August 14, 2013 Education Telecon

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Attendees

• Melva Peters (chair and scribe)
• Rob Savage
• Mike Henderson
• Ken Chen
• Dennis Cheung - Tooling
• Patrick Loyd
• Andy Stechishin - Tooling
• Mary Ann (HQ)
• Sharon (HQ)
• Lynn L (HQ) - Tooling

Agenda

Tooling and Education Overlap

• Tooling WG has been talking to Mohawk College in Hamilton, ON, Canada - looking at how they could collaborate - students get experience and HL7 International gets tools
  • they offer a course on how to write software
  • Sherbrooke University in Quebec is also interested
  • there may be others who are interested - e.g. Duke Universities
  • what is the process for engagement with Universities
    • unclear if the students might need HL7 education
    • in the early stages and haven't begun discussions to see what the Universities need from HL7 International
      • should engage with resources from Duke - what are some of the things that post - post-secondary institutions need/want (e.g. course packs) - perhaps widen the conversations
  • Education Strategic Plan includes engagement with post-secondary institutions - so this is a good way to start this work
    • asked Tooling to keep Education WG engaged and participating in conversations - Sharon Chaplock will participate for Education
  • Tooling will take the lead on this - there will likely be a PSS with Education as a co-sponsor

Project Review

Rewrite of Sample and Certification Exams - Project Scope Statement

• Status - PSS has been created. Needs to be reviewed and approved - Patrick

Action: Patrick will forward the draft to the Education List - complete
Action: will need to discuss priority and resourcing before we approving the PSS
Action:  schedule time on the agenda in Cambridge

Tutorials

• UML - Patrick
  • JD has submitted a second version which has been reviewed by Patrick -
  • JD is now developing slide deck and will submit to Patrick for review

Action: Patrick will touch base with JD - complete - JD is working on the slide deck.
Action: slot in for January 2014 WGM Tutorial Grid

Policy/Procedures

• Document other policies and procedures - Patrick
• Patrick requested that time be set aside on each conference call to discuss the roles and framework so that we can get some of this done

Action: Include as an agenda item for each Teleconference
Action: Set aside some time in Cambridge

Online Certification Testing

• Status - Sharon

Action: Diego will be discussing with the Affiliates the impact of this
Action:  will discuss with International Council co-chairs

Action Items from Atlanta

• Provide a list of types of educational delivery methods that we are able to offer - create a wiki page or 1 pager - Melva/Sharon

Action: Sharon to create the list - target by the end of July 2013 - done; Melva to post - still outstanding
Action:  Sharon to create more general information on the webinars and resources - 

• Create a wishlist for webinars - send out to List serve and create wiki page to track - Melva/Sharon

Action:  Melva to create and send out - done - no responses as yet
Action: Melva to send out a reminder
Action:  Sharon to send list of Webinars based on survey - Complete
Action:  Melva to post

• Talk to International Council - Webinar for HL7 Around the World - Melva

Action: Melva to talk to IC co-chairs

• Certification Enhancement Project - Australia may be interested in starting up again - Melva to talk to Amy

Action: Melva to Followup with Amy

• Create a dashboard of tutorials planned/held including numbers of attendees and numbers cancelled - Melva/Mary Ann

Action:  Mary Ann will update from May and January WGM
Action:  Melva to create a wiki page - done
Action - Mary Ann to send to Melva - complete 
Action:  Melva and Mary Ann to discuss further

• Membership Committee - raise Education Portal for Universities as a membership benefit - Diego

Action:  Diego will raise this with Membership Committee

Discussion of adding other SDO content to our tutorials

Action: add to agenda for Cambridge WGM - complete 
Action:  Melva to followup with Mark

Education Portal

• Status
  • Education Portal is now live - a few comments have been received that are positive
    • open to anyone - different rates for member/non-members
    • there will be a link from the main page (not there yet)
    • will be opened up to a wider audience next week as part of phased launch
    • officially announced at Plenary in Cambridge

Education Outreach - Kenya

• Status - this is an outstanding task
• No update

Action:  Diego to follow up with Kenyans about eLearning course

eLearning update (Diego)

• New e-learning edition begins Aug 15th.
• For the first time we have a steady flow of participants from Asia and Africa:
  • Africa 5
  • Asia 54
  • Europe 21
  • NorthAm 206
  • Oceania 30
  • South America 2
    • Some of the Asia participants were sponsored by WHO / Asia Pacific Region
  • Whole list of countries with people in the HL7 Fundamentals course:
  • Nigeria Africa 3
  • Tanzania, United Republic Africa 2
  • Bangladesh Asia 4
  • India Asia 20
  • Indonesia Asia 3
  • Nepal Asia 1
  • Philippines Asia 7
  • Saudi Arabia Asia 4
  • Singapore Asia 4
  • Sri Lanka Asia 3
  • Thailand Asia 3
  • United Arab Emirates Asia 2
  • Vietnam Asia 3
  • Bulgaria Europe 1
  • Denmark Europe 3
  • France Europe 1
  • Germany Europe 1
  • Iceland Europe 2
  • Netherlands Europe 1
  • Norway Europe 5
  • Poland Europe 1
  • Sweden Europe 1
  • United Kingdom Europe 5
  • Canada NorthAm 56
  • United States NorthAm 150
  • Australia Oceania 26
  • Fiji Oceania 2
  • New Zealand Oceania 2
  • Brazil SouthAm 1
  • Mexico SouthAm 1

SAIF Webinar

Action: Sharon will followup with Ron Parker and forward the webinar planning template to Patrick - complete

• wants to do a recorded webinar
• Ron will work with Patrick and Lorraine Constable on the Tutorial Specification
  • want this to be a free webinar

Webinar Planning for next year

Action: set a deadline date for planning 2014 Webinar Series - plan for part of a quarter in Cambridge - complete
Action: send ideas to Sharon and/or Melva - include on the wiki

Tutorial Planning for January 2014

Action: Mary Ann to start drafting and will forward out

AOB

• none

Next meeting

• Next teleconference - August 28, 2013 - at 12 noon Eastern