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| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
6
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
1992-3-26
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| pubmed:abstractText |
Schistosomiasis, a group of parasitic diseases caused by Schistosoma parasites, is associated with water resources development and affects more than 200 million people in 76 countries. Depending on the species of parasite involved, disease of the liver, spleen, gastrointestinal or urinary tract, or kidneys may result. A computer-assisted teaching package has been developed by WHO for use in the training of public health workers involved in schistosomiasis control. The package consists of the software, ZOOM, and a schistosomiasis information file, Dr Schisto, and uses hypermedia technology to link pictures and text. ZOOM runs on the IBM-PC and IBM-compatible computers, is user-friendly, requires a minimal hardware configuration, and can interact with the user in English, French, Spanish or Portuguese. The information files for ZOOM can be created or modified by the instructor using a word processor, and thus can be designed to suit the need of students. No programming knowledge is required to create the stacks.
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| pubmed:commentsCorrections | |
| pubmed:keyword |
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Audiovisual Aids,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/COMPUTERS,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Communication,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Computer Programs And Programming,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Developed Countries,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Developing Countries,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Diseases,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Education,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Educational Activities,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Educational Technics,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Europe,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Health,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Information,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Information Processing,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/LANGUAGE,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Microcomputers,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Organizations,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/PARASITIC DISEASES,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/PUBLIC HEALTH,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Parasite Control,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/SCHOOLS,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/SCHOOLS, PUBLIC HEALTH,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/SWITZERLAND,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Training Programs,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Un,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Western Europe,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Who
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:issn |
0042-9686
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
69
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
699-706
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2009-11-18
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| pubmed:otherAbstract |
PIP: In 1989, staff at WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland developed teaching software that can be used on IBM-PC and IBM-compatible computers to train public health workers in schistosomiasis. They tested in several schools of public health. They then improve it by incorporating a schistosomiasis information file (stack) in ASCII file format and a routine to organize and present data. The program allows the addition of other stacks without abandoning the user interface and the instructor can change data in the stacks as needed. In fact, any text editor such as Word-Perfect can create a stack. This software teaching program (ZOOM) organizes and presents the information (Dr. Schisto). Dr. Schisto is divided into 8 chapters: introduction, epidemiology, parasitology, diagnostics, treatment, data analysis, primary health care, and global database. Users can command ZOOM to communicate in either English, French, Spanish, or Portuguese. Basic hardware requirements include MS-DOS, 8086 microprocessor, 512 Kbytes RAM, CGA or MGA screen, and 2 floppy disc drives. ZOOM can also configured itself to adapt to the hardware available. ZOOM and Dr. Schisto are public domain software and thus be copied and distributed to others. Each information stack has chapters each of which contains slides, subslides, text, graphics, and dBASE, Lotus or EpiInfo files. ZOOM has key words and an index file to access more information. It also can do user defined searches using Boolean logic. Since ZOOM can be used with any properly formatted data, it has the potential to become the standard for global information exchange and for computer assisted teaching purposes.
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| pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:1786618-Computer-Assisted Instruction,
pubmed-meshheading:1786618-Health Personnel,
pubmed-meshheading:1786618-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:1786618-Information Services,
pubmed-meshheading:1786618-Public Health,
pubmed-meshheading:1786618-Schistosomiasis,
pubmed-meshheading:1786618-Software
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| pubmed:year |
1991
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
ZOOM: a generic personal computer-based teaching program for public health and its application in schistosomiasis control.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
Biomedical Engineering Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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