The virtual classroom and Ebola preparedness

With this in mind, Masanga hospital has teamed up with the MENTOR initiative, a non-governmental organisation initially set up to strengthen malaria control; experts in technology enhanced learning in Plymouth University's Peninsula medical school; and a UK-based company, Immersive Learning, to...

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Published in:The Lancet infectious diseases 2015-05, Vol.15 (5), p.515-516
Main Author: Sansom, Clare
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Audiovisual Aids - supply & distribution
CAI
Community
Computer assisted instruction
Disease
Disease Management
Disease prevention
Feedback
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola - prevention & control
Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola - therapy
Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola - transmission
Hospitals
Hospitals - manpower
Humans
Infections
Infectious Disease
Infectious diseases
Learning
Leprosy
Malaria
Personal protective equipment
Public health
Sierra Leone
Students
Teaching Materials - supply & distribution
Training
Vector-borne diseases
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Summary:With this in mind, Masanga hospital has teamed up with the MENTOR initiative, a non-governmental organisation initially set up to strengthen malaria control; experts in technology enhanced learning in Plymouth University's Peninsula medical school; and a UK-based company, Immersive Learning, to develop an engaging computer-based training platform in Ebola management to be rolled out from hospitals into clinics and the community. Once the module is complete, the consortium intends to introduce it to communities across west Africa using the cascade training approach shown by van Kesteren's students. Because it is computer-based, it should be straightforward to take into remote communities, to translate into other dialects, and to adapt to local practices, and visiting trainers who might spread the infection further is not necessary.
ISSN:1473-3099
1474-4457
DOI:10.1016/S1473-3099(15)70172-6