International Journal of Clinical and Medical Education Research(IJCMER)

Accra Medical Centre, Accra, Ghana

Publications

• Research Article   
  Smartphones as a Multimodal Communication Tool for Interprofessional Communication among Optometrists in Ghana
  Author(s): Ebenezer Oduro Antiri*, Francisca Ama Hammond, Celso de Graft Armah, Thomas Kwame Atta Osei Nimo and Esther Ofosua Perbandt
  
  Purpose: The ascertain the preferred mode(s) of smartphone-based interprofessional communication, and their perceived effects on clinical outcomes. Method: Through a purposive sampling method, 344 Optometrists in Ghana were recruited in this cross-sectional study. Modified and validated questionnaires were used to assess the preferred mode(s) of smartphone communication and its effect on clinical outcomes. Results: The prevalence of Optometrists who use smartphones for their interprofessional communication was 95.2% and a larger percentage of the participants (41.6%) indicated that they were more likely to use all three modes of smartphone-enabled interprofessional communication (speech, images, and image annotation) simultaneously rather than just one or two. Participants who had practiced between 1-5 years were f.. Read More»
  

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