International Journal of Preventive, Curative & Community Medicine (E-ISSN: 2454-325X)

Training Medical Teachers for Designing Curriculum for Open Distance Learning Programmes Using Flipped Classroom

Ruchika Kuba, Biplab Jamatia, T K Jena — Sun, 30 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Introduction: Medical teachers play a pivotal role in bringing forth competent and qualified medical professionals. Although they follow their style of teaching, they need to be updated with the latest developments and approaches to explore alternative and more effective modes of instruction.
Method: In this study, a flipped classroom approach adopted for training the medical fraternity for curriculum planning and the use of online tools for teaching learning was analysed for its effectiveness and satisfaction among the participants.
Results: It was found that 40% were able to correctly frame objectives, 67% had their videos uploaded on YouTube, and 80% had online assessment tools. 83% were confident in sharing Google Docs, 75% in organising Google Meet, 67% undertake website development and 54% confident in curriculum development for an Open Distance Learning programme.
Conclusion: The participants were highly satisfied with the online sessions, enjoyed working with their peers, and responded that skills like video and assessment preparation would be very useful in their day-to-day teaching.

How to cite this article:

Kuba R, Jamatia B, Jena T K. Training Medical

Teachers for Designing Curriculum for Open

Distance Learning Programmes Using Flipped

Classroom.

Int J Preven Curat Comm Med.

2024;10(1&2):1-15

DOI: https://doi.org/10.24321/2454.325X.202401

Empowering Inclusion: Understanding Community Perspectives on Persons with Disability and Assistive Technology - A Pilot Study

Sat, 03 Aug 2024 06:34:51 +0000

Background: Disability poses a substanti al public health concern worldwide. Social inclusion and assisti ve technology play a crucial role in enhancing the overall well-being of Persons with Disabiliti es (PwDs).
Objecti ve: To evaluate the knowledge, atti tudes, and percepti ons of the adult populati on regarding PwDs and assisti ve technology, as well as to develop strategies for training and mass awareness campaigns on assisti ve technology Methodology: This cross-secti onal study was conducted among 142 individuals aged 18 years and above from various parts of Delhi. A 23-item questi onnaire having four secti ons, addressing socio-
demographics, knowledge, atti tude, and percepti on about physically disabled persons, and assisti ve technology was implemented to collect data.
Results: Of all parti cipants, 14.79% demonstrated knowledge of disabiliti es, while 54.237% were aware of the Rights of Persons with Disabiliti es (RPwD) Act, with 81.69% knowing its key components. Concerns were raised about discomfort in socialising with PwDs (32.39%), affordability of assistive products (80.99%), PwDs’ parti cipati on in public acti viti es (71.13%), and social sti gma (64.79%). The need for health educati on initi ati ves to promote awareness and accessibility of assisti ve technologies for PwDs was also seen. Conclusion: The study populati on has gaps in their knowledge atti tude and percepti ons and requires community-level health educati on to promote awareness of social acceptance and the availability of assisti ve technology for PwDs so that they can adopt innovati ve technologies.

How to cite this arti cle:
Kumar D A, Sengupta G N, Yadav S K, Goel A, Bhoi S K, Arora S. Empowering Inclusion: Understanding Community Perspectives on Persons with Disability and Assisti ve Technology - A Pilot Study. Int J Preven Curat Comm Med. 2024;10(1):16-21

DOI: htt ps://doi.org/10.24321/2454.325X.202402

A Cross-Sectional Study on Time Management among Medical Students of a Medical College in East India

Shweta Goswami, Susmita Chaudhuri, Mitasha Singh — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 10:15:41 +0000

