elearning solution

eLearning Solution

Virtual Patient: Year 2

Dr. Sunhea Choi and Mimi Lee16 July 2009

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Content

The solutionNeeds analysis &

requirementsAims of

the project

3What is a Virtual Patient?

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Aims of the project

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Needs analysis & requirements capturing

Literature reviews

Evaluation of existing virtual

patients

Studies i.e. questionnaires,

workshops, curriculum

Literature reviews• Interactive multimedia

• Learning theories

• Human Computer Interaction (HCI)

• eLearning in medical education including Virtual Patients

Evaluation of existing Virtual Patients• Selected Virtual Patients

– Two Virtual Patient types at Edinburgh University (linear & branching), IVIMEDS, Two different types at Birmingham University

• Evaluated by students and teaching staff

• Aimed to identify the features students and teaching staff liked and considered appropriate for BM5 programme

Studies for capturing requirements• eLearning session in BM5 curriculum review pilot

study in 2006

• VP development workshop with students to create their ‘ideal’ virtual patient

• 4th year project: capturing VP requirements (2006-07)

• Methods used: questionnaires, focus groups, observation

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?Why do we needvirtual patients?

What do we want to achieve with virtual patients?

How do we want to use the virtual

patients?

What is the roles of the virtual patient?

? www.heartdisease.comwww.lungsandliver.comwww.som.soton.ac.uk

Aim of the virtual patient in the curriculum• Year 1: to highlight key points with at least one VP

case per body system

• Year 2: to drive the learning with weekly VPs

How will virtual patient be integrated into the curriculum?

• A weekly virtual patient will be introduced on Monday.

• Students use virtual patient as revision or as self directed learning.

• The weekly virtual patient is discussed on Friday.

Key features of virtual patient year 2• Interactivity

• Visual presentations of clinical scenarios

• Contextualised learning of basic science

• Individualised feedback

• Data retrieval

• Curriculum integration

Key features of virtual patient• Interactivity

• Visual presentations of clinical scenarios

• Contextualised learning of basic sciences

• Individualised feedback

• Data retrieval

• Curriculum integration

Symptoms & complaints

This is the last page for Mr AK’s visit to his GP. Summarise Mr AK’s symptoms, history, examination and

investigation results. And write the intervention you, as a GP, will arrange for Mr AK.

Play the video clip if you would like to view Mr AK and GP consultation again. Your notes will be added to the

patient records, which you can access from the menu bar on the right bottom corner of the screen..

History

Examination & investigation

Management

Submit the note

Mr AK’s visit to GP: Summary

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Mr AK’s visit to GP

The summary of the investigation that S summarised will be

displayed whenever S clicks the menu option.

Mr AK’s visit to GP

Examination of the torso also unremarkable; Mr AK is slightly

overweight and shows no abdominal scarring indicative of

past surgery, no pain on palpation or percussion and no obvious skin

abnormalities. Symptoms and complaints strongly suggest that Mr AK is suffering from heartburn

caused by gastro-intestinal reflux.

<When S opens the patient’s record: it will be displayed in a movable window.>

Key features of virtual patient• Interactivity

• Visual presentations of clinical scenarios

• Contextualised learning of basic sciences

• Individualised feedback

– At the end of each case, the students receive computer generated feedback on their performance for each learning outcome.

• Data retrieval

• Curriculum integration

Key features of virtual patient• Interactivity

• Visual presentations of clinical scenarios

• Contextualised learning of basic sciences

• Individualised feedback

• Data retrieval

– Student interactions and inputs, questions answers and summary medical notes are stored into a database.

• Curriculum integration

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Key features of virtual patient• Interactivity

• Visual presentations of clinical scenarios

• Contextualised learning of basic sciences

• Individualised feedback

• Data retrieval

• Curriculum integration

– Virtual patient have been designed and integrated as part of the reviewed BM5 programme

• Add the screenshot of the course website

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Thank you

Q & A

Contact Dr Sunhea Choi for further information.