POSTER
Integrating Nephrology into the Curriculum Using the Online
Multimedia Educational System, LaMedica
S. Stracke, C. Aymanns, N. Kadlec, B.
Lindemann, S. Huettner, F. Keller, R.
Friedl Div. Of Nephrology and Dept. of Cardiac Surgery,
ABSTRACT:
Background: Complex renal diseases like the glomerulonephritides are
difficult to understand. An online multimedia teaching system that addresses
medical students and residents, (http://www.LaMedica.de/)
has been developed and implemented into the curriculum. The system is database
driven and enables multiple re-use and flexible composition of media-data.
Difficult procedures are visualized with high quality video and 3D-animations
using VRML, QuickTime, Flash, SVG and MPEG-4 applications [1,2,3,4]. The
purpose of this study is to assess the impact of this newly developed teaching
system in improving student motivation and knowledge.
Methods: We used the LaMedica system in a seminar setting. A
self-study time was followed by tutor-guided patient contacts. In a prospective
study, we performed a psychometric evaluation (HILVE, SUCA, FIDEC) with 32
medical students and an additional summative assessment in a double crossover
design with 12 students to compare the knowledge gain using either a print
version or the LaMedica online nephrological module. Frequent confounders as
using identical instructional methods, giving the identical content and amount
of information and providing an identical learning environment were carefully
controlled.
Results: The system contains instructional applications on eight
various forms of glomerulonephritis. The psychometric evaluation revealed that
medical students are motivated to a higher degree and feel more pleasure when
learning with the nephrological online module of LaMedica. However, the
summative assessment of the online versus print medium showed equal results in
both groups with no significant difference.
Conclusion: We successfully implemented LaMedica Nephrology into the
curriculum where it is routinely used. Knowledge gain was equal when using
either print or online medium in a seminar setting while the subjective
evaluation revealed a higher motivation of the online group.
Supported by the
German Ministry of Research and Education
1. Stracke S, Aymanns C, Kadlec N,
Lindemann B, Huettner S, Keller F, Friedl R. Teaching Glomerulonephritis using
the multimedia online system LaMedica. presented at the World Congress of
Nephrology 2003, Berlin
2. Friedl R, Preisack MB, Klas W, Rose T,
Stracke S, Quast KJ, Hannekum A, Godje O.: Virtual Reality and 3D
Visualizations in Heart Surgery Education. Heart Surg Forum. 2002;5(3):E17-21.
3. Melamed RJ, Friedl R, Engl T, Lanwert
S, Preisack MB, Jonas D, Bickeboller R. LaMedica. The medical education academy
on the internet. Urologe A. 2002 Jan;41(1):18-25. German.
4. Friedl R, Klas W, Westermann U, Rose T,
Tremper J, Stracke S, Godje O, Hannekum A, Preisack MB. The CardioOP-Data Clas
(CDC). Development and application of a thesaurus for content management and
multi-user teleteaching in cardiac surgery. Methods Inf Med. 2003;42(1):68-78
BENEFIT TO PARTICIPANTS ATTENDING SESSION:
LaMedica uses a
content-management system that allows multiple re-use, sharing and exchange of
multimedia data. Authentic visualization of contents in nephrology, virtual
simulations and interactive multimedia-items may lead to realistic, self-paced
and efficient ways of imparting knowledge and information.
Sylvia Stracke, MD
Dept Internal
Medicine II, Div of Nephrology
University Hospital
Ulm
Robert Koch Strasse 8
89081 Ulm
Phone:
+49-731-50024341
Fax: +49-731-50024483
mailto:sylvia.stracke@medizin.uni-ulm.de
Website: http://www.lamedica.de
CO-AUTHORS:
C. Aymanns (1), N.
Kadlec (1), B. Lindemann (1), S. Huettner (1), F. Keller (1), R. Friedl (2)
(1) Dept Internal
Medicine II
Div of Nephrology
University Hospital
Ulm
Robert Koch Strasse 8
89081 Ulm
(2) Dept Heart
Surgery
University Hospital
Ulm
Steinhˆvelstrasse 9
89075 Ulm
Phone: (1)
+49-731-50024341
(2) +49-731-50027322
Fax: (1)
+49-731-50024483
(2) +49-731-50027319
Email: [first
name].[family name]@medizin.uni-ulm.de