TY - JOUR
T1 - World Workshop on Oral Medicine VI
T2 - Utilization of Oral Medicine-specific software for support of clinical care, research, and education: current status and strategy for broader implementation
AU - Brailo, Vlaho
AU - Firriolo, Francis John
AU - Tanaka, Takako Imai
AU - Varoni, Elena
AU - Sykes, Rosemary
AU - McCullough, Michael
AU - Hua, Hong
AU - Sklavounou, Alexandra
AU - Jensen, Siri Beier
AU - Lockhart, Peter B
AU - Mattsson, Ulf
AU - Jontell, Mats
N1 - Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
PY - 2015/8
Y1 - 2015/8
N2 - OBJECTIVES: To assess the current scope and status of Oral Medicine-specific software (OMSS) utilized to support clinical care, research, and education in Oral Medicine and to propose a strategy for broader implementation of OMSS within the global Oral Medicine community.STUDY DESIGN: An invitation letter explaining the objectives was sent to the global Oral Medicine community. Respondents were interviewed to obtain information about different aspects of OMSS functionality.RESULTS: Ten OMSS tools were identified. Four were being used for clinical care, one was being used for research, two were being used for education, and three were multipurpose. Clinical software was being utilized as databases developed to integrate of different type of clinical information. Research software was designed to facilitate multicenter research. Educational software represented interactive, case-orientated technology designed for clinical training in Oral Medicine. Easy access to patient data was the most commonly reported advantage. Difficulty of use and poor integration with other software was the most commonly reported disadvantage.CONCLUSIONS: The OMSS presented in this paper demonstrate how information technology (IT) can have an impact on the quality of patient care, research, and education in the field of Oral Medicine. A strategy for broader implementation of OMSS is proposed.
AB - OBJECTIVES: To assess the current scope and status of Oral Medicine-specific software (OMSS) utilized to support clinical care, research, and education in Oral Medicine and to propose a strategy for broader implementation of OMSS within the global Oral Medicine community.STUDY DESIGN: An invitation letter explaining the objectives was sent to the global Oral Medicine community. Respondents were interviewed to obtain information about different aspects of OMSS functionality.RESULTS: Ten OMSS tools were identified. Four were being used for clinical care, one was being used for research, two were being used for education, and three were multipurpose. Clinical software was being utilized as databases developed to integrate of different type of clinical information. Research software was designed to facilitate multicenter research. Educational software represented interactive, case-orientated technology designed for clinical training in Oral Medicine. Easy access to patient data was the most commonly reported advantage. Difficulty of use and poor integration with other software was the most commonly reported disadvantage.CONCLUSIONS: The OMSS presented in this paper demonstrate how information technology (IT) can have an impact on the quality of patient care, research, and education in the field of Oral Medicine. A strategy for broader implementation of OMSS is proposed.
U2 - 10.1016/j.oooo.2015.02.484
DO - 10.1016/j.oooo.2015.02.484
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 25843941
SN - 2212-4403
VL - 120
SP - 172
EP - 184
JO - Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology
JF - Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology
IS - 2
ER -