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Learning Management System for a Refresher Course in Nursing in the Private Sector A SWOT analysis of private sector nursing was done and this concluded that there is a dire need for a method of formalizing unregistered nurses. Objectives were then formulated to develop, host and evaluate nurses at the Western Hospital, Borella using an online course. A literature review was done and indicated that current online nursing courses were very basic with little interactivity. Thus the research question, “Can an online LMS with a simple interface and interactive multimedia be useful to train nurses?” was formulated. The online course was hosted on the popular MOODLE platform with one pilot module of a problem based session on “Chronic Cough” created using the ADDIE Process (Analyze, Design, Develop, Implement and Evaluate), HCI (Human Computer Interface) incorporating principles of multimedia with coding being done using HTML and Flash. 21 nurses were given a pre and post project questionnaire. Results were also obtained from Moodle’s built-in logs. Nurses were overwhelmingly in favour of an interactive, multimedia rich, problem based, and online learning experience. It is recommended that future refresher nursing courses be blended with more efficient lesson plans and more data efficient coding maintaining the interactive elements of the existing lesson. Site: www.westernhospital.lk/moodle Dr. Rikaz Sheriff rikaz.sheriff@gmail.com Supervisors: Prof. Jayantha Weerasinghe BDS, MS (Colombo), PhD (Japan) Member, Specialty Board in Biomedical Informatics Dr. Gominda Ponnamperuma MBBS, Dip. Psychology, MMEd (Dundee), PhD (Dundee) Senior Lecturer in Medical Education Faculty of Medicine University of Colombo 35 | P a g e
Development of an Online Module on “Introduction to Medical Education Informatics” for the MSc in Biomedical Informatics course At present it is estimated that the emerging field of Biomedical Informatics (BMI) in the Sri Lankan context would need 240 specially trained Medical Officers in Health Informatics in the public sector alone. Therefore a sustainable training program for this specialty is an urgent need for the Sri Lankan public health sector. The face to face MSc training program conducted by the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine at present encounters certain practical difficulties such as lack of adequate laboratory facilities and lecture halls and shortage of expert trainers at the PGIM, etc. On the other hand, online programs are becoming more popular, effective and acceptable worldwide as well as in Sri Lanka and seem to better address the issues mentioned above. In this context, it would be timely to develop, test and evaluate the effectiveness of an online training program for the MSc Biomedical Informatics course for future post graduate trainees. This work involved the process pertaining to the conversion of the existing face to face module on “Introduction to Medical Education Informatics” to an online learning module. Following a literature review and interviews with stakeholders the needs, content, teaching and learning methods, educational strategies and outcomes were identified. A learner centered module on “Introduction to Medical Education Informatics” was designed and is being developed based on the ASSURE model while incorporating the principles of curriculum design, human behaviorism, adult learning and web design. The entire process is being developed according to the ADDIE process on MOODLE which is a free and open source platform. It will be evaluated at the level two of the Kirkpatrick’s hierarchy after implementation. Dr. Udara Ariyasinghe udaraa@hotmail.com Supervisor: Prof. Nandani De Silva Chair and Senior Professor of Family Medicine University of Kelaniya Dr. Gominda Ponnamperuma MBBS, Dip. Psychology, MMEd (Dundee) PhD (Dundee) Senior Lecturer in Medical Education Faculty of Medicine University of Colombo 36 | P a g e
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