Basic information

The MEFANET 2009 conference is focused on the progress in ICT-based education of medical disciplines. The 4rd year of the conference is a continuation of very succesful and productive conferences MEFANET 2007 and MEFANET 2008, where representatives of all Czech and Slovak medical faculties could discuss specific topics. The conference provides an opportunity to medicine teachers and students to meet medical informatics professionals, as well as experts involved in multimedia support of the education. Apart from general topics, such as e-learning, telemedicine and modern ICT, the 4nd year of the conference is focused particularly on electronic support in the education of pharmacology - from the mechanism of action to the pharmacoeconomics.

Reports on teachers' experience are particularly welcome, as teachers are not only primary users of these electronic tools, but also authors of specific educational works, and often even developers of technology and software solutions. Apart from reports on clinical disciplines, contributions of ICT professionals and data analysts are also anticipated. The conference will provide enough space for educational seminars focused on the methodology of e-courses creation, as well as data formats and standards used in medical informatics. The conference programme is flexible: apart from standard sections and presentations, discussion panels can be initiated, focused on possible problematic issues.

MEFANET

3rd conference of Czech and Slovak faculties of medicine
with international participation, focused on e-learning and medical informatics in the education of medical disciplines

24–25 November 2009 (Brno, Czech Republic)

Main topics

  • Information and communication technologies and their application in the education of medical disciplines:
    • telemedicine,
    • web-based image archives,
    • educational portals,
    • multimedia teaching tools.
  • Electronic support in the education of bachelor study programmes.
  • Information and communication technologies in lifelong learning of physicians and health care professionals.
  • Teachers' and students' experience with the use of information technologies in the education of medical disciplines:
    • assessing the quality of electronic information sources,
    • support in the education of foreign students.
  • Methods of effective creation of electronic teaching tools.
  • Legal issues, copyright.
     
  • Apart from general aspects of e-learning, the conference will be also focused on the impact of this phenomenon on a specific field of medicine. The third year of the MEFANET conference is dedicated to the following topic:
    • E-Learning in oncology: the way of teaching medical standards