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Novel approach for N-S partnerships for training, & capacity-building utilizing an
Electronic Health Library (E-H L).
Abobakr ShadadLecturer in Medicine
National University of Ireland, Galway
Background
Developing countries lack modern resources for health education which reflect on training and the quality of health services.
Educational Libraries lack up-to-date resources, books are too expensive , the majority can`t afford to pay for subscription journals.
Access to up-to-date educational resources is limited, poor internet service if it is available.
Provision of educational resources has been an important approach for North-South partnerships.
Background Educational resources
are essential towards improving education, training and healthcare practice.
SMA considered a partnership with Sudan educational institutions the through development of an E-Health Library.
Aim:
A robust Multi-disciplinary library which is accessible to students and trainee from different healthcare disciplines Sudan.
Target users groups : all healthcare disciplines
- Medical Students and Trainee.- Nursing Students and Trainee.- Allied health sciences. - Health informatics- Research in Health.
An E-Library& more....
The library is aimed to acts as an interface for knowledge& experience exchange .
Platform for distant learning and continuous health education.
Partnership
SMA UK&I represents the Northern partner with a number of health education institute in Sudan.
Academy of Medical Sciences Nursing and Allied health.
Sudan Medical Specialisation Board Public Health Institute (major research institute) 2 Public hospitals 3 Public Universities.
Moodle
Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment
Over 50.000 sites, serving 37 million users worldwide.
Upload a wide range of file types :
-Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.
-Multimedia (MP3 files, links to YouTube etc)
-HTML files (web pages)
The Library main sections
Medical Library
Nursing & Midwifery Library
Dental &Pharmacy Library
Student Library
Professional Exams Resources
Copy rights Journals (accessible only from Sudan)
Memorial folders
Pharmacy Library
Education, teaching &Learning
Open sharing Repositories
Information Literacy & Research Skills
Discussion forum
Academic folders
Honorary folders
Public University FTE Presence of intranet IP address
KhartoumGeziraOmdurman Islamic Al-Za’eem Al-AzhariAlneelainSinnarGadrefRed SeaKassalaNihoodKostiFasherNyalaKordofanShendiNile Valley (Wadinneel)Dongola
Private Universities FTE Presence of intranet IP address
Medical Sciences & TechnologyScience & TechnologyInternational University of AfricaSudan International UniversityAhfad University for WomenNational RibatAlmughtaribeenOmdurman AhliaNational CollegeYarmook CollegeRazi CollegeBayan CollegeNile College
Target institutions in 2 years ?
The project funding
Steps undertaken
Funding : in 3 phases Phase 1 : 6 Month
- Library construction - Consultation with partners in
Sudan Generate a priority list for
resources Agree on access policies & user
agreement. Provide start-up package of
resources
Funding for Phase 1
Individual sponsors
Folder = (share) or (unit)
- 1. Memorial folders- 2.Academic folders- 3. Honorary folders
1st category ; Memorial folders
Do you know those people? Do you know those people?
Why Memorial folders
- The memorial folder will contain a brief biography & a photo of the named person.
- Sponsors are committed to the minimum annual pay, which is estimated to equates the annual subscription of one medical journal.
2nd category ; Academic folders
Professor Osama Elamin Dr Mutwakil Gubara Professor of Dental Surgery
University of Dublin , Ireland
Consultant Obs & Gyn
University Hospital Galway
http://www.bjog.org/view/0/index.html
3rd category : Honorary folders
Prof Martin Cormican Professor of Medical Microbiology NUIG Ireland
Meeting sessions podcast Further reading materials
Guidelines on Lab Quality
Selected papers (>100) Prof Cormican will be
contactable to respond to queries via the LMS
Honorary folders
Mr Elrasheed Saeed http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kV9DEJH0H_8&feature=youtu.be
The list is ... long
1. Contemporary senior academics
2. Papers and publications available
3. Nomination by academic institution
4. Significant contribution in any aspect of health service, medics, nursing, pharmacy dentistry etc.
5. Once more we are looking for an added teaching value for younger generations.
Consultation with Stakeholders
SMA Conference Dec 2011: Was a good opportunity to discuss
Participation of individual & institutions.
How to make this more and more relevant to students and trainee in Sudan
Prioritisation of educational resources Access and user policies.
Examples of resources for Postgraduate Students ,Hospital Practitioners
- Suggested start-up contents: hospital libraries
-The BNF
- BMJ Journals http://group.bmj.com/group/subscriptions-and-sales/journals%202011%20v2.pdf.
-Oxford handbook series: http://oxfordmedicine.com/
-We are aiming to continuously build up the library contents in all target disciplines and institutions.
Oxford Medicine Online is a collection of online medical resources which cover every stage in a medical career, from medical students and to those for senior doctors and consultants.
New titles are added to Oxford Medicine Online throughout the year, with all existing titles replaced by new editions soon after print publication
Oxford Medicine Online
BMJ Learning
Lesson learned
This partnership relied on personal communication with our colleagues in different institution in Sudan.
This helped to identify potential funders, prioritise the educational resources as well as the target user groups.
Expatriates professionals in the North have great potential to establish effective partnerships between North and South.
We believe that knowledge is the only thing that underlies change
We still have a long way to go...
Public University FTE Presence of intranet IP address
Khartoum
Gezira
Omdurman Islamic
Al-Za’eem Al-Azhari
Alneelain
Sinnar
Gadref
Red Sea
Kassala
Nihood
Kosti
Fasher
Nyala
Kordofan
Shendi
Nile Valley (Wadinneel)
Dongola
Private Universities FTE Presence of intranet IP address
Medical Sciences & Technology
Science & Technology
International University of Africa
Sudan International University
Ahfad University for Women
National Ribat
Almughtaribeen
Omdurman Ahlia
National College
Yarmook College
Razi College
Bayan College
Nile College
Phase 2 : Target institutions within 2 years
Challenges
Internet Infra-structure The project should encourage institutions to build up
intranet facility
The US government sanctions on Sudan limited our ability to purchase educational and training resources.
Sanctions on Medicines and Health Education
Sanctions exclusively target developing countries.
Sanctions hurt the poor hardest. Filters for dialysis, chemotherapy
drugs and transplant rejection medicines are included in sanctions.
Populations in many countries have their right to live in dignity violated.
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