Islide-Establishing a Clinical Dermatopathology Online Discourse System

January 19, 2011 updated by: Taipei Medical University WanFang Hospital

The trend is changed by a large number of low-cost computers, large-capacity computing power, and the rapid advent of network bandwidth. From the Internet to the WWW to Web2.0, the technology in addition brings impact on economic, social, and technological, but also on medical education about knowledge delivery globally and learning patterns.

Currently, many scholars start to take the affection of social network seriously. In the medical field, ECGpedia is the typical successful example. There are more than 250,000 members from 188 different countries in the website. On the other hand, the effect of data computing and transition improve the development of Gigapixel image presentation. For example, users can zoom in and zoom out on GoogleMap. The research team has being worked on this kind of search engine on pathology and anatomy slides in past three years. For education purpose, students can observe slides by using a virtual microscope directly.

This research will target on establishing a Clinical Dermatopathology Online Discourse System (iSlide). It will combine a virtual microscope platform and a biopsy diagnosis eLearning System. This survey will be focused on evaluating of this platform. The object is all interns in dermatopathology department at Wan Fang Hospital this semester. All the new physicians can learn from experienced experts. Users who have questions can search for help from others via this website. They can get assistance by thinking procedure learning model -scheme inductive and pattern recognition. In doing so, clinicians and pathologists can discuss with each other through this system. It also can improve the education and research development in this field.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

80

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

      • Taipei, Taiwan
        • Taipei Medical University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

1 year and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

interns

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • All interns in dermatology department of Wan Fang Hospital this semester.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • N/A

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

Collaborators and Investigators

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Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Yu-Chuan Li, Taipei Medical University

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

August 1, 2010

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2010

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 19, 2011

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 19, 2011

First Posted (Estimate)

January 20, 2011

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 20, 2011

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 19, 2011

Last Verified

January 1, 2011

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 99046

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