title: [The concept of practical teaching of medical informatics at the Medical School of Palacký University in Olomouc].
abstract: The method and conditions of medical information technology teaching represent a direct reflection of both significant progress of information technology and change in public approach to computer techniques. Over the years, the content of the course has been changed to a large extent. It is a result of the existing wide scale of available program products, modernization of local computer network and information technology classrooms and especially common attempt to availability of Internet. The computer-literacy of students is increasing as well as the number and quality of specialized teaching programs and demands of theoretical subjects of study. However the level of computer-literacy of individual students is getting to be widely different. In answer to this situation our institute reacts by some measures, described here. The aim of this paper is to raise a discussion about them and about this issue and to learn more about the approaches and practise in other institutes. In our opinion, a general integration of the main features of the medical information technology teaching courses at Medical Faculties would be the most effective result.
authors.affiliation: Ustav lékarské biofyziky, Lékarské fakulty, Univerzity Palackého v Olomouci, Czech Republic. LADOL@RISC.UPOL.CZ
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dolezal
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hálek
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Smolan
mesh_terms: D018153:Czech Republic; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate; D008490:Medical Informatics / Q000193:education*; D013663:Teaching