Radiologists' preferences for just-in-time learning.

Full Abstract

BACKGROUND:
Effective learning can occur at the point of care, when opportunities arise to acquire information and apply it to a clinical problem. To assess interest in point-of-care learning, we conducted a survey to explore radiologists' attitudes and preferences regarding the use of just-in-time learning (JITL) in radiology.

MATERIALS AND METHODS:
Following Institutional Review Board approval, we invited 104 current radiology residents and 86 radiologists in practice to participate in a 12-item Internet-based survey to assess their attitudes toward just-in-time learning. Voluntary participation in the survey was solicited by e-mail; respondents completed the survey on a web-based form.

RESULTS:
Seventy-nine physicians completed the questionnaire, including 47 radiology residents and 32 radiologists in practice; the overall response rate was 42%. Respondents generally expressed a strong interest for

JITL:
96% indicated a willingness to try such a system, and 38% indicated that they definitely would use a JITL system. They expressed a preference for learning interventions of 5-10 min in length.

CONCLUSIONS:
Current and recent radiology trainees have expressed a strong interest in just-in-time learning. The information from this survey should be useful in pursuing the design of learning interventions and systems for delivering just-in-time learning to radiologists.

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Author information

Author/s: Kahn, Charles E (CE); Ehlers, Kevin C (KC); Wood, Beverly P (BP);

Affiliation: Division of Informatics, Department of Radiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 9200 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA. kahn(-atsign-)mcw.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Journal: Journal of digital imaging : the official journal of the Society for Computer Applications in Radiology (J Digit Imaging), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2006-Sep; vol 19 (issue 3) : pp 202-6

Dates: Created 2006/09/11; Completed 2007/02/16;

PMID: 16680513, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Attitude of Health Personnel
Attitude to Computers
Education, Medical, Continuing - standards
Fellowships and Scholarships - statistics & numerical data
Female
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Internet - statistics & numerical data; utilization

Internship and Residency - statistics & numerical data
Male
Questionnaires
Radiology - education; statistics & numerical data
Radiology Information Systems - statistics & numerical data; utilization
Research Design
Sex Factors
United States

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