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Simplify teaching and learning of clinical reasoning in the classroom

Students collect and synthesize patient data, determine relevance of observations, construct diagnoses, and assemble management outcomes.

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Present students a structured, systematic way to learn clinical reasoning with Allele

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    Collect data
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    Construct hypotheses
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    Expert compare
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    Create plan
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Collect data

Collect observations through patient history, signalment, and laboratory data

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Construct hypotheses

Structure diagnostic reasoning hypotheses supported by observational data

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Expert compare

Compare student diagnostic reasoning against expert diagnostic reasoning

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Create plan

Build patient care based on diagnosis and desired outcomes

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Practice clinical reasoning skills over time by building longitudinal case-studies

Image of a patient history, presented as a case study
Routine Visit 1
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Patient comes in for a routine visit. History of gastro-esophageal reflex disease (GERD).

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Image of a patient history, presented as a case study
Emergency Visit
An image of a folder, representing a patient's file or case

Patient rushed to emergency room. Increased difficulties swallowing and pains in chest.

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Image of a patient history, presented as a case study
Routine Visit 2
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Patient comes in for a routine visit. No incidents since emergency visit. Able to perform daily living independently.

From novice to expert...

Students see the bigger picture with clinical reasoning on Allele

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    Easy-to-build clinical reasoning cases

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    Manage and avoid student cognitive overload

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    Structure ways of thinking in clinical situations

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    Visualize the diagnostic reasoning process

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    Scaffold cases to ramp up complexity

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    Provide automated formative feedback to students

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    Enable students to succeed without hating the process

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    Enable educators to succeed without hating the process

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Segment clinical reasoning learning into easily digestible pieces

Capture

Capture observations from patient history, anthropometrics, and signalment

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Analyze

Analyze laboratory data results and identify abnormalities to be used in differential diagnoses

Construct

Construct structured, differential diagnoses based on your observations, and lab data analysis

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Compare

Compare student diagnostic reasoning directly against an expert’s diagnostic reasoning

Plan

Create a patient remediation plan based on diagnosis and desired care outcomes

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Interested in learning more about clinical reasoning in Allele?

Evolve your classroom. Scale your curriculum. Engage your students.

Intuitive, modular authoring

A collaborative toolkit to support multiple pedagogies all in a single platform.

Integrate your ed-tech

Integrate with your existing LMS for grade push-back, single sign-on, and more.

Time savings for all

Simple drag-and-drop authoring. Prep your next semester with a click.

Scale your work

Flexible re-usability at all levels of design. Broad sharing capabilities.

A culture of service

Allele takes customer service very seriously. We live the values we’d like to see in others and that means we are with you every step of the way.

Developing day-1 ready medical professionals has never been easier.

"Allele helps us design and scale the types of active learning that make our program so effective"

Dr. Holly Bender, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVP
Director, Office of Educational Research and Development
University of Arizona, College of Veterinary Medicine

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