PrimCareIT

Tele-Mentoring

Tele-mentoring is a form of virtual mentoring. It should be included in existing medical e-learning programs. Teaching practices in these medical e-learning programs have to be analysed or, where applicable, developed and tested. Good practices will be published in a handbook to promote tele-mentoring in remote areas.

Tele-mentoring enhances medical education programs and provides better opportunities for continuing education and professional development for health workers and GPs in remote areas. Therefore, it is a very suitable tool to counteract professional isolation. The mentor should connect theory and practice.

In the years 2012-2014 the PrimCareIT project partners carried out five pilots on tele-mentoring. Find here the documentation of their activities:

Situation analysis

  • Analysis of the country specific medical continuous education.
  • Needs assessment in the pilot regions, e.g. what kind of technology, for example webcam and PC, is still needed.
  • Process assessment on how to implement tele-mentoring in the daily work routine and continuous education.

Report about situation analysis and process description and state-of-art of tele-mentoring solutions in the 5 pilot sites and in the BSR [Abstract] [Download]

Planning

  • Set-up of the pilot.
  • Equip at least ten doctor's offices of young professionals in remote primary health for tele-mentoring.
  • Equip the corresponding professionals.

Implementation plan of tele-mentoring pilots [Abstract] [Download]

Mid-term evaluation

Mid-term evaluation report in tele-mentoring implementation including necessary adjustments

Fully implementation

Report on fully implemented tele-mentoring infrastructure and running processes in the pilot sites

Sustainabilty

Guidelines for implementing tele-consultation and tele-mentoring