Prof. Dr. İlhami Çelik, Dean of Health Sciences University - Kayseri Faculty of Medicine (Turkey)

Please briefly describe who you are and your role?

I am Prof. Dr İlhami Çelik, Dean of Health Sciences University, Kayseri Faculty of Medicine in Turkey. I graduated from Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine and completed my specialty education at Firat University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, then continued my duty as a faculty member in the same Department and received the title of associate professor in 2006. I was appointed Chief of the Infectious Diseases Clinic of Kayseri Training and Research Hospital in 2008. Since 2016, I have worked as a professor at the Health Sciences University Kayseri Training and Research Hospital. In February 2018, I served as the Chief Physician of Kayseri Training and Research Hospital and, with the transfer of this hospital to the City Hospital, the Chief Physician of Kayseri City Training and Research Hospital. I was appointed a “Turkish Ministry of Health COVID-19 Scientific Advisory Board” member in February 2020. My duty as Chief Physician ended on July 15, 2021, and I am now the Dean of Health Sciences University, Kayseri Faculty of Medicine.

What problems were you attempting to solve when you started using ClinicalKey?

When I first started using ClinicalKey, I was looking for qualified reference sources for my scientific work. The presence of Elsevier, one of the most reliable databases here, was one of the main reasons for this. In addition, it was straightforward to access the online book “Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett’s Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases”, one of our branch’s leading sources.

From your point of view, what are the biggest benefits you found in using ClinicalKey in your day to day routine?

In my routine, I mostly look at whether there are different

approaches to diagnosing and treating some diseases. Again, there are applications that I use at the bedside for drug dose adjustments and clinical scoring.

What’s the primary reason you would recommend ClinicalKey?

Reading all scientific articles published on any subject is impossible, and these studies can be biased/wrong or misleading. Physicians should be able to easily access the correct information from the most qualified sources as soon as possible, with information that is easy to understand and apply. From my point of view, this is where the ClinicalKey database stands out the most.

Is access to diagnostic support tools essential in your daily clinical activity?

Yes, sometimes seemingly minor issues such as a drug dose or drug interactions can lead to the loss of the patient’s life. For this reason, it is essential that the physician has quick access to such data and that the source is reliable.

What benefits have you encountered since using the ClinicalKey app?

Mainly the mobile application provides excellent convenience for accessing and sharing information at the bedside. Access to significant textbooks and “Clinical Overviews” with concise information has been quick and reliable resources for me. I could easily access the information I needed to learn or remember quickly under the “Clinical Overviews” heading.