Part 3: Informatics Application Flashcards

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“The conscientious, explicit and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients”

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Evidenced Base Practice

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“Involves the synthesis of knowledge from research,
retrospective or concurrent chart review, quality
improvement and risk data, international, national, and
local standards, infection control data, pathophysiology, cost effectiveness analysis, benchmarking data, patient preferences, and clinical expertise”

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Evidenced Base Practice

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published research studies are used in healthcare
quality initiatives as the evidence behind the
development of practice algorithms designed to
decrease practice variability, increase patient safety,
improve patient outcomes, and eliminate unnecessary
costs

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Evidenced Base Practice

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Use of___promotes the use of _____ and
_____in relation to the patient’s contextual
situation and preferences, with procedures and protocols being linked to ______ rather than based on what is customary practice or opinion

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EBP
clinical judgment
knowledge
scientific evidence

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Research results are crucial to furthering ____The
concept of using randomized controlled trials and
systematic reviews as the gold standard against which
one should evaluate the validity and effectiveness of a
clinical intervention was introduced in 1972 by Archie
Cochrane, a scientist and a physician

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EBP

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___ viewed the randomized clinical trial as means
of validating clinical interventions and limiting the
interventions to those that were scientifically based,
effective, and necessary

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Cochrane

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standards of practice, codes of ethics, philosophies of
nursing, autobiographic stories, esthetic criticism, works of art, qualitative studies, and patient and clinical
knowledge

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Evidence

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The context change from medicine to nursing requires
nurses to apply other knowledge and nursing theory The
use of research results as the sole basis for clinical
decision making ignores other types of evidence inherent
in nursing practice

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Evidence

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To use evidence in practice, the weight of the research, also called______ must be determined Evidence hierarchies have been defined to grade and
assign value to the information source For example, an evidential hierarchy developed by Stetler et al 1998
prioritized evidence into six categories

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research validity

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Evidential hierarchy (6)

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Meta analysis
Individual experimental studies
Quasi experimental studies
Nonexperimental studies
Program evaluations, such as quality improvement projects
Opinions of experts
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The
time between research dissemination and clinical
translation may be significant, and this delay may
adversely affect patient outcomes __________
between research and practice requires an understanding
of the key concepts and barriers, access to research
findings, access to clinical mentors for research
understanding, a reinforcing culture, and a desire on the
part of the clinician to implement best practices

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Bridging the gap

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Lack of EBP knowledge and skills is a barrier to

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EBP

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Organizational cultures that do not support EBP is a barrier to

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EBP

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Lack of resources, including clinical decision support tools is a barrier to

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EBP

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Executive leaders and managers who do not model and/or

support EBP is a barrier to

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EBP

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Inadequate access to databases by clinicians in order to track
patient and system outcomes is a barrier to

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EBP

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Negative attitudes toward research is a barrier to

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EBP

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Strong beliefs about the value of EBP and the ability to implement it facilitates

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EBP

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EBP knowledge and skills facilitates

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EBP

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Organizational cultures that support it facilitates

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EBP

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EBP mentors who have in depth knowledge and skills in
evidence based care as well as individual and organizational
change facilitates

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EBP

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Administrative support facilitates

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EBP

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Clinical promotion systems that incorporate EBP competencies facilitates

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EBP

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EBP tools at the point of care, such as clinical decision support
systems facilitates

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EBP

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1st Step of EBP
Cultivate a spirit of inquiry
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2nd Step of EBP
Ask the burning clinical question in PICOT format
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What Step in EBP? a spirit of inquiry in clinicians and a culture of EBP must be cultivated in order to stimulate the asking of burning clinical questions to improve patient care
Step 1
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What Step in EBP? | process involves formatting clinical questions into PICOT format
Step 2
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``` P I C O T ```
``` patient population intervention or interest area comparison intervention or group outcome time ```
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What Step in EBP? Search for the evidence is conducted by entering each key word from the PICOT question into the database that is being searched (e g Medline, CINHAL) and then combining the search words together to reveal the studies that may answer the question
Step 3
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Step 3 in EBP?
Search for and collect the most relevant best evidence.
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Step 4 in EBP?
Critically appraise the evidence.
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What Step in EBP? Rapid critical appraisal of the studies from the search is conducted, followed by an evaluation and synthesis of the research evidence
Step 4
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Step 5 in EBP?
Integrate the best evidence ...with one’s clinical | expertise and patient preferences and values in making a practice decision or change.
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What Step in EBP? Evidence is integrated with the clinician’s expertise and patient preferences and values to make a decision regarding whether a practice change should be made
Step 5
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Step 6 of EBP
Evaluate outcomes of the practice decision or change | based on evidence.
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``` What step of EPB? Once a practice change is made based on the best evidence, outcomes should be measured to determine positive outcomes of the change ```
Step 6
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Step 7 of EBP?
Disseminate the outcomes of the EBP decision or | change
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``` What Step of EBP? Disseminating the outcome of the practice change through presentation or publication so that others can benefit from the process ```
Step 7
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``` Computers are used in all areas of research (1)literature search databases, such as CINAHL (2)online literature reference lists, such as RefWorks (3)data capture, collection, and coding (4)data analysis (5)data modeling (6)meta analysis (7)Qualitative analysis and (8)dissemination of results ``` The role of _____
Informatics
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__ has brought to healthcare | a compendium of new tools which support EBP
Information technology
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Nursing professionals range in age from their early 20 s to their 60 s with the average age of a registered nurse today in their early_____
50 s
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Nurses use experientially acquired information from interactions with peers, patients, colleagues, and physicians ___than scientific evidence from medical and research journals
greater
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3 Decision Support Systems
Model Management System User Interface Knowledge Base
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are automated tools designed to support decision making activities and improve the decision making process and decision outcomes
Decision support systems
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such systems are intended to use the enormous amounts of data that exist in information systems to facilitate decision processes
Decision support systems
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are systems designed to support healthcare providers in making decisions about the delivery and management of patient care
Clinical decision support systems
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has the potential to improve the patient safety and outcomes for specific patient populations, as well as compliance with clinical guidelines and standards of practice and regulatory requirements
Clinical decision support systems
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are systems designed with multiple rules and access to multiple databases for information
Evidenced-based Adaptive Clinical Decision Support Systems
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complex systems and contain mechanisms to incorporate | new findings and evidence
Evidenced-based Adaptive Clinical Decision Support Systems
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Within the complexity of today’s healthcare environment, there is an increasing need for accessible information that supports and improves the effectiveness of decision making and promotes clinical accountability and the use of best practices
Clinical Decision Support Systems
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Clinical tasks to which ___may be applied include alerts and reminders, diagnostic assistance, therapy critiques and plans, medication orders, image recognition and interpretation, trend analysis, and information retrieval
Clinical Decision Support Systems
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The primary goal of ____ is to optimize the efficiency and effectiveness with which clinical decisions are made in order to improve the manner in which care is delivered
Clinical Decision Support Systems
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Without the ability to recall and process all available complex information, decisions in healthcare often cannot be justified on the basis of available knowledge, costs, benefits, possible risks, and patient preferences
Clinical Decision Support Systems
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tools that aid nurses in improving their effectiveness in care delivery, identifying appropriate interventions, determining areas in need of policy or protocol development, and supporting patient safety initiatives and quality improvement activities are increasingly needed
Clinical Decision Support Systems
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It is important to remember that the clinical user’s experience, knowledge base, and understanding of the current context of care are ____ by, but, rather, supported in the decision making process.
not replaced
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Final decisions should always be made by clinicians who can accept or reject the ____information within the context of the existing healthcare situation.
Clinical Decision Support Systems
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CDSS is a ____system, not a _____ system
Tool | Rule
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Implementation of ___requires the development of a strategy built on an understanding of available ___ tools, clinician readiness to adopt and use ___, and areas within the organization that carry significant risks to patient safety
Clinical Decision Support Systems
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Implementation of ___requires the development of a strategy built on an understanding of available ___ tools, clinician readiness to adopt and use ___, and areas within the organization that carry significant risks to patient safety
Clinical Decision Support Systems
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A CDSS is only as effective and accurate as its | underlying _____
