Revolutionising Health Professional Education: The Power of Interactive Tools | Chapter 2 | Language, Literature and Education: Research Updates Vol. 4

Background: Interactive tools have gained popularity in health professional education due to their potential to enhance active learning, engagement, and learning outcomes. Effective use of these tools can lead to improved patient care and healthcare quality. However, existing literature lacks comprehensive insights into their optimal implementation across different healthcare settings and disciplines, as well as strategies to ensure accessibility and inclusivity for diverse learners.

Objective: This narrative review aims to address these gaps by exploring the impact of interactive tools on learning outcomes and knowledge retention, evaluating their effectiveness across various healthcare disciplines, comparing different tools for specific educational purposes, and identifying best practices for curriculum integration while ensuring accessibility and inclusivity.

Methods: A comprehensive search of electronic databases (MEDLINE, Embase, ERIC) was conducted to identify studies published in English from 2010 to 2021. The selection process included systematic reviews, randomised controlled trials, qualitative studies, cohort studies, and cross-sectional studies, while excluding studies in other languages and case reports. The inclusion and exclusion criteria were applied systematically to ensure methodological rigour. Data from selected studies were synthesised narratively.

Results: Interactive tools have demonstrated significant benefits in promoting active learning and student engagement, leading to improved knowledge retention. Specific tools, such as simulation-based learning, virtual patient cases, and gamification strategies, have shown varying levels of effectiveness depending on the educational context. Their successful implementation requires clear learning objectives, structured integration into curricula, and appropriate assessment methods. Ensuring accessibility and inclusivity involves providing multiple means of representation, engagement, and expression to accommodate diverse learning needs.

Conclusion: While interactive tools hold great potential for enhancing health professional education, their effectiveness is contingent upon thoughtful implementation tailored to specific educational contexts. Institutions and educators should consider discipline-specific requirements and learner diversity when integrating these tools into training programs. Future research should focus on comparative evaluations of different interactive tools and their impact on student outcomes in diverse healthcare education settings.

 

 

Author (s) Details

 

Naveen Kumar
Sri Devaraj Urs Academy of Higher Education and Research, Tamaka, Kolar, Karnataka -563101, India.

 

 

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Retention Strategy for Health Professionals: A Descriptive Study | Chapter 8 | Medical Science: Trends and Innovations Vol. 12

Background: Effective medical service and enough health professionals are required to develop quality health service. Recruitment, retention of the health workforce and increased health financing in developing countries are important to achieve the targets of Sustainable Development Goal 3 to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages. The aim of this study is to find out the perception and opinions from the resigned medical practitioners and professional nurses of Mankweng Academic Hospital regarding the retention of health professionals, and from which retention initiatives can be implemented from the data gathered. 

Methods: An observational retrospective descriptive quantitative design associated with all resigned medical practitioners and professional nurses who quited from Mankweng Academic Hospital from January 2018 to December 2022.

Results: A total of 121 medical practitioners and professional nurses resigned from January 2018 to December 2022. Among them, 74 were medical practitioners and 47 professional nurses. Lack of prospects advancement (26%), relocation (26%), and promotion (19%) were the important associated factors responsible for quitting the job among the group of medical practitioners. Promotion (34%), poor working conditions (13%), and work-related stress (13%) were the main reasons for the resignation of the professional nurses. Over 22% of medical practitioners proposed to increase the number of staff, and 49% of the professional nurses advocated increasing the number of staff.

Conclusion: Opinions of the resigned medical practitioners and professional nurses were to emphasize increasing the number of Health professionals. Adequate staffing is necessary in the health sector. Increasing the number of health professionals is imperative, and equally, enhanced promotions should be considered to retain the employee.

 

Author (s) Details

 

Mirza Mohamod Zahir Uddin Bhuiyan
Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Health Science, Mankweng Academic Hospital, University of Limpopo, Limpopo, South Africa.

 

 

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