Virtual patient simulation: A comparison of two approaches for capacity building in Sub-Saharan Africa

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volumn 180, Issue , 2012, Pages 978-982

  Bediang, Georges ^a   Raetzo, Marc André ^b   Geissbuhler, Antoine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b Centre d'Onex   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Africa; Computerized patient simulator; Developing countries; E learning; Medical education; Virtual patient

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; MEDICAL EDUCATION;

AFRICA; CAPACITY BUILDING; CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATIONS; PATIENT SIMULATORS; PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TECHNICAL ARCHITECTURE; VIRTUAL PATIENTS;

E-LEARNING;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; TEACHING;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PATIENT SIMULATION;

EID: 84872559094     PISSN: 09269630     EISSN: 18798365     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.3233/978-1-61499-101-4-978     Document Type: Conference Paper

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