AMBEW; a software application for drug assessment in clinical practice

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
E Herdt ◽  
M Klon ◽  
M Schwarz ◽  
B Fay ◽  
E Haen
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Software Application

scholarly journals Wiki-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Adult Onset Sarcoma: A New Paradigm in Sarcoma Evidence

Sarcoma ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. J. Neuhaus ◽  
D. Thomas ◽  
J. Desai ◽  
C. Vuletich ◽  
J. von Dincklage ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Clinical Practice Guidelines ◽  
Practice Guidelines ◽  
Guideline Development ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Adult Onset ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Software Application ◽  
Evidence Based Guidelines

In 2013 Australia introduced Wiki-based Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Adult Onset Sarcoma. These guidelines utilized a customized MediaWiki software application for guideline development and are the first evidence-based guidelines for clinical management of sarcoma. This paper presents our experience with developing and implementing web-based interactive guidelines and reviews some of the challenges and lessons from adopting an evidence-based (rather than consensus-based) approach to clinical sarcoma guidelines. Digital guidelines can be easily updated with new evidence, continuously reviewed and widely disseminated. They provide an accessible method of enabling clinicians and consumers to access evidence-based clinical practice recommendations and, as evidenced by over 2000 views in the first four months after release, with 49% of those visits being from countries outside of Australia. The lessons learned have relevance to other rare cancers in addition to the international sarcoma community.

A Novel Electronic Application of Patient-reported Outcomes in Multiple Sclerosis – Meeting the Necessary Challenge of Assessing Quality of Life and Outcomes in Daily Clinical Practice

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Exell ◽  
Mark Thristan ◽  
Fernando Dangond ◽  
Kurt Marhardt ◽  
Meaghan St Charles Krohe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Patient Reported Outcome ◽  
Software Application ◽  
Wireless Data Transmission ◽  
Patient Reported ◽  
Auto Injector

Multiple sclerosis (MS) has a substantial negative impact on health-related quality of life. Clinical assessments often do not include standardised, routine assessment of MS impact from the patient perspective, and communication between healthcare practitioners (HCPs) and patients can be lacking. Thus, there is a need for patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures to encourage patient–HCP communication, to help inform HCPs of matters important to patients and to aid both patients and HCPs in managing the disease. MSdialog is a web- and mobile-based software application that works with auto-injector devices and electronic autoinjectors, including the RebiSmart® 2.0 device (a handheld electronic Rebif® auto-injector with wireless data transmission capabilities, CE marked and available worldwide [excluding the US]) to collect and store real-time, point-of-administration adherence, clinician-reported outcomes and PRO data. MSdialog may provide a practical solution to support patient-proactive engagements and self-management, patient-centred care and participatory decision-making in clinical practice.

Development of an information technology system to assist oncologists in daily clinical practice

2006 ◽  
Vol 24 (18_suppl) ◽  
pp. 16028-16028
Author(s):  
G. Fasola ◽  
F. Puglisi ◽  
G. Aprile ◽  
O. Belvedere ◽  
A. Follador ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Medical Record ◽  
Daily Clinical Practice ◽  
Specific Patient ◽  
Technology System ◽  
Software Application ◽  
Outcomes Of Care ◽  
Computer Scientists ◽  
Time Extension

16028 Background: Daily documentation and maintenance of medical record quality is a crucial issue in oncology. Computerization can offer many advantages, but needs training and motivation of operators and fitting of clinical processes and administrative rules to technological requirements. The electronic medical record (EMR) system, a software application for the entry, retrieval, and display of patients information into a digital database, could quantitatively and qualitatively improve medical recording. Methods: We developed an application system, named G2-clin, including EMR and computerized physician order-entry (CPOE). It was integrated into the hospital information system, for documentation and therapy planning to support physicians in daily clinical practice. G2-clin was developed by internal committee of oncologists, nurses and computer scientists, with an assured information technology during the learning curve and over the years. After training, staff physicians and nurses have routinely used the G2-clin starting on March 2002. Medical records collect all data concerning management of inpatient and outpatient care. Results: To date, 317 chemotherapy protocols are available in the CPOE pick list, including experimental regimens. In 2005, G2-clin registered 1550 new patients, with 7730 chemotherapy courses and was able to provide the following data: drug storage, administration and safety procedures, assessment of adverse events according CTC, specific patient safety policies, monitoring of resources and costs, data analysis for clinical research. Main benefits are improvement of the quality of patient care and safety, practice standardization, decrease in the risk of therapy ordering errors. The main drawbacks are inhibition of patient-physician interaction and visit time extension. Conclusions: According to our pilot experience, G2-clin successfully satisfied requirements of procedures standardization and allowed distribution of accurate data to all operators. Moreover it has been useful in monitoring outcomes of care, effectiveness, efficiency, adherence to clinical practice guidelines, resources and costs. No significant financial relationships to disclose.