knowledge base
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3 Pillars supporting the full benefits of CDS
Best knowledge available when needed High adoption and effective use Continuous improvement of knowledge and CDS methods
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Five rights in CDS: “right ___to the right ___in the right _____ through the right ____ at the right ____in workflow”
``` information people intervention formats channels point ```
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1.Assist in problem solving with semi structured problems 2.Support but not replace, the judgment of a manager or clinician 3.Improve the effectiveness of the decision making process are the purposes of
Decision Support System
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There is growing pressure for clinicians including nurses to use_____ that is based on researched evidence
knowledge at the point of care
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Use of CDSS to find and _____related to gaps between optimal and actual practice can result in improved quality of care
prevent errors
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CDSS impact on clinicians include electronic ___, medical _____, drug ____, other databases, and expert _____
libraries dictionaries formularies opinion
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a bedside tool that uses vital signs to identify patients likely to deteriorate At least one hospital has moved this tool to an electronic format providing for more speed in the decision process with a 50 reduction in code blue events
Modified Early Warning System
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DUAL NATURE OF INFORMATION NEEDS FOR DECISION SUPPORT First, evidenced based information ( content) needs to be available at the point of care to inform the ____ patient encounter Second, key data entered in the process of documentation needs to be entered in a manner that it can be able to be aggregated to inform ___patient encounters
present | future
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“TRIP” to “TPIR” DUAL NATURE OF INFORMATION NEEDS FOR DECISION SUPPORT
translating research into practice | translating practice into research.
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``` 1.Administrative Systems Strategic Planning Budgeting Financial Analysis Quality Management Continuous Process Improvement Clinical Benchmarking ``` Are the contents of a ___
Classic CDSS
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Real Time Decision Support, Goal Orientation, and Intelligence gathering is the content of a
Classic CDSS
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CLASSIFICATIONS OF DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS | 4
Data based Model based Knowledge based Graphics based
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CLASSIFICATION OF DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS provides decision support with a population perspective and uses routinely collected, longitudinal, cohort, and cross sectional database
Data based
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CLASSIFICATION OF DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS driven by access to and manipulation of a statistical, financial, optimization, and/or simulation
Data based
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CLASSIFICATION OF DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS relies on expert knowledge that is either embedded in the system or accessible from another source and uses some type of knowledge acquisition process to understand and capture the cognitive processes of healthcare providers
Data based
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In a “____"system, the provider needs to take some action independent of the usual workflow to initiate a request for support or to query the system for additional information (CDSS)
pull
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in a “ ___"system the system automatically generates the alert in response to a clinician action such as a medication order for which the patient has reported an allergy (CDSS)
push
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CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT requires a team ___
approach
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CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENTrequires a team approach 1.Identification of the ___needs 2.Identify the ___with interest in the topic ( nurses, admin staff and patients) 3.Synthesize and validate a unified ____ of goals and objectives 4.Determination of potential___ is necessary to determine whether assignment of resources to a development project is justified
information stakeholders working list frequency of use
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CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 5._____of all available information systems such as laboratory, radiology, and pharmacy systems as well as the clinical record system, order systems, and administrative systems as data and information sources 6.___base of the CDSS must be clearly defined and a system for knowledge update must be in place 7.Identification of when and how ____are triggered, the data source and content of the intervention, how the information is delivered to the recipient, and also needs a feedback mechanism
Inventory Knowledge interventions
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CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 8. After a CDSS is built, it must be tested and only then should it ___ and system launch requires planning that addresses not just a date but all the necessary ___preparation of the end users 9. Final step of CDSS development is evaluation and ____enhancement as needed -Ongoing assessment of intervention use and usability, evaluation of intervention performance against objectives, and continuous enhancement of CDSS provides value to ____
“go live” educational system users
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A ____ is a set of care guidelines that outline the course of treatment and the recommended interventions that should be implemented to achieve optimal results By using a standardized plan of care, these systems present clinicians with treatment protocols to maximize patient outcomes and support best practices Information technology in health care is positioned to support the development of interdisciplinary care plans
care plan
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Recommendations that serve as a guide to decisions and provide criteria for specific practice areas.
Clinical guidelines
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According to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), intellectual property (IP) is divided into two categories, namely, ___
industrial property and copyright.
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____includes inventions (patents), trademarks, industrial designs, and geographic indications of source;
Industrial property
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______ includes literary and artistic works such as novels, poems and plays, films, musical works, artistic works such as drawings, paintings, photographs and sculptures, and architectural designs.
copyright
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exclusive rights of the scientists, researchers, inventors, artists, and other gifted citizens in our country are not suitably protected as they should be. Most of them have apprehensions in applying for ___
intellectual property | rights.
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Copyright and Related Rights is an ________ right
Intellectual property
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Trademarks and Service Marks is an ________ right
Intellectual property
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Geographic Indications is an ________ right
Intellectual property
