Amoranto Abegail Jayne P, Macabasag Romeo Luis A, Yarza Talitha Karisse L, Cruz Teresa Luisa G, Santos Abby Dariel F, Fullante Philip B, Ricalde Rosario R, Sison Luis G, Chiong Charlotte M, Marcelo Portia Grace F
National Telehealth Center, National Institutes of Health, University of the Philippines Manila.
College of Medicine, University of the Philippines Manila.
Acta Med Philipp. 2023 Sep 28;57(9):95-102. doi: 10.47895/amp.v57i9.5032. eCollection 2023.
We present in this article the design and evaluation of a blended learning approach for training community healthcare providers in performing newborn hearing screening (NHS).
We developed a blended learning course for training community healthcare providers on eHealth-enabled NHS, following Bloom's revised taxonomy of educational objectives. The training involved three components: computer-based training (CBT), face-to-face (FTF) training, and on-site coaching. We used surveys and post-training interviews following Level 1 Kirkpatrick's training evaluation model to get initial feedback on the training program.
Thirty-one community healthcare providers from five rural health units and a private hearing screening center, with a mean age of 42.2 ± 12.0 years, participated in the pilot. 93.5% of the participants agreed that the program content met stated objectives and was relevant to their practice. The length of the course was perceived to be adequate. Overall satisfaction with the program was rated at 8.5 ± 0.9 (with ten as the highest). The majority expressed that the CBT and FTF course were satisfactory at 93.5% and 100%, respectively. All participants agreed that the course enhanced their knowledge of newborn hearing screening and telehealth. Positive reviews were received from participants on the use of CBT to improve theoretical knowledge before FTF training. Participants declared that FTF training and on-site coaching helped improved NHS skills and implementation.
Competent community healthcare providers are critical to strengthening the performance of the health system, and advances in the education and technology sectors offer promising potential in upskilling local healthcare providers. The increasing access of Filipino healthcare providers to improved information and communications technology (ICT) is a significant catalyst for pedagogical innovation, like the use of blended learning in the continuous professional development of health practitioners. As ICTs gradually penetrate the health sector, the challenge we now face is not whether but how we can use innovations in education strategies to benefit healthcare providers.
在本文中，我们介绍了一种混合式学习方法的设计与评估，该方法用于培训社区医疗服务提供者进行新生儿听力筛查（NHS）。
我们依据布鲁姆修订的教育目标分类法，开发了一门针对社区医疗服务提供者的混合式学习课程，内容是基于电子健康的新生儿听力筛查。培训包括三个部分：基于计算机的培训（CBT）、面对面（FTF）培训和现场指导。我们采用一级柯克帕特里克培训评估模型进行调查和培训后访谈，以获取对培训项目的初步反馈。
来自五个农村卫生单位和一个私人听力筛查中心的31名社区医疗服务提供者参与了试点，他们的平均年龄为42.2±12.0岁。93.5%的参与者认为课程内容符合既定目标且与他们的实践相关。课程时长被认为是合适的。对该项目的总体满意度评分为8.5±0.9（满分10分）。大多数人表示对CBT课程和FTF课程的满意度分别为93.5%和100%。所有参与者都认为该课程增强了他们对新生儿听力筛查和远程医疗的了解。参与者对在FTF培训前使用CBT提高理论知识给予了积极评价。参与者宣称FTF培训和现场指导有助于提高新生儿听力筛查技能和实施效果。
有能力的社区医疗服务提供者对于加强卫生系统的绩效至关重要，教育和技术领域的进步为提升当地医疗服务提供者的技能提供了广阔的潜力。菲律宾医疗服务提供者对改进的信息通信技术（ICT）的获取日益增加，这是教学创新的重要催化剂，例如在卫生从业者的持续专业发展中使用混合式学习。随着ICT逐渐渗透到卫生领域，我们现在面临的挑战不是能否而是如何利用教育策略创新使医疗服务提供者受益。
