Have a look at the presentation of Elevate Health at the 1000OBGYN Conference in Ghana. The presentation shows the contribution of Elevate to the project to train 1000+ OBGYNs in sub-Saharan Africa. Elevate Health is an online academy that educates international health professionals, elevating professional knowledge and improving health worldwide.

1. Joyce Browne, MD MSc
Renée Filius, MSc

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INTRODUCING ELEVATE
• Online academy; e-learning
• Founded by academic organizations
• Academic credits & diplomas
• Social enterprise
• Health Sciences

3. www.elevatehealth.eu
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4. WORLD BANK’S POPULATION AND REPRODUCTIVE
HEALTH CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM
FOUR OBJECTIVES
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1. Convene multinational academic institution partners to develop a blueprint
for OBGYN academic training programs and standardized national certification
processes.
2. Consolidate and evaluate existing and available online resources for OBGYN
training, evaluation, and certification.
• Diana Curran, University of Michigan
1. Develop online pilot OBGYN sub-specialty course for SSA OBGYN
residents.
• Elevate Health
2. Generate a guiding document and charter for collaboration to define
partnerships between academic institution partnerships, ministries of health
and education, donors, and other local organizations.
• Raymond de Vries, University of Michigan

5. WORLD BANK’S GRANT – ELEVATE’S CONTRIBUTION
FOUR OBJECTIVES
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1. Convene multinational academic institution partners to develop a blueprint for
OBGYN academic training programs and standardized national certification
processes.
2. Consolidate and evaluate existing and available online resources for OBGYN
training, evaluation, and certification.
• Diana Curran, University of Michigan
1. Develop online pilot OBGYN sub-specialty course for SSA OBGYN
residents.
• Elevate Health
2. Generate a guiding document and charter for collaboration to define
partnerships between academic institution partnerships, ministries of health
and education, donors, and other local organizations.
• Raymond de Vries, University of Michigan

6. PILOT COURSE ‘HYPERTENSIVE DISORDERS IN
PREGNANCY’
• Course design and content will be
developed under the auspice of the
steering committee existing of:
Kwabena Danso, Meg Autry, Lee
Learman, Karen Adams, Diana Curran.
• Length: 8 hours
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STEP 1:
DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
PILOT COURSE
‘HYPERTENSIVE DISORDERS
IN PREGNANCY’

8. STEP 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF COURSE TOPICS AND
LEARNING OBJECTIVES (WORK IN PROGRESS)
• Epidemiology of Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy (presented by region –
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differences in epidemiology based on where you live and potential reasons for
difference)
Definitions, classification, symptoms and diagnosis: hypertension in pregnancy
(gestational or pregnancy induced, chronic), proteinuria, pre-eclampsia,
eclampsia
Pathogenesis and pathology: causes and risk factors
Management of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy (investigators and
maternal/fetal monitoring, high/middle/low-resource variation, modalities of
management)
Prevention of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy
Functioning in a health care system: health care providers’ roles and
responsibilities in the care of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy
Work in progress: additional thoughts are welcome
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9. STEP 2:
LOOKING FOR LECTURERS & INTERVIEWEES & CONTENT
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Joyce Browne, MD MSc
Renée Filius, MSc
Hylke Faber, MA
J.L.Browne@umcutrecht.nl
renee.filius@elevatehealth.eu
Hylke.faber@elevatehealth.eu

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STEP 3:
IDENTIFYING APPROPRIATE
AND INTERACTIVE ONLINE
LEARNING TOOLS

11. SOME EXAMPLES OF LEARNING TOOLS
INTERACTION IS KEY!
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Online Toolbox
Read/Watch/Listen:
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Reading material
Movie
Weblecture
Podcasting
Screencasting
Glossary
Individual/To do:
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Concept- / mindmapping
(Self)tests
Written assignment
E-portfolio
SCORM e-modules
Simulation
Questionnaire
Social interaction:
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Polls
Survey
Statements
‘Post a remark’
Peer feedback / review
Chat
Questions & Answers
‘Likes’
Collaboration:
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Online Debate
Discussion Forum
Wiki / Google doc
Videoconferencing
Online presentations

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CREATE AN ONLINE COMMUNITY WITH PEERS

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INTERACTIVE FORUM DISCUSSIONS

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WEBLECTURES WITH LEARNING ENHANCING TOOLS

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
Direct
feedback
on learning

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AND A SUMMARY AT THE END

18. CLINICAL COMPETENCE REASONING:
SCRIPT CONCORDANCE TESTING (SCT) FORMAT
The script concordance test (SCT) is used in health
professions education to assess a specific facet of clinical
reasoning competence: the ability to interpret medical
information under conditions of uncertainty.
Script concordance testing: From theory to practice: AMEE Guide No. 75
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SELFSTUDY MODULES

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PILOT PLANNING
DEC
2014
FEB
JULY
2015
Ghana Meeting
Pilot – online course
Elevate
Health
Prepare
recordings
Organize
recordings
Prepare draft design
Roadmap curriculum
Developing curriculum?
Suggestions Curriculum
Experts
Suggestions
pilot course
Speaking
recordings
Offline curriculum
Consortium
Suggest input roadmap curriculum

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The Virtual Learning Environment can
be accessed on different devices, with
different band-widths

22. MORE COMING UP ON EDUCATIONAL MEETING
THIS SATURDAY 9.00-13.00 AM
- Development of the pilot course
- Demonstrations of teaching tools
- Examples of other courses
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23. Joyce Browne, MD MSc
Renée Filius, MSc
Hylke Faber, MA
J.L.Browne@umcutrecht.nl
renee.filius@elevatehealth.eu
Hylke.faber@elevatehealth.eu
www.elevatehealth.eu
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