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Industrial Designs is an ________ right
Intellectual property
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Patents is an ________ right
Intellectual property
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Layout-Designs (Topographies) of Integrated Circuits is an ________ right
Intellectual property
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Protection of Undisclosed Information is an ________ right
Intellectual property
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The agency of the government in charge of the implementation of the Intellectual Property Code is the _____ which replaced the Bureau of Patents, Trademarks and Technology Transfer
Intellectual Property Office
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The agency of the government in charge of the implementation of the Intellectual Property Code is the Intellectual Property Office which replaced the _____
Bureau of Patents, Trademarks and | Technology Transfer.
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The 6 Bureaus of Intellectual property Code
Bureau of Patents Bureau of Trademarks Bureau of Legal Affairs Documentation, Information and Technology Transfer Bureau Management Information System and EDP Bureau Administrative, Financial and Personnel Services Bureau.
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The ___is the lead agency responsible for handling the registration and conflict resolution of intellectual property rights.
Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL)
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IPOPHL was created by virtue of Republic Act No. 8293 or the______, which took effect on January 1, 1998 under the presidency of Fidel V. Ramos.
Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines
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A ____is a grant issued by the government through the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines.
Patent
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It is an exclusive right granted for a product, process or an improvement of a product or process which is new, inventive and useful.
Patent
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This exclusive right gives the inventor the right to exclude others from making, using, or selling the product of his invention during the life of the patent.
Patent
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A patent has a term of protection of_____years providing an inventor significant commercial gain. In return, the patent owner must share the full description of the invention.
twenty (20)
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Any technical solution of a problem in any field of human activity which is new, involves an inventive step and is industrially applicable shall be ___
patentable.
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Is Discovery a patentable invention?
No
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Is Scientific theory a patentable invention?
No
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Are Mathematical methods a patentable invention?
No
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Scheme, rule and method of is a _ invention
Non patentable invention
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performing mental act is a ____ invention
Non patentable invention
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playing games is a ____ invention
Non patentable invention
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doing business is a ____ invention
Non patentable invention
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program for computer is a ____ invention
Non patentable invention
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Method for treatment – human or animal body by surgery | or therapy & diagnostic method is a _____ invention
Non patentable invention
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Plant variety or animal breed or essentially biological | processes for the production of plants and animals is a _ invention
Non patentable invention
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Aesthetic creation is a _ invention
Non patentable invention
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Invention contrary to public order or morality is a _ invention
Non patentable invention
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3 requirements for Patentability
Novelty Inventive Step Industrial Applicability
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Requirements for filing a patent
Request for the Grant of Patent Description of the Invention (Specification and Claim/s) Drawings necessary for the Invention (if any) Filing Fee
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___ means any visible sign capable of distinguishing the goods (trademark) or services (service mark) of an enterprise and shall include a stamped or marked container of goods.
"Mark"
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is a tool used that differentiates goods and services | from each other.
trademark
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It is a very important marketing tool that | makes the public identify goods and services.
trademark
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A ____ mark can be one word, a group of words, sign, symbol, logo, or a combination of any of these.
trade
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Generally, a trademark refers to | both trademark and _____,
service mark
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is used to identify those marks used for services only
service mark
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A trademark can be protected through __.
registration
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_____ gives the trademark owner the exclusive right to use the mark and to prevent others from using the same or similar marks on identical or related goods and services.
Registration
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TRADEMARK REGISTRATION  The ___and ___of the applicant  The name of a State of which the applicant is a national or where he has ____  Where the applicant is a_____, the law under which it is organized and existing  The appointment of an agent or representative, if the applicant is not domiciled in the ____
name ..address domicile juridical entity Philippines
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TRADEMARK REGISTRATION  Where the applicant claims the priority of an earlier application, an indication of:  The name of the ____with whose national office the earlier application was filed or it filed with an office other than a national office, the name of that office  The ___on which the earlier application was filed  Where available, the application number of the earlier application  Where the applicant claims ___as a distinctive feature of the mark, a statement to that effect as well as the name or names of the color or colors claimed and an indication, in respect of each color, of the principal parts of the mark which are in that color;
State date color
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TRADEMARK REGISTRATION  Where the mark is a____ mark, a statement to that effect  One or more ___of the mark, as prescribed in the ___  A _____or translation of the mark or of some parts of the mark, as prescribed in the Regulations
three-dimensional reproductions ....Regulations transliteration
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TRADEMARK REGISTRATION  The names of the goods or services for which the registration is sought, grouped according to the classes of the ___, together with the number of the class of the said Classification to which each group of goods or services belongs  A ___by, or other self-identification of, the applicant or his representative.
Nice Classification | signature
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_____is the legal protection extended to the owner of the | rights in an original work.
Copyright
