THE HL7 BRAZIL EDUCATIONAL EFFORT

1. THE HL7 BRAZIL EDUCATIONAL EFFORT Marivan S. Abrahão, MD ExecutiveDirector Instituto HL7 Brasil

2. BRAZILIAN EDUCATION WG • Coordinatedby Prof. Renato M.E. Sabbatini, who is alsoSecretaryofthe HL7 BrazilInstitute • Began in 2011 a strongprogram for developmentofaneducationalinfrastructureandsystematicactivities; • Partnershipwiththe Edumed Institute, a NGO dedicated to educationtechnologiesandwiththeDirectorshipof Professional EducationoftheBrazilianSocietyofHealthInformatics (alsoledby Dr. Sabbatini).

3. COURSE FORMATS • Face to Face Courses • Open enrollment • In company • Conferencetutorials • Distancecourses • Via Videoconferencing (real time) • Via Web (asynchronouslearning) • Blendedcourses • Developmentof a Web-based LMS site(Moodle) • Implementationof a webconferencingplatform • Adobe ConnectLive

4. COMMUNICATION STRATEGY • Mailing list • Google Groupsdiscussionlist • Social media: • Facebookgroup • LinkedIngroup • Twitter

5. www.hl7.virtual.org.br

7. INNOVATIONS IN THE ELC PROGRAM • The ELC coursewasdividedinto4 modules: • Introdcution, HL7 v2, HL7 v3 andCDA • A self-evaluation survey was added at the end of each Unit; • A Chatand videochatresources was added; • A Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) resource was added; • A Student Diary was added; • A Downloads area was added for distributing software and additional materials • A generalbibliography and list of Internet resources was added; • A manual for tutors and a manual for using the videochat as a host were added; • A Next Events box and a Calendar box were added, so that students can keep their deadlines in mind; • A bulletin board box with news about the course was added; • The final grade will be a weighted composition of the several grades along the course

8. PROCEDURAL INNOVATIONS • The course was launched in a one-day, on-site event in São Paulo, featuring presentations on the course's subject, and with hands-on tour and instructions sessions on how to use the site; • The event will be transmitted live via webconferencingto students who won't be able to participate; • A midweek videochatwill be held following each unit, before the deadline for activities and quizzes, in order to improve communication and motivation; • There will be one chat area dedicated to each group, freely available for use by students, tutors, group work, etc.; • Quizzes will have a deadline too; • Groups will be homogenized according the profiling results (assessment of previous knowledge and experience of each student); • Contributions to the forum will be optionally graded and followed up by tutors; • A final term individual coding project will be added and graded; • Students will be required to maintain a learning diary, which can be graded and commented by tutors; • Reminders to the students will be sent out by email on the beginning and near to the end of each Unit; • Students will be required to achieve a minimum grade of 75% in order to receive the final certificate.

10. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

11. REFERENCES

12. COLLABORATIVE WIKI

14. EVALUATION TEST

15. PERSONAL DIARY

16. DISCUSSION FORUM

17. OTHER COURSES • Introduction to CertificationofElectronicHealthRecords • FHIR • Standards andNomenclature in HealthInformation Systems • StrategicPlanningofHealthInformation Systems Deployment • TheopenEHRStandard • Terminology • Meaningful Use