Carlos Kiyan, David Iglesias, Maria Zolfo, Inge de Waard,

Ellar Llacsahuanga, Luis Fucay, Katiuska Castillo, Victor Suàrez,

Juan Echevarria

mLearning’ or "mobile learning" means learning happening across locations, taking advantage of learning opportunities offered by portable technologies

Health care workers in Peru (South America) have indicated the need for an autonomous mobile solution that would enable to access the latest medical information

Design and evaluate innovative approach to healthcare workers’ training, through an educational mobile application, which allows:

• downloading of the latest medical information• knowledge sharing and data contribution

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

1. Potential risks and benefits of earlier initiation of antiretroviral therapy

2. The newly introduced ART drugs in the National HIV program

3. Mother-to-child transmission of HIV4. Prevention and management of ART-side

effects5. HIV drug resistance

Health care workers involved in HIV/AIDS care in Peru

20 Clinics in Department Capitals (urban and peripheral)

• More than 70% of the national patients receive treatment on those selected health facilities

• The selection was made working closely with the Ministry of Health

Scenario in South America

Internet cafes

ADSLADSL

Pre-test (day 1)-access LCMS

( MLE Moodle)-via email

Clinical Case (day 3)-3d movies (podcast deliver using itunes)-Questions related with clinical case(start discussion forum Moodle)-Critical thinking

wifi

Send summary materialWebsite Link (day 11)Post-test (day 15)

Summary

Day 1: Pre-test with focus on this topic Day 3: Send Clinical case with questions and start discussionDay 10: Conclusion of clinical caseDay 11: Summary of module (articles and review) Day 15: Post-test

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

This work is a result of the collaboration between the eLearning teams of

Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp and the Institute of Tropical Medicine Alexander Von Humboldt, Lima

This project is supported byREACH-Tibotec 2008, Educational Grant

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