elearning Anaesthesia (e-LA) recently topped a million session launches, with users working through an astonishing 340,000 hours of learning since e-LA was launched. More information. The millionth session was launched by Dr Alvin Soosay, an anaesthetic trainee in Glasgow Royal Infirmary. Alvin was very surprised to hear the news, but less surprised to find that the session in question was a Part 1 MCQ revision session! Alvin said “e-LA has been a godsend both during my first year in anaesthesia and during that final nervous push towards the exam. My key message to other trainees is to use e-LA early and to use it often.”
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HRH launches e-SAFE DVD
HRH the Princess Royal recently launched the e-SAFE DVD at the Royal College of Anaesthetists. A collaboration between elfh, RCoA and the Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, e-SAFE is a free educational DVD for anaesthesia providers in resource-limited countries. Focusing on the key topics of paediatrics, obstetrics, trauma, newborn care and critical care, the e-SAFE DVD includes sessions from elearning Anaesthesia, together with a bespoke e-library and instructional videos filmed in Nepal. The DVD can be widely reproduced and requires no internet access. Copies are available from www.rcoa.ac.uk/e-SAFE or by emailing e-safe@rcoa.ac.uk For further information, see http://www.rcoa.ac.uk/news-and-bulletin/rcoa-news-and-statements/rcoa-hosts-hrh-the-princess-royal-e-safe-safer-education
HEEre we go …
In April 2013, elfh moved to Health Education England (HEE). An exciting opportunity for elfh, HEE’s remit includes the delivery of ‘Better Training, Better Care’, with Technology Enhanced Learning being seen as a key enabler of transformational change across the healthcare sector.
I can see clearly now
A study of medical students has shown that using elfh’s Image Interpretation improves their ability to interpret chest x-rays by 50%.
In addition, 90% of the students reported an improvement in their confidence interpreting chest x-rays compared to 38% who used an e-textbook. 100% of those using the elfh material found it engaging, compared to 15% allocated to an e-textbook. The study was undertaken by Dr Elikem Tamaklo, Foundation doctor on Merseyside, and excited a lot of interest when he presented it at ASME in July 2012.
The study is available to download here.
Puffed with pride - Tracheostomy Safety
“Outstanding…. a great resource for the non-tracheostomy specialist”. So said David Roberson, Associate Professor of Otology and Laryngology at the Children’s Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School when he reviewed the new ‘Tracheostomy Safety’ project.
Developed in partnership with the National Tracheostomy Safety Project and the Royal College of Anaesthetists, the three sessions support those caring for ‘neck breathing’ patients, either routinely or in an emergency. They are applicable to general and specialist nursing staff, medical staff and allied health professionals from all backgrounds, in both hospital and community settings. Tracheostomy Safety is available at https://www.e-lfh.org.uk/programmes/tracheostomy-safety/ , via the NLMS or at www.tracheostomy.org.uk
Gold for eFM
eFetal Monitoring won the top ‘Gold’ award for ‘Innovation in Learning Services’ at The Learning Awards 2012, hosted by The Learning and Performance Institute. The judges commended the innovative knowledge base, summative assessments and bespoke case study tool, which provides experiential training in interpreting CTGs. They said “In an outstanding presentation, the elfh team demonstrated that the programme will save training costs throughout the NHS and save the lives of, or prevent severe handicap to, hundreds of babies a year”.
For more information, please visit www.thelearningawards.com/.
eFM delivers!
elfh’s eFetal Monitoring case study tool has won the elearning Age 2011 Silver award for the ‘Most Innovative New Learning Hardware or Software Product’. eFM’s ground-breaking simulator demonstrates the crucial role of both elearning and simulation in future training and standard setting in obstetrics and midwifery. It will save many babies’ lives and millions in litigation costs. eFM has also been short-listed for a further award next year, so watch this space …
For more information, please view this summary of the tool.
eFM celebrates new arrival!
On Tuesday the 13th of September, the President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists ,Dr Anthony Dale Falconer, launched the eFM tool to an audience of obstetricians and midwives.
This web-based resource was developed through a partnership between the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, the Royal College of Midwives and elearning for healthcare.
Obstetricians and midwives are required to independently interpret cardiotocographs (CTGs) in the crucial lead up to birth. EFM educates learners using assessment-driven case-based learning. The interactive learning sessions test knowledge of CTG interpretation and clinical management and provide feedback to the learner regarding their performance.
e-LfH shortlisted for e-Learning Age Awards 2011
Two elfh projects have been rewarded for their innovative thinking by being shortlisted for the elearning Age Awards 2011 in the Most Innovative New Learning Hardware or Software Product category. e-Fetal Monitoring’s Case Study tool allows users to practise their skills at interpretation of cardiotocographs in a virtual labour ward. elearning Anaesthesia’s MCQ tool is an Excel-based tool that lowers the bar for content creation, opening it up to any subject matter expert, while creating assessments of the highest quality. elfh has tasted success at previous elearning Age Awards and is hoping to continue that winning run at the Gala Evening on November 10th.
elfh is a NHS England programme in partnership with the NHS and professional bodies