Review of Web-Based Module to Train and Assess Competency in Systems-Based Practice

This module has a goal of increasing learners' understanding of the care transitions process through an online, interactive interface that can be completed in approximately 30 minutes. The teaching is case‐based, using a hypothetical patient to walk learners through the main elements that the a...

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Published in:Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) 2010-12, Vol.58 (12), p.2412-2413
Main Author: Eskildsen, Manuel A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Competency-Based Education
Education, Distance - methods
Education, Medical, Graduate - methods
Education, Medical, Undergraduate - methods
Educational Measurement - methods
General aspects
Geriatrics - education
Health care
Health services
Humans
Internet
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous
Models, Educational
Older people
Online instruction
Problem-Based Learning
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Transitions
User-Computer Interface
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Summary:This module has a goal of increasing learners' understanding of the care transitions process through an online, interactive interface that can be completed in approximately 30 minutes. The teaching is case‐based, using a hypothetical patient to walk learners through the main elements that the author is emphasizing: highlighting the importance of communication during the discharge process, including the preparation of complete discharge summaries; explaining the sources of payment for elderly patients moving through the healthcare system; and discharge sites according to type and amount of therapy that patients can expect to receive.
ISSN:0002-8614
1532-5415
DOI:10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.03167.x