DEMONSTRATION
Pediatric Endocrinology In-ter-Action: An Interactive
Program for Pre-and Postdoctoral Medical Training
Stenvert L.S. Drop, Division Endocrinology, Department of
Pediatrics, Sophia Children's Hospital, ErasmusMC, Rotterdam and Michele Belder,
Emely Spierenburg, Lambert Schuwirth, Marjan van Ledden, Remco Nabuurs, Jaap
Pijbes. Nymegen and
An educational
interactive web-based program was constructed containing: a) core modules for
the training of medical students (and nurses) and b) advanced modules targeted
at graduate pediatric training (residents, specialists in training) as well as
at post-graduate training (pediatricians, pediatric endocrinologists,
physicians involved in child health care).
The program is meant to stimulate self-study as an adjunct to
textbooks. In addition it is used for
classical demonstrations or small-scale group discussions.
The program contains
various chapters guiding the student interactively through the regulation and
genetics of growth and puberty.
Moreover, it contains about 20 clinical cases in which the pre-or
postdoctoral student is invited to solve diagnostic and therapeutic problems
related to congenital or acquired disorders of growth and puberty. The starting point in the core program of the
case demonstrations is the complaint and/or request for help of the
patient. Following analysis of the
complaint and gathering of relevant information a proposal of the most likely
diagnosis and treatment is made. The
student is encouraged to review etiological factors (pathogenesis,
pathophysiology), the natural course of the disease and new developments. The core program enables the pre-doctoral
medical student to have a basic knowledge of the development of normal growth
and puberty, to interpret growth curves, to make a distinction between primary
and secondary growth disorders and to recognize common disorders of growth and
puberty (such as Turner’s Syndrome, constitutional short stature,
precocious/delayed puberty). The
advanced modules focus on the supply of in depth background information. Moreover it provides the post-doctoral
student with assignments to search the literature (such as PubMed) for details
or update information relating to etiology and pathophysiology of disorders
described in the core modules. It gives
descriptions of disorders typically belonging to the pediatric realm (in view
of rarity or required expertise) as well as detailed information relating to
treatment and background information relating to new developments. The availability of the program via
specifically assigned websites will facilitate regular updating and feedback of
the user. Moreover an educationally underprivileged
worldwide audience will be within reach.
The construction of the
program was made possible by an educational grant of Eli Lilly Corporation, USA
BENEFIT TO PARTICIPANTS ATTENDING SESSION:
We have designed an
educational interactive web-based program containing a) core modules for the
training of medical students (and nurses) and b) advanced modules targeted at
(post-) graduate pediatric training.
This web-based program will facilitate regular updating and feedback of
the user. Moreover an educationally
underprivileged worldwide audience will be within reach.
Division
endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics,
Sophia Children's
Hospital, ErasmusMC,
PO Box 2060, 3000 DR,
Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Phone: 31-10-4636643
Fax: 31-10-4636811
Email:
mailto:s.l.s.drop@erasmusmc.nl
CO-AUTHORS:
1. Michele Belder
2. Emily Spierenburg
3. Lambert Schuwirth
4. Marjan van Ledden
5. Remco Nabuurs
6. Jaap Pijbes.
1.
Medisch-multimedia,Puntegaalstr. 317,3024 EB, Rotterdam, the Netherlands 2.
Department of Medical Education, ErasmusMC, PO Box 2060, 3000 DR, Rotterdam,
the Netherlands
3. University of
Maastricht, Department of Education Development & Research, P.O. Box 616,
6200 MD Maastricht, the Netherlands 4.
Department of Pediatrics, University MC, St Radboud, Nymegen, the
Netherlands
5. Pijlhove
B.V.,Javakade 446,1019 SC, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
6.Pijlhove
B.V.,Javakade 46,1019 SC, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Phone: 1.
+31-10-2215248
2. +31-10-4087838
3. +31-43-3881129;
fax: +31-43-3884140
4. +31-24-3611111;
fax: +31-24-3616428
5. +31-20-6693220;
fax: +31-20-4236653
6. +31-20-6693220;
fax: +31-20-4236653
Email: 1.
m.belder@medisch-multimedia.nl
2.
e.spierenburg@erasmusmc.nl
3.
l.schuwirth@EDUC.unimaas.nl
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5.
j.pijbes@pijlhove.nl
6.
r.nabuurs@pijlhove.nl