5051.0 Health IT Cutting Edge Information

Wednesday, November 2, 2011: 8:30 AM
Oral
Cutting-edge innovations in health IT are yielding results in the clinical, academic, policy, and public health sectors. This session seeks to expose participants to select projects in various settings that are helping us envision the HIT of the future.
Session Objectives: At the end of this session, participants should be able to: 1. determine the benefits of Health IT for advanced learning in the medical school setting; 2. explain how HIT can enhance comparative effectiveness research (CER).
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8:50 AM
Long-term impact of a preclinical simulation-based course on the medical student experience
Emily Lilo, MPH, Ji Son, MS, MD Candidate Year II and Jason Lee, MD
9:10 AM
Diabetes Island: A virtual world to support an underserved population with diabetes
Laurie Ruggiero, PhD, Colleen Monahan, DC, MPH, Lauretta Quinn, MSN, PhD, Ada Moadsiri, MPH, CHES, Kirstie K. Danielson, PhD and Ben S. Gerber, MD, MPH
9:30 AM
Use of cutting edge educational technology for comparative effectiveness research: Developing an infrastructure for informed health care decision-making
Abraham Salinas, MD, MPH, Hamisu Salihu, MD, PhD, Michelle Nash, MPH, Jason L. Salemi, MPH and Euna August, MPH

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Organized by: Health Informatics Information Technology Center (HIIT Center)

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH) , Masters Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES)