THE HL7 BRAZIL EDUCATIONAL EFFORT

Marivan S. Abrahão, MDExecutive DirectorInstituto HL7 Brasil

BRAZILIAN EDUCATION WG

• Coordinated by Prof. Renato M.E. Sabbatini, who is also Secretary of the HL7 Brazil Institute

• Began in 2011 a strong program for development of an educational infrastructure and systematic activities;

• Partnership with the Edumed Institute, a NGO dedicated to education technologies and with the Directorship of Professional Education of the Brazilian Society of Health Informatics (also led by Dr. Sabbatini).

COURSE FORMATS• Face to Face Courses – Open enrollment – In company

• Conference tutorials • Distance courses – Via Videoconferencing (real time)– Via Web (asynchronous learning)

• Blended courses• Development of a Web-based LMS site (Moodle) • Implementation of a webconferencing platform – Adobe Connect Live

COMMUNICATION STRATEGY

• Mailing list• Google Groups discussion list• Social media:– Facebook group– LinkedIn group– Twitter

www.hl7.virtual.org.br

INNOVATIONS IN THE ELC PROGRAM

• The ELC course was divided into 4 modules: – Introdcution, HL7 v2, HL7 v3 and CDA

• A self-evaluation survey was added at the end of each Unit;• A Chat and videochat resources was added;• A Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) resource was added;• A Student Diary was added;• A Downloads area was added for distributing software and additional materials• A general bibliography and list of Internet resources was added;• A manual for tutors and a manual for using the videochat as a host were added;• A Next Events box and a Calendar box were added, so that students can keep their

deadlines in mind;• A bulletin board box with news about the course was added;• The final grade will be a weighted composition of the several grades along the

course

PROCEDURAL INNOVATIONS• The course was launched in a one-day, on-site event in São Paulo, featuring presentations on

the course's subject, and with hands-on tour and instructions sessions on how to use the site;• The event will be transmitted live via webconferencing to students who won't be able to

participate;• A midweek videochat will be held following each unit, before the deadline for activities and

quizzes, in order to improve communication and motivation;• There will be one chat area dedicated to each group, freely available for use by students,

tutors, group work, etc.;• Quizzes will have a deadline too;• Groups will be homogenized according the profiling results (assessment of previous

knowledge and experience of each student);• Contributions to the forum will be optionally graded and followed up by tutors;• A final term individual coding project will be added and graded;• Students will be required to maintain a learning diary, which can be graded and commented

by tutors;• Reminders to the students will be sent out by email on the beginning and near to the end of

each Unit;• Students will be required to achieve a minimum grade of 75% in order to receive the final

certificate.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

REFERENCES

COLLABORATIVE WIKI

EVALUATION TEST

PERSONAL DIARY

DISCUSSION FORUM

OTHER COURSES

• Introduction to Certification of Electronic Health Records• FHIR• Standards and Nomenclature in Health Information Systems• Strategic Planning of Health Information Systems Deployment• The openEHR Standard• Terminology• Meaningful Use