S Kolb1, J Reichert, I Hege, G Praml, M C Bellido, B Martinez-Jaretta, M Fischer, D Nowak, K Radon. 1. Unit for Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology and NetTeaching, Institute and Outpatient Clinic for Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Ziemssenstr. 1, 80336 Munich, Germany.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Occupation has a large impact on health in Europe. In order to prevent and recognize occupational diseases, medical students and physicians should know about the potentially causal relationship between profession and diseases as well as the basic legal aspects of occupational medicine (OM). However, the opportunity of bedside teaching, the students' most favoured way of teaching, is limited. METHODS: One possibility to complete and improve traditional training in OM is computer-oriented case-based learning. Using the authoring system "CASUS" (INSTRUCT AG) cases can be created and handled without knowledge in computer sciences. RESULTS: So far, 19 cases have been created and evaluated by students of German universities. Due to the great efforts arising from the creation of such multimedia cases it is desirable and cost-effective to use the existing cases at several medical universities. Therefore, the Net-based Training in Work-Related Medicine (NetWoRM) project shares cases on an international base. In February and April 2005, 13 case-authors from 12 centres were trained in the basics of case creation during a 3 week programme in Munich. The overall evaluation of the participants indicated that this way of teaching case creation is very efficient. Up to now, nine cases were translated into English and five into Spanish. First implementation of the cases in Spain and Finland showed a good acceptance by the students but more evaluation has still to be done. CONCLUSION: Based on these results we conclude that exchange of case-based e-learning in OM is feasible and rewarding on an international base.
OBJECTIVE: Occupation has a large impact on health in Europe. In order to prevent and recognize occupational diseases, medical students and physicians should know about the potentially causal relationship between profession and diseases as well as the basic legal aspects of occupational medicine (OM). However, the opportunity of bedside teaching, the students' most favoured way of teaching, is limited. METHODS: One possibility to complete and improve traditional training in OM is computer-oriented case-based learning. Using the authoring system "CASUS" (INSTRUCT AG) cases can be created and handled without knowledge in computer sciences. RESULTS: So far, 19 cases have been created and evaluated by students of German universities. Due to the great efforts arising from the creation of such multimedia cases it is desirable and cost-effective to use the existing cases at several medical universities. Therefore, the Net-based Training in Work-Related Medicine (NetWoRM) project shares cases on an international base. In February and April 2005, 13 case-authors from 12 centres were trained in the basics of case creation during a 3 week programme in Munich. The overall evaluation of the participants indicated that this way of teaching case creation is very efficient. Up to now, nine cases were translated into English and five into Spanish. First implementation of the cases in Spain and Finland showed a good acceptance by the students but more evaluation has still to be done. CONCLUSION: Based on these results we conclude that exchange of case-based e-learning in OM is feasible and rewarding on an international base.
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