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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
Kevin Norman Hibbert, MD, MPH, Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, UCLA School of Medicine, IMMEX Software Development Lab, 5601 W. Slauson Avenue, Suite 255, Culver City, CA 90230, 310-649-6568 x31, KevinHibbert@hotmail.com and Adrian M. Casillas, MD, UCLA Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, UCLA School of Medicine, 52-175 CHS, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1680.
A series of 35 computer-based clinical asthma vignettes were developed to teach school-aged children asthma management. These exercises were incorporated into an interventional program called Air Aware which also employed the Open Airways Curriculum provided by the American Lung Association. The program took place at inner city schools just adjacent to the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) where asthma prevalence is high. Participants included 105 asthmatic students ages 8 to 11 in grades 2 through 5. The case vignettes were designed to provide grade-appropriate reading level of difficulty with an emphasis in placing the student in the position of providing care to the main character in the vignette. The students demonstrated their knowledge and comprehension by choosing from a series of menu items that provide data and treatment options. Each vignette required the students to rely less on rote memorization of facts by requiring them to apply asthma knowledge through the selection of common tests and asthma medications in order to solve the vignette. This problem-solving approach used computer-based interactive multimedia exercises as a way to evaluate how students applied facts learned in the program. As students solved the cases, a transaction database tracking each student's performance was generated. Student progress, documented as a "search path map," was used to evaluate asthma management strategies for each student performance. This method of asthma education implementation additionally allowed for rapid assessment of student performance.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, the participant in this session will be able to
Keywords: Computer-Assisted, Health Education Strategies
Related Web page: www.aim.immex.ucla.edu/airaware
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: N/A
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.