Salutogenetic communication in osteopathic education / Symposium B, Workshop 3
Enhancing the teaching and learning of osteopathic principles – verbally and nonverbally By incorporating the principles of salutogenetic philosophy, salutogenetic communication is utilizing the newest findings in the fields of neuroscience and neurolinguistics, improving and facilitating the developments of health oriented processes. From the beginning osteopathy implicitly contains salutogenetic principles with A.T. Still’s postulate of […]
SPIDER, a new tool for a visual assessments and evaluations for students / Symposium A
CEESO has identified protocols, advanced practices, and assessment and evaluation tools to help support student and to provide them a visual picture about their skills and knowledge ********** Franck Cimala graduated from the European School of Osteopathy (ESO Maidstone) in 1999. Back to France he shares his time between his own practice and assistantship at […]
The development of an oral assessment of clinical reasoning in osteopathy / Symposium C
Clinical Reasoning (CR) is “a context-dependent way of thinking and decision making on professional practice to guide practice actions” and a vital skill in healthcare. It is a core capability in accreditation standards of osteopathic programmes internationally. A benchmarking project to compare methods of assessing CR in osteopathic training institutions in Australia, New Zealand and […]
Project: Osteopathic Clinical Reasoning Network (OCRN) The possibilities of ultrasound based visual feedback in learning palpation and sensorial technical skills / Symposium B
Palpation is one of the most important skills acquired by osteopathic students. It may be a challenging skill to acquire, and it requires often self-confidence and time. Hands-on guidance is a traditional method to give feedback and support the learning process. External feedback improves palpation accuracy and used muscle force in palpation training. Still the […]
Implementation of a Virtual Learning Environment for Teaching Osteopathic Research Methodology / Symposium A
Based on the guidelines provided by the OSEAN in 2012, the Osteopathic School of Buenos Aires has included a theoretical and practical program in Methodology of Scientific Research with students of 3rd, 4th and 5th level, to its 2013 syllabus. However, taking into account the need to adapt to new educational paradigms by implementing Virtual […]
Project: Osteopathic Clinical Reasoning Network (OCRN) / Symposium C
Project: Osteopathic Clinical Reasoning Network (OCRN) The Idea is to provide osteopathic scientists with an ‘easy to use‘ digital framework to design and execute clinical trials. Scientists and students could meet on an internet-based platform to create and discuss study-protocols that result in input masks for their data-collection. With the collected data, statistical analysis can […]
Assessment and improving osteopathic palpation skills of Osteopathic students / Symposium B
Objectives – Verify palpation skill level and progression of our students.Design – ObservationalParticipants – first year (G1) and third year (G2) students of Osteopathy course designed for health professionals.Methods – Two groups of 21 students assessed by palpation the models developed by A.T.Still University. Both groups had no previously training in these models. The first […]
Moodle as an e-learning educational platform / Symposium A
Moodle is the educational platform of IFO-GA, to accompany teachers and students throughout the school, whether in classroom teaching or distance. This platform allows to manage educational resources and to associate interactive learning opportunities and student assessment activities. Moodle is a polymodal set of tools allowing the use of:* Educational tools: resource manager, editor, blogs, […]
Learner Outcomes: Automated Tracking, Easy Analysis, and Continuous Curriculum Improvement
How does one move from theory, to real-world, successful implementation of technology to track learner outcomes?We share our experiences and provide attendees with a reference foundation for understanding how to practically and affordably implement an effective technology solution to automatically track and analyze learner outcomes. This technology greatly facilitates successful accreditation cycles, as well as […]
Bringing People Together, The Role of AACOM in Organizing Osteopathic Medical Education in the USA
Osteopathic medicine in the United States is one of the fastest growing health professions. That success has resulted from many historical and environmental factors, especially in recent decades. The U.S. profession has leveraged collaboration between the educational institutions and the standardization of educational requirements to achieve unrestricted practice rights. Although the American and European osteopathic […]