mobile Continuing Medical Education for Health Care Workers in Developing Countries

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    1. CME for Health Care Workers in Developing Countries by Inge de Waard ppt: http://www.slideshare.net/ignatia
    2. This is the global knowledge revolution!
      • Human history has never before witnessed such a massive global content creation, this is a knowledge revolution boosted by technology .
      • mobiles are increasingly the computers of the future
      • and now emerging countries are getting on board rapidly
      • Landlines are skipped in favor of mobile connectivity
    3. Mobile learning is on the rise Excellent lifelong learning instrument context aware + identity Continuing Medical Education (CME) is becoming possible also in developing countries
    4. Can we reach physicians in the field to deliver lifelong learning?
      • Keeping physicians in contact with peers will enhance knowledge exchange in priority settings (HIV/AIDS is increasingly spreading)
      • Getting the latest medical information out there is crucial
    5. Telemedicine website: peer to peer discussion forum with mobile access website Starting from web-based content User created content + peer to peer knowledge exchange Medical answers within 24 hours!
    6. Provide a peer content platform and make it accessible for mobiles http:// mobile.voorlopig.be
    7. Adding CME modules to the Telemedicine website
      • CME keeps physicians on top of their speciality & if it is linked to the Telemedicine website => growing number of users
    8. To tackle the CME we first looked at the mobile status of physicians We needed to know: - Which type of mobiles they had? (‘regular’ + smartphone) - If they would be interested - What would make a difference for them as a learner
    9. What physicians wanted was/is
      • Access with their own cell phone (so it needed to be accessible with cheap and expensive phones)
      • Getting a message pushed to them when a new CME was launched
      • Make it easily accessible (= no long connections needed)
      • Certification for following it! Important career wise
    10. Our delivery method of choice: standardized mobile content So it was clear: HTML + CSS: It is easy to build (dreamweaver or the free pagebreeze ), is small in size, adapts to the phone screen and allows pictures/visuals (you need to resize them irfanview e.g.) Mobile web initiative provides best practices
    11. Getting the CME out there: the pilot phase
      • Physician/learner group: 4 across Europe in well connected areas, 6 in less (= internet) connected areas (Suriname, DR Congo, South Africa, Cambodia, Morocco)
      • Variable phone types + e-mail for feedback
      • One CME per month
      See for yourself (this combines things that went wrong): http:// tinyurl.com /ITM3CME
    12. Adding user friendliness & motivation Userfriendliness : - Sending an sms when a new CME is issued (in our case using the Jeyo mobile companion); - In the CME a tinyURL is embedded to allow quick access to the CME (smaller url = easier to type with cell phone). Motivation : - A certificate is issued if the learners successfully (cut off 80%) take an assessment after 6 months of CMEs ( Jeyo mobile companion )
    13. Extra’s: extra learner dynamic
    14. Extra 2: demand for multimedia Using a mix of AVS4you + Camtasia http://www.itg.be/tempupload/uploadfolder/Inge/for_mobile_presentation/ NaturalEvolution_audioOk.avi
    15. Feedback of the pilot group
      • Advantages
      • They liked the relevant information that was brought to them
      • Learning at their own convenience
      • Opened new ways of learning
      • They felt connected with peers
      • Disadvantages
      • Access was not ensured in the field and this could drain the battery
      • The screen was small for learning (in the older cell phone types)
      • Without electricity the battery can run out
      • Graphics/tables sometimes unclear on small screens
    16. Exploring (future) soft- & hardware for CME Mobile offline possibilities enabling multimedia courses. Mobile = mp4 conversion so you have any video you want. Use cheap video converter software like AVS4you (39,95 EUR) Connect the mobile to a television set and use it as a desktop for bigger screen ( this technology will be standardized in new mobile devices, you can even use it as a desktop check it out on a youtube movie, it is a brandname, sorry for the marketing) Solar panels are already out there.
    17. Contact me Email: idewaard@ itg.be Blog: ignatiawebs.blogspot.com Del.icio.us: http:// del.icio.us/ignatia linkedIn: http:// www.linkedin.com /in/ ingedewaard Twitter: http://twitter.com/Ignatia PPT: http:// www.slideshare.net/ignatia

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