E-learning tool provides on-demand PACS training

February 7, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. E-learning tool provides on-demand PACS training Method offers tutorial for docs unable to spend much Douglas Page -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Belgian researchers have designed a user-centered e-learning system that incorporates a psychological technique called cognitive load theory to provide on-demand in-depth knowledge of PACS for end-user physicians. Training referring physicians to handle digital images can be a challenge, especially in large academic hospital settings. “Our application is user-adaptable because users decide whether they need in-depth information on a topic or merely an overview of functionality,” said Pieter Devolder, an industrial engineer with the radiology department at Ghent University Hospital.

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