Med-e-tel 2009

1. mLearning for HIV/AIDS
care in Peru
M. Zolfo C. Kiyan D. Iglesias, I
M Zolfo, C Kiyan, D Iglesias I. de Waard,
Waard
K. Castillo C., L. Fucay, E. Llacsahuanga,
L. Lynen, J. Echevarria Z.

2. Background
‘mLearning’ or "mobile learning" means
learning happening across locations
locations,
taking advantage of learning opportunities
offered by portable technologies
Health care workers have indicated the
need for an autonomous mobile solution
that would enable to access the latest
medical information

3. Objective
Design and evaluate innovative
approach to healthcare workers’ training,
through an educational mobile application
application,
which allows:
downloading of the latest medical information
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knowledge sharing and data contribution

4. Methodology
A set of learning scenarios (clinical
modules) are developed and adapted to
mobile devices
Learning outcomes are assured by
multiple choice questions at end of each
module
A platform, web-based (MLE Moodle), is
offered to support the learning events,
tracking students’ progresses over time

5. Target population/setting
Health care workers involved in HIV/AIDS
care
20 Clinics in Department Capitals (urban
p
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(
and peripheral)

6. Mobile devices

7. CLINICAL MODULE
Pre-test (day 1)
-access LCMS
( MLE Moodle)
-via email
-website
Summary
Day 1: Evaluation with focus
in this topic
Day 3: Send Clinical cases
with questions and start
discussion.
Day 10: Conclusion of clinical
cases
Day 11:Summary of module
(articles and review)
Day 15: Post test of this topic
Clinical Case (day 3)
-3d movies (podcast deliver using
itunes)
)
-Questions related with clinical case
(start discussion forum Moodle)
-Critical thinking
Post-test (day 15)
wifi
Conclusion of
discussion (day 10
--strengthening
network
-
Send summary material
Website Link (day 11)

8. Some tools used for mLearning

9. Impact
Increased availability and access to
information
Increased knowledge and experience
sharing in communities and network
Increased collaboration and innovation
Production of standardized knowledge,
applicable to multiple operating systems/
countries

10. Acknowledgements
This work is a result of the collaboration between
the eLearning teams of
Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp and the
Medicine,
Institute of Tropical Medicine Alexander Von
Humboldt, Lima
Thank you!
This
Thi project is supported by
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REACH-Tibotec 2008, Educational Grant