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Current Projects
We have current projects in the fields of human factors, remote care, medical education & peer support, and evaluation & utilization. See also our completed projects.
Designing a Physician-Friendly Interface for an Electronic Medical Record System
Donald Craig, PhD and Gerard Farrell, MD
This EMR prototype addresses two long-standing problems among commercial EMRs. First, the prototype features flexible data storage. Such a feature provides a greater degree of freedom in upgrading or, indeed, changing vendors. Second, Dr Craig's prototype has involved practising physicians during its development and therefore it provides a superior user utility and experience. (since 2008) (paper)
Mitigating patient safety hazards of EMRs
George Klima, PhD, Donald Craig, PhD and Gerard Farrell, MD
The EMR prototype being developed has, as one of its features, a graphical device that allows a physician to gain a sense of a patient's history at a glance. This can be useful to orient the physician during the beginning of a consultation and can also be useful to re-orient a physician after an interruption. (2010) (poster)
Sustaining Information Technology use by older adults to promote autonomy and independence: Newfoundland and Labrador Cohort
W. Young; S. Bornstein; V. Gadag; G. Farrell; L. Gien; G. Klima; and S. Tomblin
The project addresses the question of what are the influences shaping the new dynamics of ageing and how can their consequences be managed to achieve the maximum benefits for older people. (since 2010)
The effectiveness of the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (ESAS) in monitoring palliative care patients in the community
Gerard Farrell, MD; Susan MacDonald, MD; Karen Murphy, MSc
An online version of the ESAS test instrument for palliative patients who are living at home, allowing them to be monitored from a central location. (since 2009) (poster about the method)
Smartphone-enabled collaborative care for adults over 45 living at home with type II diabetes: Cochrane Review Protocol
Wendy Young, PhD; George Klima, PhD; Kenny Hammond, BSc; Gerard Farrell, MD
This presentation describes the protocol for a Cochrane Review of the topic. (since 2009) (Powerpoint presentation)
The impact of medical residents' exposure to Electronic Medical Records
Gerard Farrell, MD
Investigation of how family medicine residents experience EMRs and how those experiences impact their willingness to integrate EMRs into their practice. (since 2009)
Reaction to EMR exposure of first year medical students
Gerard Farrell, MD; Karen Murphy, PhD; George Klima, PhD
A survey of the technology readiness of first year medical students, followed by exposure to an EMR, and then a survey of their reactions, including their intention to use an EMR when they begin their practice. (2010) (paper has been submitted)
An Urban Electronic Medical Record Implementation: An Evaluation of a Pilot Project in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador: Phase 2 Summary Evaluation
George Klima, PhD; Karen Murphy, PhD; Doreen Neville, ScD
User reactions at four pilot sites to Laboratory Interface and Billing modules that had been introduced in Phase II of the implementation of the Wolf EMR system. |
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