Carlos Kiyan, David Iglesias, Maria Zolfo, Inge de Waard, Ellar Llacsahuanga , Luis Fucay, Katiuska Castillo, Victor Suàrez, Juan Echevarria
Jul 07, 2015
Carlos Kiyan, David Iglesias, Maria Zolfo, Inge de Waard,
Ellar Llacsahuanga, Luis Fucay, Katiuska Castillo, Victor Suàrez,
Juan Echevarria
mLearning’ or "mobile learning" means learning happening across locations, taking advantage of learning opportunities offered by portable technologies
Health care workers in Peru (South America) have indicated the need for an autonomous mobile solution that would enable to access the latest medical information
Design and evaluate innovative approach to healthcare workers’ training, through an educational mobile application, which allows:
• downloading of the latest medical information• knowledge sharing and data contribution
A set of learning scenarios (clinical modules) are developed and adapted to mobile devices
Learning outcomes are assured by multiple choice questions at end of each module
A platform, web-based (MLE Moodle), is offered to support the learning events, tracking students’ progresses over time
1. Potential risks and benefits of earlier initiation of antiretroviral therapy
2. The newly introduced ART drugs in the National HIV program
3. Mother-to-child transmission of HIV4. Prevention and management of ART-side
effects5. HIV drug resistance
Health care workers involved in HIV/AIDS care in Peru
20 Clinics in Department Capitals (urban and peripheral)
• More than 70% of the national patients receive treatment on those selected health facilities
• The selection was made working closely with the Ministry of Health
Scenario in South America
Internet cafes
ADSLADSL
Pre-test (day 1)-access LCMS
( MLE Moodle)-via email
Clinical Case (day 3)-3d movies (podcast deliver using itunes)-Questions related with clinical case(start discussion forum Moodle)-Critical thinking
wifi
Send summary materialWebsite Link (day 11)Post-test (day 15)
Summary
Day 1: Pre-test with focus on this topic Day 3: Send Clinical case with questions and start discussionDay 10: Conclusion of clinical caseDay 11: Summary of module (articles and review) Day 15: Post-test
Increased availability and access to information
Increased knowledge and experience sharing in communities and network
Increased collaboration and innovation Production of standardized knowledge,
applicable to multiple operating systems/ countries
This work is a result of the collaboration between the eLearning teams of
Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp and the Institute of Tropical Medicine Alexander Von Humboldt, Lima
This project is supported byREACH-Tibotec 2008, Educational Grant
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