This assignment gives your first experience of reading and reacting to journal literature in Allied Health Research.  Many students never realize there's a world beyond the textbooks and websites so it's all new to them.  You learn that in your specialty things are published every day that are new.  You will have to keep up to maintain your professional competency.  Journals are a resource that you can use, both here in school and when you get out in a professional situation.  The assignment is carefully sequenced with clear due dates and instructions. 

I believe that all of you, as future health care professionals, should be aware of how you can keep up on new developments in allied health and the issues that surround them.  Therefore, the objectives of this assignment are to familiarize you with the available literature in medicine and allied health.  

To meet the objectives of the assignment, you will:

·      Read and study, in detail, one current article on a topic covered in class from a journal of your profession and/or related to your research project. 

·      You will submit two assigned journal articles to your webpage and a notice that you have done so to the appropriate Discussion Forums.  You may add any other information to the Journal Article Discussion Forum that you would like.  

Details of What You Need To Do: 

1.     Go to the library and check out the issues of the journal.  You can also use the Online Sherrod Library for a resource.

2.     TIP: Most Journals publish a subject index in their December issue.  This is extremely useful and convenient when performing searches on subjects. 

3.     Look through the selected article ass well as the rest of that issue of the journal and several other recent issues to get a clear understanding of:

4.     what kinds of information is published,

5.     what audience it is intended to serve

6.     Whether references for further information are given. 

7.     Complete the Journal Article Review Form and submit by the due date. 

To receive full credit for this assignment, you must answer all questions on the review form and submit it by the due date.  Below is the information you should submit to BlackBoard and your Research Website:

Title of Journal

Article____Re-engineering radiology in an electronic world: The radiologist as value innovator _________________________________________________________________________________

Title of Journal

______Supplement to Applied Radiology ____________________________________________________________________________________

Volume______________________________ Date ___12___/_____/_08_____ Page Number(s) ________5-8______

·       What organization is responsible for publishing the journal you chose?

www.appliedradiology.com

·       What is your overall evaluation of this article?

_____Poor          ______Fair            ______Good        ____X___Very Good       _____Excellent

·       Why did you choose to review this particular article?

I am going to into the radiography field, and I feel that this article could help me better understand the mechanics of radiography.

·       How would you rate this article as a tool for teaching a student about cardiopulmonary physiology, radiography, or another allied health specialty? 

Students:                  ____Poor       ____Fair       _____Good     __X___Very Good      _____Excellent

Teachers:                  ____Poor       ____Fair       __X___Good     _____Very Good      _____Excellent

Patients:                   ____Poor       ____Fair       __X___Good     _____Very Good      _____Excellent

·       Comment on the readability of this article. 

The whole point of this article is to put medical care into something that everyone can relate to. I think this article was very easy to read.

·       Course Topics covered:

·       Brief Summary:

Radiographers need to be able to change systems easily. This will help the effectiveness of the information they send the doctors, and it will help the time consumption.

·       Identify and attempt to explain three (3) terms, procedures or concepts that were unfamiliar to you when reviewing this article.

I knew that there was a program that the radiographers send the images and information to the doctors, but I did not know it was picture archiving and communication systems (PACS). This is the most widely used by radiographers.

In the same sort of topic, I did not know there was more than one program used to send the information and pictures, such as teleradiogoly, radiology information center (RIS).

I have never heard of the iPod effect, but this article breaks down this effect and how radiographers can improve themselves, the care they give, and the information they send to the doctors.

·       Detail the strengths/weaknesses of this article.

There were not any procedures, which I would have enjoyed reading and understanding. However the article put the concept in a way so everyone could relate to or understand.

·       How might this article be useful to you in your further studies and career?

This prepares me for the changes that I may have to learn. For example, if the hospital I work for changes programs to send the information and images to the doctors, I’d have to be capable of switching and understanding fairly quick. It also makes me understand that there are companies that are always trying to make improvements in for radiologist.

·       Does the article include a list of references/citations that can be used to find more information on the topics they cover? 

Yes.

Your Name: _____Alicia Hull________________________________ Date: ___03___/__03___/___09__