IMPROHEALTH II: Web Based Virtual Quality Center for Vocational Education and Training in Health Informatics

Author

Kitsiou, S. ; Vlachopoulou, Maria ; Manthou, V.

Author_Institution

Univ. of Macedonia, Thessalonki

fYear

2007

fDate

20-22 June 2007

Firstpage

675

Lastpage

680

Abstract

IMPROHEALTH II is a European pilot project funded by the Leonardo Da Vinci action program, aiming to improve the quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of healthcare services through vocational education and training of healthcare professionals. One of the main goals of this project is the establishment of a web based virtual quality center (VQC), which will allow healthcare professionals and students from health educational programs to obtain through an e-learning process the required knowledge, skills, and capabilities in the field of health informatics. This paper aims to present the IMPROHEALTH II pilot project and the main modules of its web based virtual quality center (VCQ). In addition, it discusses the main materials and methods of the new health informatics course and its interactive web-based educational environment.

Keywords

Web sites; biomedical education; computer aided instruction; distance learning; telemedicine; virtual reality; IMPROHEALTH II; Web-based virtual quality center; e-learning; health informatics; vocational education; Biomedical informatics; Educational programs; Electronic learning; Guidelines; Knowledge management; Management training; Medical services; Project management; Quality management; Vocational training;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computer-Based Medical Systems, 2007. CBMS '07. Twentieth IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Maribor

ISSN

1063-7125

Print_ISBN

0-7695-2905-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CBMS.2007.56

Filename

4262726