Personalised e-learning for MSc medical ultrasound students

Callion, Lyndsey, Keane, Dorothy and Smart, Shelley (2019) Personalised e-learning for MSc medical ultrasound students. In: United Kingdom Imaging and Oncology Congress (UKIO), 10-12 June 2019, ACC, Liverpool, UK. (Unpublished)

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Purpose: The use of e-Learning is widespread in healthcare education[1], however it can be controversial and have mixed results[2,3]. Lecturers at the University of Cumbria have personalised e-learning programmes from e-Learning for Healthcare and the Society of Radiographers and used these as a basis for their course material. Lecturers have incorporated the e-learning within their teaching. Students who will start the course in January 2019 will have an opportunity to feedback on their experience.

Background: MSc Medical Imaging (Ultrasound) is a new fulltime programme at the University of Cumbria. This is intensive an accelerated pathway to a career in sonography, designed to address the UK-wide shortage. The University are working in partnership with Health Education England, e-Learning for Healthcare (HEE e-LfH) to provide a personalised learning pathway to help students acquire the academic knowledge to work in the field. e-Lfh is a vast resource containing over 200 programmes, including several specialist imaging projects - Image Interpretation, Radiology, eProton, Radiotherp-e and e-IRMER. Within the radiography programme, Image Interpretation, there are over 400 sessions, a fantastic free resource, but where to start? Lecturers at the University of Cumbria have curated relevant content into a learning path, allowing material to be structured in a format that mirrors their university programme.

Summary: A joint project between the University of Cumbria, Society or Radiographers and e-learning for Healthcare. Demonstrating the value of collective working to make the most of existing educational resources by personalising the approach.

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2. Lahti, M., Hätönen, H., Välimäki, M., 2014. Impact of e-learning on nurses’ and student nurses knowledge, skills, and satisfaction: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Nurs Stud, 51(1), pp.136-149
3. Rasmussen, K., Belisario. J.M., and Wark. P.A., et al, 2014. Offline eLearning for undergraduates in health professions: A systematic review of the impact on knowledge, skills, attitudes and satisfaction. J Glob Health, 2014;4(1):010405

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Departments:	Academic Departments > Medical & Sport Sciences (MSS) > Health and Medical Sciences
Additional Information:	Short paper presentation N5.6.
Depositing User:	Anna Lupton
Date Deposited:	02 Jul 2019 09:55
Last Modified:	13 Jan 2024 09:01
URI:	https://insight.cumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/4960

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