News and Announcements
June 15, 2009
Congratulations to the Winners!
McGill Molson Medical Informatics Award
Recipients of the McGill Molson Medical Informatics Award are enrolled medical students or post-MD trainees at a Canadian university. Competitors created a virtual patient case using the DiagnosisX application http://cases.mmi.mcgill.ca/.
1st Prize - $1000
Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection in a Quadriplegic Patient
Case Author: Tyler Fraser, Department of Urology, University of British Columbia
Dr. Kiara Hennessey, University of British Columbia
Dr. Ben Chew, University of British Columbia
Faculty Advisor: Dr. John Masterson
2nd Prize - $600
Abdominal Pain - Acute Cholecystitis
Case Author: Iman Ghaderi, General Surgery Resident, University of Western Ontario
Faculty Advisor: Dr. David Fleiszer
3rd Prize - $400
Surgical Management of Renal Cell Carcinoma
Case Author: Kaethe Clarke, University of British Columbia
Faculty Advisor: Dr. John Masterson
DiagnosisX
DiagnosisX was created to simulate a patient encounter. It is designed to allow healthcare students, and practitioners, the opportunity for unlimited practise at interviewing and examining patients, ordering tests and imaging and patient care management. DiagnosisX allows learners to develop, modify and prioritize differential diagnoses as they work through the virtual patient case. At the end of the case, the student is able to compare himself or herself to an expert, and take advantage of evidence-based rationales provided by case authors. DiagnosisX allows virtual patient authors to publish their cases directly to the Web.
PINE OpenLabyrinth Awards
Recipients of the Pine OpenLabyrinth Awards are faculty or medical students or post-MD trainees enrolled at a Canadian university. Competitors submitted a virtual patient case using the OpenLabyrinth application.
1st Prize - iPod Touch
Title: Northern Hike
Case Author: Dr. Maurianne Reade, Mindemoya Medical Clinic, Manitoulin Island, Ontario
Tara Rollins, Mindemoya Medical Clinic, Manitoulin Island, Ontario
Richard Witham, Northern Ontario School of Medicine
2nd Prize - iPod Nano
Title: Fred Flinstone
Case Author: Mike Paget, University of Calgary
Janet Tworek, University of Calgary
Dr. Adam Peets, University of Calgary
Honorable Mention:
Title: BJ01
Case Author: Dr Jacques Abourbih, Northern Ontario School of Medicine,
Richard Witham, Northern Ontario School of Medicine
Honorable Mention:
Title: Gail's Dilemma
Case Author: Dr. David Topps, Northern Ontario School of Medicine
OpenLabyrinth
OpenLabyrinth is a free and open source online activity modeling system that allows users to build interactive 'game-informed' educational activities such as virtual patients, simulations, games, mazes, stories and algorithms. It has been designed to be adaptable and simple to use while retaining a wealth of game-like features. OpenLabyrinth is licensed under an Academic Free License (AFL).
The Pathways for Interactive Narrative Education Project (PINE) and the prizes are funded by Inukshuk Wireless. PINE is creating 60 free and adaptable virtual patients in medicine, nursing, midwifery, physiotherapy, paramedicine and interprofessional topics that reflect distinctly Canadian perspectives on the experiences of healthcare professionals.