Digi gp med ed forum uo e 2013 11_14

DIGI-GP: A COURSE PROPOSAL FOR INTRODUCING PROFESSIONAL USES OF SOCIAL MEDIA AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES

DR NÓRA MURRAY-CAVANAGH

UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH MEDICAL EDUCATION FORUM

14/11/2013

In recent years, there has been a significant shift in the way society interacts with the world around them using digital technologies and social media. This has knock on effects, both positive and negative, on the healthcare profession and those involved in clinical education.

I personally have found the benefits to include

• my experience online is simultaneously enriched and simplified

• my knowledge of both clinical and professional (eg Medical Education/Politics) topics is developed

• I have built up an international multiprofessional network of colleagues in Medical Education, Primary Care and beyond

Bearing in mind that our audience will be of wildly varying degrees of experience, confidence, and enthusiasm in this arena, in this course proposal, I considered how we could "safely" introduce these concepts to our trainees (in this instance, in my specialty area of General Practice, but the course would have much wider implications).

I proposed to cover practicalities of using social media and the internet within their healthcare roles and encouraged them to consider the professional ethical issues thrown up by these new technologies so they could make informed choices about how they would engage in the future.

WHAT NEXT?

SOCIAL MEDIA USE BY

GPSTs

FACEBOOK TWITTER Neither

% of GPSTs who have an

account with…

86.2% 9.2% 11%

% of GPSTs who use this

Social Media account for

issues related to Medical

Practice/Training

21.3%

(n=20)

50%

(n=5)

-

Barriers to using online discussion

(can select multiple)

% of non-

users

Concerns about confidentiality 36.8

Too busy 48.7

“Not a computer person” 14.5

I value face to face discussion more than

electronic

44.7

Other (see free text comments 15.8

CURRICULUM PROPOSAL?

LEARNING OUTCOMES1. Be aware of the range and uses of different formats of Social

Media*

2. Be familiar with existing professional guidance in this area*

3. Have professionally engaged with Social Media

4. Understand the benefits and drawbacks of Social Media use for patients

5. Understand the benefits and drawbacks of Social Media use for the wider field of healthcare provision in the UK and internationally

P. DIGITAL PROFESSIONALISM: GPSTs will have reflected on engagement with Social Media in order to make an informed decision about its role in their future professional career.

METHODS

• e-Learning modules

• Online presentations (slideshows/videos)

• Online discussion (using existing tools)

• Blogs (Personal Websites)

• Annual Conference 

ASSESSMENT

ASSESSMENT 3: HAVE PROFESSIONALLY ENGAGED WITH SOCIAL MEDIA

• 3.1 Participate in an asynchronous Discussion Board discussion on at least one clinical and one professional topic

• 3.2 Participate in a twitter chat on “Confidentiality” and at least 2 other live twitter chats on a professional topic

• 3.3 Facilitate a live twitter chat and produce a Storify summary

• 3.4 Create >3 reflective and referenced blog posts and presentations during the module

• 3.5 Participate in peer assessment of group’s blog posts/presentations (number dependent on amount of participating GPSTs)

• 3.6 Completion of appropriate e-Learning modules

TOOLS

DISCUSSION BOARD TWITTER STORIFY

ASSESSMENT 4: UNDERSTAND THE BENEFITS AND DRAWBACKS OF SOCIAL MEDIA USE FOR PATIENTS• 4.1 Engage with a patient group on Social Media

• 4.2 Create a collaborative online resource with a colleague related to this patient group

• 4.3 Collect feedback from users using Questback/surveymonkey

• 4.4 Author/Edit a Wikipedia entry on your patient group topic

• 4.5 Write a reflective blog entry on the experience

• 4.6 Peer assessment as 3.5

• 4.7 Completion of appropriate e-Learning modules

ASSESSMENT 5: UNDERSTAND THE BENEFITS AND DRAWBACKS OF SOCIAL MEDIA USE FOR WIDER FIELD OF HEALTHCARE PROVISION IN THE UK/INTERNATIONALLY

• 5.1 Conduct a project researching and influencing an area of Patient Safety, GP Training or Quality Improvement in General Practice (may be further developed in proposed extended 4 year GP Training) using Social Media

• 5.2 Interact with your GPST3 practice or the local GPST Virtual Learning Environment (Training website) co-ordinator to improve the quality of their online presence (this may include building a basic website or other sustainable Social Media account if your Practice does not currently have one)

• 5.3 Participate in NHS Scotland Hack Day (April)

• 5.4 Peer Assessment as 3.5

• 5.5 Completion of appropriate e-Learning modules

CHALLENGES

• Design

• Type of Curriculum

• Resources

• Hidden Curriculum

• Technology

• Evaluation and Quality Assurance

CHALLENGES

• Design

• Type of Curriculum

•Resources

•Hidden Curriculum

• Technology

• Evaluation and Quality Assurance

WIDER IMPLICATIONS

• Trainees

• Educators

• Beyond GP Training (Medicine)

• Postgraduate

• Undergraduate

• Beyond Medicine

• A current example

THANKS & QUESTIONS!

Nora.Murray-Cavanagh@nes.scot.nhs.uk

@now_its_nora