Monday, December 13, 2010

UPACAAR - Your approach to Problem based learning, PBL

Enhancing medical education

Our solution is designed to support medical and dental colleges to enhance education

Many universities in US and other countries are using Problem based learning (PBL); however the adoption is still not completely effective.  To support the complete & effective adoption of PBL, Upacaar provides Smart board. The smart board is fully functional web solution that is designed to facilitate the colleges to educate their students using the “Student Centered - Problem Based Learning” methodology and to make learning more interactive, effective and enjoyable than traditional teaching. 

The smart board can easily be incorporated in medical & dental curriculum to execute the effective learning process.
Smart board key feature,
1.        Designed to facilitate any Topic/ Case in Problem based Learning approach.
2.       Present the cases/problems/topic in text/audio/video format
3.       Students can perform procedure like,
a.       List Observation
b.      Arrive at Differential diagnosis
c.       Order Tests
d.      View test results
e.      Define patient care
4.       Repository of huge/uncommon/rare medical cases
5.       Allows group to work on a case, share procedures & assign task amongst themselves
6.       Allows students create their own medical cases
7.       Designed for quick and effective communication & Networking
8.       Question templates, 300+ test & test results
9.       In built drug reference
10.       Real time assessment , design study plan & self assessment
11.       Start discussion & blogs
12.       Data storage, easy & fast access to data

EMR similar features:
1.       Patient registration
2.       Clinical notes
3.       Examination, investigation, diagnosis & patient care
4.       View reports & lab results

Upacaar’s solution is designed to serve medical and dental colleges as there is a huge scope for improvement in this industry. As with every industry, medical/dental education is also looking for ways to improve the quality and effectiveness of education by keeping the cost & resources low
Upacaar recommends 3 methods to use the PBL process with smart board in medical/dental curriculum for effectively learning.

Or visit us: www.upacaar.com