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3 Bridging the Education-to-Practice Gap
3 Bridging the Education-to-Practice Gap
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• Mobile social media can be an effective tool to better connect rural health care providers and to facilitate knowledge shar ing in settings that are marked by poor access to knowledge resources, professional isolation, and attrition. (Pimmer)
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Second, Pimmer addressed the challenge that health care providers face when first entering practice in rural and underserved areas, and how social media can be used to support and empower such providers. Third, Cynthia Walker, vice president at Medtronic, discussed the use of two technologies -- augmented reality and interactive video -- to engage, immerse, and train practicing health care providers on new procedures.
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Using technology to connect these students to the resources of the university allowed students to stay in the communities long enough to understand the issues and believe they can make a difference. Finally, the students studying in these rural communities are valuable to patients as part of the health care team.
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Universities are seen as a partner and an adjunct, but they are partnered with local health organizations to build a grassroots, community-based approach to education. DISCUSSION Cox asked Worley for his perspective on how to spread this type of educational model throughout an entire country, noting the establishment of several similar regional programs in the United States.
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BRIDGING THE GAP THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA Pimmer told workshop participants about efforts to use mobile social media to support new health care workers in parts of the world that are underserved by traditional professional networks. Pimmer said that two of the educational key challenges in these regions are that health care work
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To do so, WhatsApp groups were created with newly trained nurses; the group held moderated peer-to-peer discussions, including the circulation and discussion FIGURE 3-2 Professional isolation of health care providers. SOURCE: Presented by Pimmer, November 16, 2017.
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Based on his experience and research, Pimmer concluded social media interventions for health care professionals should use peer moderators who are close to the participants; should encourage active participation through games, contests, or quizzes; and should personalize the intervention by facilitating personal reflection and learning. BRIDGING THE GAP THROUGH PROVIDER TRAINING Walker presented to workshop participants about using technology to teach health professionals how to implant and program devices that Medtronic manufactures, such as implantable pacemakers.
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Medtronic worked with CAE Healthcare to come up with a training solution to offer simultaneous training to numerous learners using their Microsoft Hololens platform (CAE Healthcare, 2018)
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Not only does the use of technology in training allow Medtronic to reach more people, but standardizing the curriculum on a global scale reduces inefficiencies and saves money in the long term, said Walker.
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2016. The convergence of mobile and social media: Affordances and constraints of mobile networked communication for health workers in low- and middle-income countries.
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