2 research outputs found
a web-based interactive knowledge-sharing platform for sex- and gender- specific medical education
Background Sex and Gender Medicine is a novel discipline that provides
equitable medical care for society and improves outcomes for both male and
female patients. The integration of sex- and gender-specific knowledge into
medical curricula is limited due to adequate learning material, systematic
teacher training and an innovative communication strategy. We aimed at
initiating an e-learning and knowledge-sharing platform for Sex and Gender
Medicine, the eGender platform (http://egender.charite.de), to ensure that
future doctors and health professionals will have adequate knowledge and
communication skills on sex and gender differences in order to make informed
decisions for their patients. Methods The web-based eGender knowledge-sharing
platform was designed to support the blended learning pedagogical teaching
concept and follows the didactic concept of constructivism. Learning materials
developed by Sex and Gender Medicine experts of seven universities have been
used as the basis for the new learning tools. The content of these tools is
patient-centered and provides add-on information on gender-sensitive aspects
of diseases. The structural part of eGender was designed and developed using
the open source e-learning platform Moodle. The eGender platform comprises an
English and a German version of e-learning modules: one focusing on basic
knowledge and seven on specific medical disciplines. Each module consists of
several courses corresponding to a disease or symptom complex. Self-organized
learning has to be managed by using different learning tools, e.g., texts and
audiovisual material, tools for online communication and collaborative work.
Results More than 90 users from Europe registered for the eGender Medicine
learning modules. The most frequently accessed module was “Gender
Medicine—Basics” and the users favored discussion forums. These e-learning
modules fulfill the quality criteria for higher education and are used within
the elective Master Module “Gender Medicine—Basics” implemented into the
accredited Master of Public Health at Charité—Berlin. Conclusions The eGender
platform is a flexible and user-friendly electronical knowledge-sharing
platform providing evidence-based high-quality learning material used by a
growing number of registered users. The eGender Medicine learning modules
could be key in the reform of medical curricula to integrate Sex and Gender
Medicine into the education of health professionals