Building Sustainable Networks for technology standards in medical education Sean Hilton

Building Sustainable Networksfor technology standards

in medical education

Sean Hilton

Presentation to cover…• Definitions• 3 networks examples – AHSCN, STaRNet,

Universitas21• Principles• Networks in MedBiq Europe• Conference examples• Sustainability?

• Conclusions

Definitions

Principles for SW London AHSCN

• Acknowledge that all partners are autonomous organisations

• Accept that an individual organisation working in partnership may not always receive immediate direct benefit from work that is for the common good

• Recognise that, for an organisation to be involved, there will at some stage need to be a perceived benefit to that organisation

• Accept that, on occasion, an organisation may not wish to be part of some aspect of the work

• Accept that organisations may at the same time be in competition and working collaboratively. Partners will agree, with honesty, as to where the boundaries of competition and mutual self-interest fall.

S T a R N e tSouth

Thames

Research

Network

The StaRNet Project

Aims

• multi-practice research by means of a number of ‘R&D practices

• network for high quality computerised data

• network for dissemination of information, EBM and clinical guidelines

• Network for primary care and locally led research ideas through support and training

Folkestone

Guildford

Sutton

Twickenham

Crawley

Lambeth

Tonbridge

Chatham

Thamesmead

Forest Hill

Chichester

Croydon

Brixton

Portslade

Clapham

Location of lead STaRNet practices, London and South East Regions

STaRNet is supported by theNHS Executive, London and

South East Regions

STaRNet Achievements Year 1

• First conference >50 delegates• 34 STaRNet related projects• Increased multiprofessional involvement• NHSNet-based IT connections 8 practices• Research course/training bursary for

associates• 4 audits of evidence based CVS guidelines

• 15 lead practices, key staff trained• 118 associate practices• 23 projects covering CV disease,

resp disease; patient illness and health behaviour;sexual health, women’s health

• Steering Group and academic guidance

STaRNet Achievements – Year 2

Folkestone

Guildford

Sutton

Twickenham

Crawley

Lambeth

Tonbridge

Chatham

Thamesmead

Forest Hill

Chichester

Croydon

Brixton

Portslade

Clapham

Location of lead STaRNet practices, London and South East Regions

STaRNet is supported by theNHS Executive, London and

South East Regions

About Universitas 21Universitas 21 is an international network of 21 leading research-intensive universities in thirteen countries. The network's purpose is to facilitate collaboration and cooperation between the member universities and to create opportunities for them on a scale that none of them would be able to achieve operating independently or through traditional bilateral alliances.Established in 1997, Universitas 21 engages in a number of activities, informed by our core underlying principles:• a global focus and perspective • a commitment to excellence in all we do • a commitment of those involved to collaborative and co-operative work and spirit while ensuring there are clear outcomes • a determination to achieve added value • a constant striving for innovation and the creation of multilateral opportunities for members • sustainability of activity

About Universitas 21

to facilitate collaboration and cooperation between the member universities and to create opportunities for them on a scale that none of them would be able to achieve operating independently

About Universitas 21

• a global focus and perspective • a commitment to excellence in all we do • a commitment of those involved to collaborative and co-operative work and spirit while ensuring there are clear outcomes • a determination to achieve added value • a constant striving for innovation and the creation of multilateral opportunities for members • sustainability of activity

How do they compare?

SWL AHSCN STaRNet Universitas21

Medical Education Networks

MedBiq Europe Networks

• eVIP

• Meducator

eViPSeptember 2006

What is eViP about?

• eViP = Project about electronic Virtual Patients

• 3 year (2007-2010) project, 9 partners and co-funded by the European Union

• Main outcomeCreate a bank of repurposed and enriched multilingual and multicultural virtual patients and share them

www.virtualpatients.eu


eViP Partners



Outcomes• Referatory of 320+ collective VPs for multilingual, multicultural access, and integrated into curricula

• Tried and tested standards

• Sustainable network of faculties for the development and exchange of VPs

• Common content licensing model

Major resource for medical and healthcare education to be shared by all institutions across the sector


Healthcare LOM

• Mechanism for describing images and clinical content in a repository & portfolio

• Easier search and discovery, potentially automated• Extends IEEE LOM• Used by AAMC, HEAL, VA

Course 1

Course 2

mEducator: A Best Practice Network forRepurposing and Sharing

Medical Educational Multi-type Content

co-funded by the European Commission eContentplus programme

http://www.meducator.net

mEducatormEducator

project title: mEducator: Multi-type Content Repurposing

and Sharing in Medical Education

project type: Best Practice Network

programme: eContentplus Information Society & Media Directorate General, Εuropean Commission

duration: 2009-2012

consortium: 14 partners from 10 EU countries, lead by AUTH (GR)

website: http://www.meducator.net/


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Academic Institution

LCMS

uses

uses

autonomous specialized educational modules

has/creates


ClassWikis

Class Discussion Forums

Need of virtual distributed pools of autonomous specialized educational modules

mechanisms for Searching

Retrieving

Evaluating

educational content in Medicine and Life

sciences

Rating

Adapting

Revising


eVIP Meducator

Conference Examples

Drivers

• Student experience (and expectations)

• Globalisation

• Digital economy

• Re-licensure

• National and international assessments

Personal Blogs

Class Discussion Forums

Class Wikis

MedBiquitous

• What is it if not a network?

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Building Sustainable Networks for technology standards in medical education Sean Hilton