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___ refers to every production in the literary, scientific and artistic domain. Among the literary and artistic works enumerated in the IP Code includes books and other writings, musical works, films, paintings and other works, and computer programs.
“Original work”
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Works are protected by the sole fact of their ___, irrespective of their mode or form of expression, as well as their content, quality and purpose. Thus, it does not matter if, in the eyes of some critics, a certain work has little artistic value. So long as it has been independently created and has a minimum of creativity, the same enjoys copyright protection.
creation
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Books, pamphlets, articles and other writings are covered by _____protection
copyright
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Periodicals and newspapers are covered by _____protection
copyright
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Lectures, sermons, addresses, dissertations prepared for oral delivery, whether or not reduced in writing or other material form are covered by _____protection
copyright
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Letters are covered by _____protection
copyright
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Dramatic or dramatico-musical compositions; choreographic | works or entertainment in dumb showsare covered by _____protection
copyright
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Musical compositions, with or without words are covered by _____protection
copyright
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Works of drawing, painting, architecture, sculpture, engraving, lithography or other work of art; models or designs for works of art are covered by _____protection
copyright
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Original ornamental designs or models for articles of manufacture, whether or not registrable as an industrial design, and other works of applied art are covered by _____protection
copyright
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Illustrations, maps, plans, sketches, charts and threedimensional works relative to geography, topography, architecture or science are covered by _____protection
copyright
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Drawings or plastic works of a scientific or technical character are covered by _____protection
copyright
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Photographic works including works produced by a process | analogous to photography; lantern slides are covered by _____protection
copyright
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Audiovisual works and cinematographic works and works produced by a process analogous to cinematography or any process for making audio-visual recordings are covered by _____protection
copyright
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Pictorial illustrations and advertisements are covered by _____protection
copyright
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Computer programs are covered by _____protection
copyright
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literary, scholarly, scientific and artistic works. are covered by _____protection
copyright
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In general, the term of protection of copyright for original and derivative works is the life of the author plus__years after his death. The Code specifies the terms of protection for the different types of works.
fifty (50)
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In calculating the term of protection, the term of protection subsequent to the death of the author shall run from the _____ or of publication, but such terms shall always be deemed to begin on the first day of January of the year following the event which gave rise to them (i.e. death, publication, making).
date of | his death
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___ consists in infringing any right secured | or protected under the Code. It may also consist in aiding or abetting such infringement.
Copyright infringement
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Selling or letting for hire, or by way of trade offering or | exposing for sale or hire, the article w/out permission is ______
Copyright infringement
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Distributing the article for the purpose of trade, or for any other purpose to an extent that will prejudice the rights of the copyright owner in the work is _____
Copyright infringement
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Trade exhibit of the article in public. without permission is ____
Copyright infringement
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COPYRIGHT REGISTRATION  A duly accomplished form in ___for each work, provided, that a separate application is submitted for each number of a periodical containing a notice of copyright.
duplicate
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COPYRIGHT REGISTRATION support document evidencing ___of the copyright, the manner of its acquisition if the claimant is not the original author translator, or editor, and where and in what establishment the work was made, performed, printed, or produced, and the date of its completion and publication.
ownership
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COPYRIGHT REGISTRATION  __showing payment of the registration fee if the application is filed personally, or by postal money order if the application is filed by registered mail.
Receipt
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COPYRIGHT REGISTRATION  Documentary stamps in the correct amount, which shall be affixed to the registration and deposit certificate.  Two (2) complete copies or __of the work or replica or picture  Two (2) printed copies with the __notice printed in front or at the back of the title page or on any conspicuous space for a non-book material, if the work is a published work.
reproduction | copyright
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An____ is the ornamental or aesthetic aspect of an | article.
industrial design
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The design may consist of three-dimensional features, such as the shape or surface of an article, or of two dimensional features, such as patterns, lines or color.
industrial design
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are applied to a wide variety of products of industry and handicraft: from technical and medical instruments to watches, jewelry, and other luxury items; from house wares and electrical appliances to vehicles ; from textile designs to leisure goods.
industrial designs
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To be protected under most national laws, an industrial design must be ____. This means that an industrial design is primarily of an aesthetic nature and any technical features of the article to which it is applied are not protected.
non-functional
164
A___is a protection option, which is designed to protect innovations that are not sufficiently inventive to meet the inventive threshold required for standard patents application.
Utility Model
165
It may be any useful machine, implement, tools, product, composition, process, improvement or part of the same, That is of practical utility, novelty and industrial applicability.
Utility Model
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A utility model is entitled to__years of protection from | the date of filing, with no possibility of renewal.
seven (7)
167
An application for registration should contain a duly accomplished request for registration as prescribed by the Bureau, specification or description containing the following:  Title  Technical field  Background of the Utility Model  Brief description of the several views of the drawings  Detailed description  Claim or claims  Drawings  Abstract of the disclosure.
UTILITY MODELS—REGISTRATION