Title |
Mobile learning for HIV/AIDS healthcare worker training in resource-limited settings
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Published in |
AIDS Research and Therapy, September 2010
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DOI | 10.1186/1742-6405-7-35 |
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Authors |
Maria Zolfo, David Iglesias, Carlos Kiyan, Juan Echevarria, Luis Fucay, Ellar Llacsahuanga, Inge de Waard, Victor Suàrez, Walter Castillo Llaque, Lutgarde Lynen |
Abstract |
We present an innovative approach to healthcare worker (HCW) training using mobile phones as a personal learning environment.Twenty physicians used individual Smartphones (Nokia N95 and iPhone), each equipped with a portable solar charger. Doctors worked in urban and peri-urban HIV/AIDS clinics in Peru, where almost 70% of the nation's HIV patients in need are on treatment. A set of 3D learning scenarios simulating interactive clinical cases was developed and adapted to the Smartphones for a continuing medical education program lasting 3 months. A mobile educational platform supporting learning events tracked participant learning progress. A discussion forum accessible via mobile connected participants to a group of HIV specialists available for back-up of the medical information. Learning outcomes were verified through mobile quizzes using multiple choice questions at the end of each module. |
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United Kingdom | 7 | 2% |
South Africa | 5 | 2% |
Canada | 3 | 1% |
Turkey | 1 | <1% |
France | 1 | <1% |
Ireland | 1 | <1% |
Austria | 1 | <1% |
Australia | 1 | <1% |
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Student > Ph. D. Student | 49 | 17% |
Researcher | 36 | 13% |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 56 | 20% |
Computer Science | 47 | 16% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 11 | 4% |
Business, Management and Accounting | 11 | 4% |
Other | 37 | 13% |
Unknown | 38 | 13% |