HEALTH EDUCATION - SLIDE 8

• Information age


  Technological advances of the last half century, including the birth of the internet, WWW, development of information technology, production of computers, software, etc.
• Fourth Industrial Revolution


  Fusion of technologies that are blurring the lines between the physical, digital, and biological spheres
• Digital Natives


  Children of today since they are exposed to digital technology
• Digital Immigrants


  Adults who grew up with limited or no computer technology
• World Wide Web


  The virtual space of information, where webpages cover a wide range of topics and display a variety of formats
• The World Wide Web was first conceived by Tim Berners-Lee and Robert Cailliau in 1989
• Components of the World Wide Web

  • Webpage
  • HTML
  • Links
  • Web browser
  • Search engines
• Internet


  Huge global network of computers established to allow the transfer of information from one computer to another
• The internet was commissioned in 1969 by the US Department of Defense
• Mobile technology


  Smart phones, media players, electronic readers, cloud based digital assistants, and other computer driven devices
• Consumer Informatics


  Information structures and processes that empower consumers to manage their own health, using technology to strengthen the relationship between patient and healthcare provider, and providing knowledge and skills related to technology to meet the information needs of healthcare consumers
• Guiding principles of the E-Health Code of Ethics


  • Candor
  • Honesty
  • Quality
  • Informed consent
  • Privacy
  • Professionalism in online health care
  • Responsible partnering
  • Accountability
• TPACK


  Technology-enhanced learning design models that provide educators with guidance related to the education process, addressing responsibilities for pedagogical knowledge, content knowledge, and technological knowledge
• Mobile technologies


  Used for grading, calendars, dictionaries or drug names, graphs, quizzes, locations, etc.
• Social media is defined as internet sites and applications that allow users to create, share, edit, and interact with online content
• Ways students and faculty find social media helpful

  • Peer to Peer Support
  • Engagement with Experts
  • Ability to summarize understanding of information
  • Skill development in critical reflection
  • Sharing of ideas
• Blogs


  Popular mechanism for individuals to share information and experiences related to a given topic, with common features like viewed in reverse chronological order, archives, blogroll, and a reader comment section, and may include images, media objects, and links
• Wikis


  Websites that allow multiple users to come together to collaboratively write and edit the content and structure of a collection of webpages, in an asynchronous manner and with the capacity to hold multimedia content
• Other forms of social media

  • Facebook - the most popular, hosting numbers of health and professional organizations, illness-based support groups, and nursing and other professional journals
  • Twitter - offers free microblogging, can be used by nurses and other health professionals to provide streamlined messages to patients or other health professionals
• Advantages of social media

  • Simple and cost-effective
  • Enticing for younger generation
  • Easy to use
• Webcasts

  Live broadcasts over the Internet, permitting audio and or video to be transmitted to participants in multiple locations
• Web conferencing or webinars

  Similar to webcasts in being internet-based programs, however they allow synchronous or live interaction
• Electronic messaging


  Used for improving care, communication, and health education, in the forms of Electronic Mail and Texting
• 1/4 of adults over the age of 65 years report never using the Internet
• Digital Health Divide


  The gap between those who have access to online health information and those who do not
• Four competencies of an information literate individual


  • The ability to identify the information
  • The skills to access the information they need
  • Knowledge of how to evaluate the information they find
  • The ability to use the information they deem valid
• Steps to develop literacy skills

  • Reduce a problem or topic to a searchable command
  • Categorize webpages according to their purpose
  • Identify sources of potential bias
  • Make a judgement that the webpage is accurate and reliable
  • Make decisions as to the completeness
  • Determine the currency of the information
  • Identify resources to answer questions
• Criteria for evaluating health related websites

  • Accuracy
  • Design
  • Authors/Sponsors
  • Currency
  • Authority
• Telehealth


  Healthcare delivery through audio or audio/video telecommunication over a distance, also referred to as telemedicine, telecare, or e-care
• Remote Patient Monitoring


  Patients conveniently monitor their own health and report their findings to their health provider