Introduction: Time management is of utmost importance in a student’s life as ti me squandering can have several negati ve eff ects including academic performance, personal growth, future opportuniti es, social
connecti on, and skill development. As ti me management is never taught in the curriculum, it is to be learned. Can excessive and chronic inability to eff ecti vely manage ti me adversely impact academic performance?
Objective: The objecti ve of the study was to assess the ti me management practices and their correlates among medical students of a terti ary care centre.
Method: An insti tuti on-based cross-secti onal study was carried out among medical students of a terti ary care insti tute using convenience sampling. A validated self-administered questi onnaire was used to collect the data and analysed using MS Excel.
Results: Out of the total, 314 students gave consent and nearly 60% of the parti cipants scored moderate to low score on ti me management. Females and hostelers were found to have bett er ti me management scores than their counterparts. Those students had a low TMQ score, their academic performance was also low. The majority of the parti cipants possessed moderate to low-level ti me management scores which means that the students lack a suffi cient amount of knowledge about how to manage their ti me effi ciently.
Conclusion: The low level of academic performance among medical students was associated with poor ti me management and demands adequate training.

How to cite this artcle:

Goswami S, Chaudhuri S, Singh M. A Cross-
Secti onal Study on Time Management among Medical Students of a Medical College in
East India. Int J Preven Curat Comm Med.
2024;10(1&2):26-31.

DOI: htt ps://doi.org/10.24321/2454325X.202405

Will Digitalisation of Routine Immunisation Prove to be a Boon or Bane?

Ananya Ray Laskar, Preethi Leti, Jyoti Khandekar — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 07:55:51 +0000

Digitalisation of health services can directly enhance the quality of care, improve patient outcomes, reduce human error, increase the efficiency of the health workforce and lead to more equitable coverage. U-WIN (Universal WIN at immunisation) is an ambitious flagship initiative to digitalise vaccination events and records of routine immunisation programmes along the same lines as Co-WIN. Digitising immunisation records can provide numerous advantages over traditional systems in tracking immunisation coverage and has the
potential to improve immunisation uptake. However, there are several implementation challenges. This paper attempts to provide insights into the operationalisation of U-WIN in India with a compilation of best practices in the use of digital technologies across the world and a SWOT analysis of U-WIN.

How to cite this article:
Laskar A R, Leti P, Khandekar J. Will Digitalisation
of Routine Immunisation Prove to be a Boon
or Bane? Int J Preven Curat Comm Med.
2024;10(1&2):22-25.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.24321/2454325X.202403

Belief System and Health

Jugal Kishore — Sat, 29 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Do we require God to live a good moral and rati onal life? Do we require the help of God to be healthy and happy or provide healthcare to suffering people? Do we require God to have good governance? Do we require God for a free and secular society? Is God just an idea? The belief system aff ects the health acti on of a human being therefore, it is always a subject of discussion among all societi es in the world. Secularisati on implies the progress of society towards modernisati on and rati onalisati on and the loss of authority of religion in all aspects of social life and governance. Secularisati on of health means demysti fying, rati onalising, and adopti ng scienti fi c processes for gaining health. It removes all misconcepti ons, myths, and religious belief systems that are associated with diseases and health, which means practi sing evidencebased medicine and public health. A community will not become healthy till all risk factors are rooted out. These risk factors are poverty, poor education, degradati on of the environment, poor sanitati on and water supply, inequity in healthcare, casteism, corrupti on, defecti ve lifestyles, drug use, gender inequality, unplanned urbanisati on, religious practi ces, and belief systems. Religious practi ces, myths, and belief systems are more related to poor literacy. All these factors are interrelated and create a web of causati on of human suff ering. Most educati onal insti tuti ons have failed to fulfi l their consti tuti onal duti es to promote scienti fi c temper, humanism, and a spirit of inquiry and reform. Even medical insti tuti ons conti nue to believe that prayers to God and faith healing are eff ecti ve in the treatment of illness. Most health professionals believe in miracles and that Godmen are capable
of performing such miracles.

How to cite this article:
Kishore J. Belief System and Health. Int J Preven
Curat Comm Med. 2024;10(1&2):32-34

DOI: htt ps://doi.org/10.24321/2454325X.202404