scholarly journals An Inexpensive and Easy to Use Cervical Range of Motion Measurement Solution Using Inertial Sensors

Sensors ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (8) ◽  
pp. 2582 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafael Raya ◽  
Rodrigo Garcia-Carmona ◽  
Cristina Sanchez ◽  
Eloy Urendes ◽  
Oscar Ramirez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Range Of Motion ◽  
Inertial Sensors ◽  
Optical Tracking ◽  
Final Report ◽  
Report Generation ◽  
Software Application ◽  
Cervical Range Of Motion ◽  
Measurement Protocol ◽  
Tracking Device

Neck injuries and the related pain have a high prevalence and represent an important health problem. To properly diagnose and treat them, practitioners need an accurate system for measuring Cervical Range Of Motion (CROM). This article describes the development and validation of an inexpensive, small (4 cm × 4 cm × 8 cm), light (< 200 g) and easy to use solution for measuring CROM using wearable inertial sensors. The proposed solution has been designed with the clinical practice in mind, after consulting with practitioners. It is composed of: (a) two wearable wireless MEMS-based inertial devices, (b) a recording and report generation software application and (c) a measurement protocol for assessing CROM. The solution provides accurate (none of our results is outside the ROM ranges when compared with previously published results based on an optical tracking device) and reliable measurements (ICC = 0.93 for interrater reliability when compared with an optical tracking device and ICC > 0.90 for test-retest reliability), surpassing the popular CROM instrument’s capabilities and precision. It also fulfills the needs for clinical practice attending to effectiveness, efficiency (4 min from setup to final report) and user’s satisfaction (as reported by practitioners). The solution has been certified for mass-production and use in medical environments.

The miR-21 potential of serving as a biomarker for liver diseases in clinical practice

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (5) ◽  
pp. 2295-2305
Author(s):  
Jiawei Zhang ◽  
Dandan Li ◽  
Rui Zhang ◽  
Peng Gao ◽  
Rongxue Peng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Liver Diseases ◽  
Hepatic Disease ◽  
Noninvasive Detection ◽  
Diagnosis And Prognosis ◽  
Expected Performance ◽  
Potential Biomarker ◽  
Disease Condition ◽  
Complex Regulatory Network

The role of miR-21 in the pathogenesis of various liver diseases, together with the possibility of detecting microRNA in the circulation, makes miR-21 a potential biomarker for noninvasive detection. In this review, we summarize the potential utility of extracellular miR-21 in the clinical management of hepatic disease patients and compared it with the current clinical practice. MiR-21 shows screening and prognostic value for liver cancer. In liver cirrhosis, miR-21 may serve as a biomarker for the differentiating diagnosis and prognosis. MiR-21 is also a potential biomarker for the severity of hepatitis. We elucidate the disease condition under which miR-21 testing can reach the expected performance. Though miR-21 is a key regulator of liver diseases, microRNAs coordinate with each other in the complex regulatory network. As a result, the performance of miR-21 is better when combined with other microRNAs or classical biomarkers under certain clinical circumstances.

Meeting the Best Practice for Hearing Aid Verification in Children: Challenges and Future Directions

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 877-894
Author(s):  
Nur Azyani Amri ◽  
Tian Kar Quar ◽  
Foong Yen Chong
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Hearing Aids ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Hearing Aid ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Major Barrier ◽  
Klang Valley ◽  
Age Range ◽  
Fitting Hearing Aids

