medical e learning dr balasubramanyambaluvbs@yahoo.com

Medical e

learning

Dr Balasubramanyam baluvbs@yahoo.com

Too many courses, Too few teachers

MBBS

BDS

Nursing

Physiotherapy

MLT

… More to come

AlliedCourses

Postgraduate

MCI Amendment Notification1st Dec 2008

Medical Colleges must have a skills lab and adapt information technology in medicine• Must have provision for e

library also

• A/C computer room with MEDLAR and Internet facility , minimum 25 nodes

• Lecture theatres must have provision for E Classes / virtual classes

• Existing colleges must introduce these facilities within one year

MCI Amendment Notification

Teacherless Teaching Systems

• Empty digital libraries• Dhoti clad computers• Need for digestible

contents• Strong need for local

content creation

Studentless learning systems

Need for content

CDs DVD, Net,

Research papers – Helinet

Teachers – primary content generators

Good software is expensive and available from west

Good content must deliver an immersive learning experience

Multimedia – an audio visual treat

Students will • Remember to remember• Forget to forget

Combining computer based learning with instructor led training

Blended Learning

As good a technology is, giving up face to face teaching is painful

I was not alone

The time it takes to learn a given amount of material in anatomy can be decreased by the use

of computer based instruction.

Computer based teaching can be particularly useful for students who need extra individual attention.• - Julia G. Guy et al

(1992)

• E – PBL– bridge• Application of

knowledge to case scenarios

• LMS – TUSKS• Immersive learning experiences –

virtual labs• Diagnostic aids – Possum• MOOC – Massive open online course

• Role of management• Role of publication companies• Role of consortium

• Comp aided pt education – Down Synd, CVS,

• Plastic Surg, Dental, Time projection software

• Touch Screen kiosks in OPDs

• Problem based learning, case analysis

( The virtual patient )

• USMLE – a milestone

Spectrum of Medical E Learning

Spectrum of Medical E Learning

• BPO boom• Medical E learning cos – MEdRC Edutech,

Excelsoft, Focus Medica etc, • Legal cos, • Pharma products on cd• Can we make medical cds in India• IVI meds• Digital atlas of Netter• Teaching databases for medical institutions

• CME programmes• Credit programmes for gen practitioners• Bridge courses for medical and paramedical

students:– Medical Ethics– Communication skills for doctors– Communication skills for nurses– Scenario based management – e.g.

• emergency medicine protocols• Medical ICU protocols• Surgical ICU protocols• Pediatric ICU protocols

Spectrum of Medical E Learning

Other modules

• Medical sales force training• Service and product support• Public health education:– Fact sheets about each disease – NGOs– All you need to know about - ? disease– Nutrition information– Demographic data

• Surgical simulators• Medical video games

• An amplifier for medical education

Technology enabled learning

Like a stethoscope is for cardiology

Thank You