World Workshop on Oral Medicine VI: Utilization of Oral Medicine-specific software for support of clinical care, research, and education: current status and strategy for broader implementation

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 - 1079-2104

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 -