concerns the behaviour of the natural ventricle model itself and can be regarded
as a ventricle stand-alone characterization test in terms of preload and
afterload sensitivities, the second is related to the use of a pneumatic
ventricle instead of the model of the natural ventricle, and the third is a full
model of the cardiocirculatory system.
Hines SA, Collins PL, Quitadamo IJ, Brahler CJ, Knudson CD and Crouch GJ. ATLes: the strategic application of Web-based technology to address learning objectives and enhance classroom discussion in a veterinary pathology course. Journal of Veterinary Medical Education 2005. 32(1):103-12.
A case-based program called ATLes
(Adaptive Teaching and Learning Environments) was designed for use in a
systemic pathology course and implemented over a four-year period.
Second-year veterinary students working in small collaborative learning
groups used the program prior to their weekly pathology laboratory. The
goals of ATLes were to better address specific learning objectives in the
course (notably the appreciation of pathophysiology), to solve previously
identified problems associated with information overload and information
sorting that commonly occur as part of discovery-based processes, and to
enhance classroom discussion. The program was also designed to model and
allow students to practice the problem-oriented approach to clinical cases,
thereby enabling them to study pathology in a relevant clinical context.
Features included opportunities for students to obtain additional
information on the case by requesting specific laboratory tests and/or
diagnostic procedures. However, students were also required to justify their
diagnostic plans and to provide mechanistic analyses. The use of ATLes met
most of these objectives. Student acceptance was high, and students
favorably reviewed the online ''Content Links'' that made useful information
more readily accessible and level appropriate. Students came to the lab
better prepared to engage in an in-depth and high-quality discussion and
were better able to connect clinical problems to underlying changes in
tissue (lesions). However, many students indicated that the required time on
task prior to lab might have been excessive relative to what they thought
they learned. The classroom discussion, although improved, was not elevated
to the expected level-most likely reflecting other missing elements of the
learning environment, including the existing student culture and the
students' current discussion skills. This article briefly discusses the
lessons learned from ATLes and how similar case-based exercises might be
combined with other approaches to enhance and enliven classroom discussions
in the veterinary curriculum.
Nguyen AN, Uthman MO, Johnson KA. A web-based teaching program for laboratory
diagnosis of coagulation disorders. Archives of Pathology and Laboratory
Medicine 2000 Apr;124(4):588-593. Departments of Pathology and Laboratory
Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas
77030, USA.
OBJECTIVE: To implement an interactive
program for teaching coagulation disorders on the World Wide Web. DESIGN AND
RESULTS: The core materials in this program were derived from a personal
computer software program previously designed by the authors. Three modules were
developed in this program: (1) a coagulation profile to display typical results
of coagulation screening tests for each disorder; (2) a differential diagnosis
module to generate a list of diagnoses that fit the test results in a given
case; and (3) a synopsis of coagulopathy and therapy to provide essential
information on disorders and therapeutic options. A total of 41 coagulation
disorders were included in the knowledge base. CONCLUSIONS: Since the World Wide
Web is increasingly more accessible to computer users, it has become an ideal
medium for teaching purposes. Our experience with this program in teaching
medical students and pathology residents at our institution has been very
encouraging.
Parker MJ, Seifter JL. An interactive, web-based learning environment for pathophysiology. Abstract Acad Med 2001 May;76(5):550. Program in Medical Education, Harvard Medical School, Brookline, MA 02446, USA.
Schwid HA, O'Donnell D. Educational computer simulation of malignant
hyperthermia. Journal of Clinical Monitoring 1992 Jul;8(3):201-208.
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Washington, Seattle 98195.
[Malignant hyperthermia
is a rare condition involving a marked elevation of body temperature in response
to anesthetics in genetically-predisposed individuals. It can constitute an
anesthetic emergency.]
Takeuchi A, Ikeda N, Nara Y, Miyahara H,
Mitobe H. WinArrhythmia: a Windows based application for studying cardiac
arrhythmias. Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine 1998
Mar;55(3):199-206. Department of Medical Informatics, School of Medicine,
Kitasato University, Sagamahira, Japan. take@bme.ahs.kitasato-u.ac.jp.
We have developed Windows-based software for ECG training as a tool in teaching
physiology. A standard user interface allows the user to choose which arrhythmia
to review. The arrhythmia is drawn in real time with sound beeps synchronized to
R waves. The system also presents a brief summary or multiple choice question
corresponding to the arrhythmia. A ladder diagram shows how simulate the
conduction system, which consisted of 4 modules characterized by 4 parameters:
automaticity, refractory period, antegrade- and retrograde-conduction time. This
system has proved both useful and effective for training medical students in ECG
interpretation of arrhythmias.
Whitney, M. S. Computer-assisted instruction in veterinary clinical pathology: current status and future goals. [Journal article] Journal of Veterinary Medical Education. 1992. 19: 3, 71-76. 3 ref.
