Presenter:
Jason Min
Authors:
Jason Min, Angela Dong
Poster Abstract:
Electronic health records (EHR) are a critically important tool for health professionals in the provision of optimal patient care. Despite this, students are predominantly exposed to paperbased cases as most available EHR products that support teaching and learning do not conform to Canadian standards, are expensive, or lack multidisciplinary functions that are present in practicing EHRs. A newly developed academic EHR (aEHR) prototype was developed in BC. We implemented the aEHR in a first year, large classroom (n=173), pharmacy informatics course. A paper-based dermatological case was modified to align with current therapeutic topics and data was inputted in to the aEHR. Students were not aware of the aEHR prior to the activity. The activity had three steps: (1) pre-amble explaining the context of the fictional case, (2) chart review, and (3) document recommendations/orders in the aEHR. Students found the activity to be effective for learning casebased activities (78% agree or strongly agree) despite this being the first time for many (63%) using any EHR. Students predominantly self-rated their digital literacy as fair (37%) or good (45%). Students noted that the ease of use was the aspect they liked the most about the aEHR. As greater emphasis on online modalities challenges both practice and education, the aEHR has great potential for future pedagogical use. As a prototype software, further development is necessary. Future scholarly inquiry includes the utilization across different teaching settings, and best-practices for implementation across various longitudinal and institutional contexts.
Learning objective: Describe the implementation and student evaluation of a prototype academic electronic health record system in a large class setting.
Keywords: Electronic health records, Health informatics, Case-based learning
