Practical use of medical terminology in curriculum mapping

J 2015

Practical use of medical terminology in curriculum mapping

KOMENDA, Martin, Daniel SCHWARZ, Jan ŠVANCARA, Christos VAITSIS, Nabil ZARY et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Practical use of medical terminology in curriculum mapping

Authors

KOMENDA, Martin (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Daniel SCHWARZ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Jan ŠVANCARA (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Christos VAITSIS (752 Sweden), Nabil ZARY (752 Sweden) and Ladislav DUŠEK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Computers in Biology and Medicine, Oxford, Pergamon-Elsevier Science Press, 2015, 0010-4825

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10103 Statistics and probability

Country of publisher

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Impact factor

Impact factor: 1.521

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14110/15:00083346

Organization unit

Faculty of Medicine

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compbiomed.2015.05.006

UT WoS

000358269300009

Keywords in English

Association analysis; Curriculum management; Medical coding; Medical education; Medical informatics; MeSH; Visual analytics

Abstract

V originále

Background: Various information systems for medical curriculum mapping and harmonization have been developed and successfully applied to date. However, the methods for exploiting the datasets captured inside the systems are rather lacking. Method: We reviewed the existing medical terminologies, nomenclatures, coding and classification systems in order to select the most suitable one and apply it in delivering visual analytic tools and reports for the benefit of medical curriculum designers and innovators. Results: A formal description of a particular curriculum of general medicine is based on 1347 learning units covering 7075 learning outcomes. Two data-analytical reports have been developed and discussed, showing how the curriculum is consistent with the MeSH thesaurus and how the MeSH thesaurus can be used to demonstrate interconnectivity of the curriculum through association analysis. Conclusion: Although the MeSH thesaurus is designed mainly to index medical literature and support searching through bibliographic databases, we have proved its use in medical curriculum mapping as being beneficial for curriculum designers and innovators. The presented approach can be followed wherever needed to identify all the mandatory components used for transparent and comprehensive overview of medical curriculum data.

Links

CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0042, interní kód MU

Name: OPTIMED-optimalizovaná výuka všeobecného lékařství: horizontální a vertikální propojení, inovace a efektivita pro praxi (Acronym: OPTIMED)

Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR, 2.2 Higher education

Citovat

KOMENDA, Martin, Daniel SCHWARZ, Jan ŠVANCARA, Christos VAITSIS, Nabil ZARY and Ladislav DUŠEK. Practical use of medical terminology in curriculum mapping. Computers in Biology and Medicine. Oxford: Pergamon-Elsevier Science Press, 2015, vol. 63, August 01, p. 74-82. ISSN 0010-4825. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compbiomed.2015.05.006.

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N2  - Background: Various information systems for medical curriculum mapping and harmonization have been developed and successfully applied to date. However, the methods for exploiting the datasets captured inside the systems are rather lacking. Method: We reviewed the existing medical terminologies, nomenclatures, coding and classification systems in order to select the most suitable one and apply it in delivering visual analytic tools and reports for the benefit of medical curriculum designers and innovators. Results: A formal description of a particular curriculum of general medicine is based on 1347 learning units covering 7075 learning outcomes. Two data-analytical reports have been developed and discussed, showing how the curriculum is consistent with the MeSH thesaurus and how the MeSH thesaurus can be used to demonstrate interconnectivity of the curriculum through association analysis. Conclusion: Although the MeSH thesaurus is designed mainly to index medical literature and support searching through bibliographic databases, we have proved its use in medical curriculum mapping as being beneficial for curriculum designers and innovators. The presented approach can be followed wherever needed to identify all the mandatory components used for transparent and comprehensive overview of medical curriculum data.
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KOMENDA, Martin, Daniel SCHWARZ, Jan ŠVANCARA, Christos VAITSIS, Nabil ZARY and Ladislav DUŠEK. Practical use of medical terminology in curriculum mapping. \textit{Computers in Biology and Medicine}. Oxford: Pergamon-Elsevier Science Press, 2015, vol.~63, August 01, p.~74-82. ISSN~0010-4825. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compbiomed.2015.05.006.

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