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The new computer system, from Isabel Healthcare Inc. of Falls Church, VA,is used by physicians at 18 medical centers around the country to improvediagnoses and reduce medical error.
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According to John Tomkowiak, M.D., M.O.L, Associate Dean for Curriculumand Director of Interprofessional Clinical Education and Simulation at RFUMS,one of the hardest skills to teach medical students is the ability to reasonin a clinically oriented context -- it is this skill that differentiates theaverage clinician from the excellent one. "Educators have consistently lookedfor approaches to not only teach this essential skill, but to assess it. Withthe new Isabel system, we can do both," he said.
At RFUMS, Isabel is a mandatory component of training for the University'sChicago Medical School students and the Dr. William M. Scholl College ofPodiatric Medicine students.
The Isabel system includes information on more than 10,000 diseases and4,500 drugs and is frequently updated.
"Isabel searches through medical texts and journals and provides theclinician -- the expert -- with diagnoses to consider. It actually reminds thedoctors of other diagnoses that he may not have remembered or recognized,"said Joseph Britto, M.D., President, Isabel Healthcare Inc.
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science is a national leaderin interprofessional medical and healthcare education, comprising the ChicagoMedical School, College of Health Professions, Dr. William M. Scholl Collegeof Podiatric Medicine and School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. Thereare more than 16,000 RFUMS degreed graduates in the United States andworldwide.Contact: Walt Ulbricht Executive Director, Marketing and Communications Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science 847-578-8848 (o) 330-651-1476 (c) [email protected]
SOURCE Isabel Healthcare Inc.
