AOI Health

News Articles : Read the following news items assigned

Atiya
1. http://www.ehealthonline.org/news/news-details.asp?News=Telemedicine-Solution-expands-the-reach-of-Psychiatric-care-into-rural-hospitals&NewsID=16601

Sajni
2. http://www.ehealthonline.org/news/news-details.asp?News=Smart-Healthcare-through-ICT-Apollo-and-Cisco-join-hands&NewsID=16594

Tasin
3. http://www.ehealthonline.org/news/news-details.asp?News=News=Tieto


Immaculate
4 . http://www.ehealthonline.org/news/news-details.asp?News=News=Now-tele-medicine-service-through-mobiles-bring-ECG-report-at-doctors


Gary
5 http://www.ehealthonline.org/news/news-details.asp?News=News=New-technology-to-speed-response-times&NewsID=16550



From each assigned article, briefly share the following;

- Describe how the technology will work or how it works.

- What are the benefits of using the technology

- Mention any concern that that arise from using the technology

Communication

Attempt each and every task in the handout provided. (This will be done for two weeks and collected a week after mid term.)

Please also note that some links may not be functional; When that happens search for any other related links to answer the question provided.

The final document will be assessed in terms of

• Content of information in the final document submitted.
• Resources used
• Presentation in some sections

AOI EDUCATION

Research on the assigned task below. In your investigation

a) Describe how each of the related technology works.
b) Describe the impact of the technology
c) Describe the social and ethical issues arising
d) Obtain at least 1 article that is related to your research

Rishad
Telelearning : in remote isolated regions.

Nafisa
Telelearning: in hospitals

Immaculate
Telelearning: in Prisons

Sajni
Telearning : As used in retirements homes

Terry
Modified technologies for learning by the blind

Gary
Modified technologies used by the disabled

Tasin
Software in the classroom: science experiments

Atiya
Software in the classroom: as used as instructional tools and media

Salima
Library school systems: What are some of these systems? What are there benefits in terms of security, cataloguing and online research?

Tutorials, Training and Wizards.

Your task is to make a 5 page Powerpoint presentation on the following;

a) Brief definition of:-

tutorial software, training software, wizards and assistants, help menu and help features, “Read Me” files.


b) Where would you use each of the above and why?


c) Describe brifly some of the areas that you would not advocate for the use of the above?




- make sure the last page has the proper citations for where you got your information

- this is due one week from today

- you do not need a title page if you do not want it

- do not use many effects, but use at least one or two pieces of clipart or graphics per page to make it interesting.

The final ppt should be emailed to me.


15 marks

Diagnostic and Therapeutic tools

Research on the assigned

Tasin: Robotic surgery

Atiya : Prosthetic devices

Immaculate: Diagnotic software

Gary: Drug development and marketing

Sajni: Medical advice on the internet

Electronic Heath Records

Search for any type of electronic Heath records system used any where and respond to the following questions.

a) Name and describe the health record system researched.

b) What are benefits associated with the system?

c) What are the problems associated with the system?

d) What could be the possible solutions to the listed problems above?

Simulation activities

Go thro the powerpoint in the link below

http://pkafkarkou.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/chapter04.ppt

Find out more about Therac-25

Discuss issues of models.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/tayside_and_central/7185971.stm

• Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this training method?
• What are the main issues arising from using flight simulators?

Looking at models and Simulators (15 minutes preparation and 5 minutes each for presentation)

• Atiya and Tasin: How reliable are the predictions based on computer models, for example, weather, global warming ?
  • Sajni and Gary; what are some of the economic effects of the use of models to design and test new products?
  • Salima and Nafisa; what are some of the security issues involved in military simulations
  • Rishad and Immaculate: What are some of the social impacts of reliance on simulations to examine issues of public policy
  
  • Terry; Discuss some of the ethical considerations involved in deciding when to use models or simulations to ensure human safety
  
  Attempt the actvities in the link below
• http://www.teach-ict.com/gcse/software/simulation/starters_plenaries/starter.html

Read any two news articles in the link below and prepare to share your findings

• http://www.teach-ict.com/news/news_stories/news_models.htm