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The costs of non-training in chronic wounds : estimates through practice simulation
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The high prevalence and incidence rates of chronic wounds represent high financial
costs for patients, families, health services, and for society in general. Therefore, the proper
training of health professionals engaged in the diagnosis and treatment of these wounds can
have a very positive impact on the reduction of costs.
As technology advances rapidly, the knowledge acquired at school soon becomes outdated, and
only through lifelong learning can skills be constantly updated. Information and
Communication Technologies play a decisive role in this field. We have prepared a cost
estimate model of Non-Training, using a Simulator (Web Based System – e-fer) for the
diagnosis and treatment of chronic wounds.
The preliminary results show that the costs involved in the diagnosis and treatment of chronic
wounds are markedly higher in health professionals with less specialized training.
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Practice simulation Non-training Costs estimation
Citation
Gaspar, P. e outros. The costs Of non-training in chronic wounds: estimates through practice simulation. ELECTRONIC HEALTHCARE Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, 2010, Volume 27, Part 4, 70-75 (2010). DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-11745-9_11.