BIMHSE News Issue 12

December 2019 Issue 12 Project: Mobile electronic platform and electronic resources for histology education, the Histology E classroom Principal Investigator: Dr Jian Yang, School of Biomedical Sciences (E: jianyang@hku.hk ) Co-investigators: Dr Lap Ki Chan, Prof George Sai Wah Tsao, Dr Yick Pang Ching, Dr Tomasz Stanislaw Cecot, Dr Wilton Wai Tung Fok, Dr Fridolin Sze Thou Ting Histology is the study of the microscopic anatomy of cells and tissues. It allows medical professionals to comprehend the relationship between tissue structures and functions. The disadvantages of traditional histology teaching include focusing on memorization rather than application of knowledge. There is also lack of interaction with students. Judging from previous student comments, they often found histology too abstract and considered it ‘boring’. However, the hands-on histology experience is valuable in enhancing students’ microscope and tissue-handling abilities and critical for their professional development. In this project, we will create a fully interactive HKU histology E-book, combining the E-atlas, E-manual and demonstration videos. Furthermore, a mobile-web-based platform will be developed to create a pressure-free E-learning environment. The platform will enable the students to access the knowledge before and after class for self-directed learning, exchange learning tips during class, perform team-based learning, provide peer review and support, and give feedback on their learning experience. For teachers, this platform will provide a virtual environment to deploy tasks, provide instant feedback, gauge students’ learning activities, organize game-based learning, conduct formative assessment, and collect data for future pedagogical improvement. Project: Experiential learning to empower nursing students’ competence in clinical handover by applying ISBAR (Identify, Situation, Background, Assessment, and Recommendation) through simulation teaching Principal Investigator: Dr Maggie Chan, School of Nursing (E: chanmk1@hku.hk ) Co-investigators: Dr Janet Wong, Ms Claudia Chan, Ms Michelle Pang, Ms Jessica Cheuk, Ms Vivian Tsang and Dr Angela Chan (School of Nursing, PolyU); Ms Shirley Ng (Clinical Teacher, United Christian Hospital) Effective clinical handover among health care professionals can ensure safe practice and reduce adverse events. Nursing students feel stressed during clinical handover because of difficulties in verbalizing their thinking and explaining their actions in an organized way. To enhance nursing students’ communication skills, it is essential that they are taught the process of clinical reasoning. Nursing students can learn how to interpret a situation, identify a patient’s problems, establish goals and take action. The aims of this project are to enhance nursing students’ knowledge, confidence and competence in clinical handover. Findings from this project will help us in the development and evaluation of simulation teaching. Project: Flipped classroom model in dementia care: Cultivating nursing students’ clinical reasoning and clinical judgement Principal Investigator: Dr Maggie Chan, School of Nursing (E: chanmk1@hku.hk ) Co-investigators: Dr Janet Wong, Dr Kelvin Wang, Dr Tyrone Kwok, Ms Claudia Chan, Mr Henry Chan, Mr WH Wan and Mr Leon Cheung and Dr Shea YF (Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital), Dr Daphne Cheung (School of Nursing, PolyU). According to the World Health Organization, dementia is one of the major causes of disability and dependency in older people worldwide. Dementia affects not only elderly people but also their families. Knowledge is important for nursing students to develop positive attitudes towards dementia patients and their families. In this project, clinical reasoning has been adopted as a conceptual framework to build the knowledge and attitudes of nursing students in caring for dementia patients. Using this framework, nursing students can develop clinical judgement, understand patient problems and plan to implement interventions. An e-learning strategy will be used to foster nursing students’ clinical reasoning by providing structure and context to understand patients’ feelings and needs. Findings from this project will be used to explore the feasibility and effectiveness of e-learning in the nursing curriculum. Dr Jian Yang Dr Maggie Chan 09