mHealth Working Group

March 23, 2011

Agenda

•Introductions/Overview•Review of mLearning Literature &

Discussion•MHIS, by Holly Ladd, AED-SATELLIFE•m4QI, by James Bon Tempo, Jhpiego, and

Pamela Riley, Abt Associates •mBCC Field Guide, by Shalu Umapathy,

Abt Associates•Planning Group Activities

Principles of the Working Group•Frame mHealth within global health

strategies

•Apply public health standards and practices

•Promote appropriate, evidence-based, scalable and interoperable approaches in resource-poor settings

•Build internal capacity in mHealth

mLearning- Training for ProvidersWhat kind of problem it addresses:

Lack of adequately-trained health care providers

Training health care providers is complicated by busy workflows, geographical separation and worker movement.

Complement In-Person Training

•Pre-requisite to in-person trainings. Achieve level of knowledge before face-to-face training.

•Targeted aspects of in-person trainings. Activities to test and reinforce concepts presented at in-person.

•Follow-up to in-person trainings. Demonstrate improved knowledge, provide mentorship, communities of practice.

eLearning Precedent

(Adapted from Michael Allen’s Guide to eLearning)

mLearning for General Audiences:Recent Information Sources•mLearning: A Platform for Educational

Opportunities at the Base of the Pyramid

•http://edutechdebate.org

•http://blogs.worldbank.org/edutech/mlearning2011-whatsnew

mLearning for Health Care Providers:(+) Advantages and (x) LimitationsMeasured OR mentioned in developed AND developing country lit.Grey Sources1. Enhancing Nurses Access for Care Quality and Knowledge through Technology (ENACQKT)2. Guide: Getting Medical Information into the Hands of Community Health Workers3. Mobile Phones’ Potential to Address Information and Communication needs of Healthcare

Workers in Isolated Rural Areas in Peru4. Mobile Learning for Health Care Workers in Peru5. Satellife, UHIN Project6. CellPhone GuideView

Peer-Reviewed Sources7. M-Support: Keeping in touch on placement in primary healthcare settings8. Use of handheld computers in medical education: A systematic review9. The use of the Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) among personnel and students in healthcare10. The PDA as a portal to knowledge sources in a wireless settings11. Physician adoption of personal digital assistants (PDA): testing its determinants12 The usefulness of personal digital assistants (Palm and Pocket PC) in the medical field

Education: Advantages/Limitations(+) Improved access to information (1) (9)

(+) Peer-to-peer discussion/dissemination (2)

(+) Allows for self-directed learning (8)

(x) Revise pedagogical approach for interface(4) (6)

(x) Could rely on “peripheral brain”, not retain (8)

(x) Could reduce interpersonal educational (8)

Time and Quality of Care

Time(+) Speed of retrieve information on the

spot (9) (10)

(+) Time-savings (1) (9)

Quality of Care(+) Improved diagnosis/treatment (5) (9) (10)

Recap of May 2010 Working Group Talk on mLearning Dimensions and Issues•Formal vs. informal learning•Synchronous vs. asynchronous•Pre-service education vs. in-service

training•Time, location•Don’t “cut & paste” content•Technology availability, accessibility,

affordability, reliability, etc.

Member Presentations

Current/Potential Group Activities

•Continuation of mBCC Field Guide• Inventory of member programs in mHealth•Collaborative white paper on

▫ challenges to mHealth adoption and scale up

▫ criteria for funding mHealth projects•Seek hosts for April and June meetings

▫ May at World Bank, July at JSI

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