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<\/a><\/p>\nPolydactyly or “Two Thumbs” Case courtesy of Assoc Prof Frank Gaillard, Radiopaedia.org<\/a>. From the case rID: 10382<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n My choice of a contributor to the intersection of learning and technology is admittedly niche to medical imaging, but I feel Dr. Frank Gaillard has built a resource that demonstrates how open education resources (OER) can be used in medical\/health fields.<\/p>\n I have written before<\/a> about https:\/\/radiopaedia.org<\/a>, but now will discuss the origins. Dr. Gaillard created this wiki in 2005 \u201cto create the best radiology reference the world has ever seen and to make it available for free, for ever, for all.\u201d (radiopaedia.org) Dr. Gaillard describes here<\/a> how in 10 years radiopaedia.org grew from himself as the sole contributor to 40000 contributors and 8 million page views per month!<\/strong><\/p>\n Radiopaedia.org uses social media such as twitter <\/a>to highlight cases located on radiopaedia.org. One such case is shown at the top of this post of two thumbs on one hand–aka polydactyly!<\/p>\n As these images are of real people, their details need to be kept confidential in order to adhere to privacy legislation. To overcome this obstacle, radiopaedia.org has a strict terms of use policy<\/a> and content is reviewed by an editorial board. In order to allow sharing and open access, radiopaedia.org uses a modified creative commons license where credit must be given to the contributor.<\/p>\n Dr. Gaillard\u2019s original creation has grown into a massive open and free resource that shows how OER can be used in traditionally closed learning environments such as healthcare.<\/p>\n References<\/p>\n Dougan, S. (2020, April 19). Can open education practice be used in healthcare education? A Review of RRU MALAT Virtual Symposium 2020. https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0159\/can-open-education-practice-be-used-in-healthcare-education-a-review-of-rru-malat-virtual-symposium-2020\/<\/a><\/p>\n Gaillard, F. (2020, September 18). Polydactyly. <\/em>Radiopaedia.org. https:\/\/radiopaedia.org\/cases\/polydactyly-1<\/a><\/p>\n Radiopaedia.org [@Radiopaedia]. (n.d). Tweets [Twitter profile]. Twitter. September 18, 2020 https:\/\/twitter.com\/Radiopaedia<\/a><\/p>\n Radiopaedia.org. (2020 September 18). https:\/\/radiopaedia.org<\/a><\/p>\n Radiopaedia.org. (2020 September 18). 10 years of Radiopaedia.org<\/em> [Video]. YouTube. https:\/\/youtu.be\/sWXOWeaA9Pg<\/a><\/p>\n