Implementation of a distance learning program focused on continuing medical education with the support of patent-based data mining

• Published in: Revista de gestão Vol. 27; no. 1; pp. 37 - 60
• Main Authors: Ferraz, Renato Ribeiro Nogueira, da Silva, Marcus Vinícius Cesso, da Silva, Renan Antônio, Quoniam, Luc
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Portuguese
• Published: São Paulo Emerald Publishing Limited 01.01.2020; Faculdade de Economia, Administracao e Contabilidade - FEA-USP; Emerald Group Publishing Limited; Emerald Publishing
• Subjects: Confidentiality; Continuing education; Data mining; Distance learning; Humanities and Social Sciences; Information sources; innovation; Innovations; Inventors; Knowledge; Library and information sciences; Medical education; Medical research; Nurses; Qualitative research; R&D; Research & development; Search engines; Society; Technological change; Technology; Brasil; Brazil; Patents; Innovation
• ISSN: 1809-2276; 2177-8736; 2177-8736
• DOI: 10.1108/REGE-11-2018-0108

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present the use of a free code computational tool, Patent2net, in the search of patents for the implementation of distance learning aimed at Continuing Medical Education. Design/methodology/approach This technical report is based on the extraction, organization and availability, in the format of graphs and dynamic tables, and also based on information in other patents on the subject, made available in the Espacenet database. Findings As a result, it was possible to identify a Chinese patent, free for reproduction in Brazil, which describes an e-learning system that simulates 3D scenarios for training nursing teams. Research limitations/implications The paper has used one unique patent database, but containing more than 100m documents. Practical implications The selected patent can contribute to the improvement of care and behavioral techniques of the health professionals. Social implications The training of health professionals can improve the public and supplementary health systems. Originality/value This is the first paper in that de technometric analisys of patents was used to solve a problem regarding the training of health professionals.