"I think, therefore IAM" (Descartes, Discourse聽on the聽Method, 1637)
The聽Information Assessment Method聽(IAM) systematically documents聽reflection on聽clinical information, delivered or retrieved from electronic knowledge resources.聽IAM enhances continuing education by stimulating reflective learning, evaluation of knowledge resources, and two-way knowledge exchange between information users and information providers.聽
Here we provide information about聽IAM, which is linked to:
(1) email alerts,
(2) information retrieval technology, and
(3) clinical decision support systems.
Through literature reviews, qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods studies, we have documented the feasibility, content validity, construct validity, and substantive validity (theoretical rationale)聽of the IAM questionnaire. When聽combined with a technique called聽Computerized Ecological Momentary Assessment,聽IAM efficiently evaluates the聽鈥榬elevance - cognitive impact - use - health benefits鈥� of information聽objects聽retrieved from (pull) or delivered by (push) knowledge resources.
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