Purpose This study examined the current pediatric amplification practice with an emphasis on hearing aid verification using probe microphone measurement (PMM), among audiologists in Klang Valley, Malaysia. Frequency of practice, access to PMM system, practiced protocols, barriers, and perception toward the benefits of PMM were identified through a survey. Method A questionnaire was distributed to and filled in by the audiologists who provided pediatric amplification service in Klang Valley, Malaysia. One hundred eight ( N = 108) audiologists, composed of 90.3% women and 9.7% men (age range: 23–48 years), participated in the survey. Results PMM was not a clinical routine practiced by a majority of the audiologists, despite its recognition as the best clinical practice that should be incorporated into protocols for fitting hearing aids in children. Variations in practice existed warranting further steps to improve the current practice for children with hearing impairment. The lack of access to PMM equipment was 1 major barrier for the audiologists to practice real-ear verification. Practitioners' characteristics such as time constraints, low confidence, and knowledge levels were also identified as barriers that impede the uptake of the evidence-based practice. Conclusions The implementation of PMM in clinical practice remains a challenge to the audiology profession. A knowledge-transfer approach that takes into consideration the barriers and involves effective collaboration or engagement between the knowledge providers and potential stakeholders is required to promote the clinical application of evidence-based best practice.

Hybrid Telecoaching for Corporate Speech Training and Potential Applications to Clinical Practice

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 322-324
Author(s):  
Thomas F. Burke
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Engineering Teams ◽  
Corporate Strategies ◽  
Corporate Speech ◽  
Phone Calls ◽  
Future Clinical Practice ◽  
Fortune 100 ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Language Pathology ◽  
Development Engineering

Purpose The purpose of this article was to describe a model for “hybrid speech telecoaching” developed for a Fortune 100 organization and offer a “thought starter” on how clinicians might think of applying these corporate strategies within future clinical practice. Conclusion The author contends in this article that corporate telecommunications and best practices gleaned from software development engineering teams can lend credibility to e-mail, messaging apps, phone calls, or other emerging technology as viable means of hybrid telepractice delivery models and offer ideas about the future of more scalable speech-language pathology services.

What Does Evidence-Based Practice Mean to You? A Follow-Up Study Examining School-Based Speech-Language Pathologists' Perspectives on Evidence-Based Practice

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 688-704
Author(s):  
Katrina Fulcher-Rood ◽  
Anny Castilla-Earls ◽  
Jeff Higginbotham
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Research Evidence ◽  
Evidence Based Practice ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Clinical Expertise ◽  
Speech Language Pathologists ◽  
School Based ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Ebp Implementation

Purpose The current investigation is a follow-up from a previous study examining child language diagnostic decision making in school-based speech-language pathologists (SLPs). The purpose of this study was to examine the SLPs' perspectives regarding the use of evidence-based practice (EBP) in their clinical work. Method Semistructured phone interviews were conducted with 25 school-based SLPs who previously participated in an earlier study by Fulcher-Rood et al. 2018). SLPs were asked questions regarding their definition of EBP, the value of research evidence, contexts in which they implement scientific literature in clinical practice, and the barriers to implementing EBP. Results SLPs' definitions of EBP differed from current definitions, in that SLPs only included the use of research findings. SLPs seem to discuss EBP as it relates to treatment and not assessment. Reported barriers to EBP implementation were insufficient time, limited funding, and restrictions from their employment setting. SLPs found it difficult to translate research findings to clinical practice. SLPs implemented external research evidence when they did not have enough clinical expertise regarding a specific client or when they needed scientific evidence to support a strategy they used. Conclusions SLPs appear to use EBP for specific reasons and not for every clinical decision they make. In addition, SLPs rely on EBP for treatment decisions and not for assessment decisions. Educational systems potentially present other challenges that need to be considered for EBP implementation. Considerations for implementation science and the research-to-practice gap are discussed.

Issues in Language Sample Collection and Analysis With Children Using AAC

2014 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 65-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gail Van Tatenhove
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Augmentative And Alternative Communication ◽  
Language Production ◽  
Expressive Language ◽  
Sample Analysis ◽  
Alternative Communication ◽  
Sample Collection ◽  
Speech Language Pathologists ◽  
Language Sample Analysis ◽  
Language Sample

Language sample analysis is considered one of the best methods of evaluating expressive language production in speaking children. However, the practice of language sample collection and analysis is complicated for speech-language pathologists working with children who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices. This article identifies six issues regarding use of language sample collection and analysis in clinical practice with children who use AAC devices. The purpose of this article is to encourage speech-language pathologists practicing in the area of AAC to utilize language sample collection and analysis as part of ongoing AAC assessment.

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