The Advanced Immunization Management AIM eLearning Project

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The Advanced Immunization Management (AIM)
e-Learning Project

• A project funded by CVP and LPFCH, developed at
  LearningTech/SUMMIT, with collaboration from WHO,
  CDC and other GAVI partners.

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GAVI The Big Picture

• The Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization
  (GAVI) and its financial arm, The Vaccine Fund,
  is an historic alliance between the private and
  public sector, committed to saving children's
  lives and people's health through the widespread
  use of vaccines.
• Estimated commitment of US905 million, over next
  five years, to 64 countries.
• The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation - a major
  GAVI partner.

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From GAVI to AIM e-Learning

• The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation contains
• The Program for Appropriate Technologies in
  Health (PATH) which contains
• The Childrens Vaccine Program (CVP)
• One of CVPs current missions is to introduce
  e-learning to training programs.
• Much training material exists for middle-level
  immunization managers (people who manage
  vaccination clinics and train medical personnel
  who administer vaccines).
• Little material exists for national-level health
  policy makers.
• Thus AIM - the Advanced Immunization Management
  training effort - of which AIM e-Learning is a
  part.

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AIM e-Learning A viable medium?

• Project viability was determined with in-person
  interviews and an e-mail survey of our target
  users.
• all immunization managers surveyed had Windows
  machines less than 3 years old, with CD drives,
  at their work sites.
• Over 50 reported accessing the Internet daily
  and the rest did one or more times a week.
• 71 accessed via modems (average speed 52K), the
  rest via fast connections.
• Conclusion our target users have more than
  adequate access to and knowledge of the necessary
  technologies.

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AIM e-Learning Features

• Two learning modules currently in development -
  covering high-priority needs
• Considerations for Introduction of New and
  Underutilized Vaccines - available 9/2004
• Immunization Financing - available 9/2003
• Up-to-the-minute, fully referenced content
• Media-rich graphics and animations
• Interactive quizzes
• Online database-driven decision making worksheets
  and activities
• Resource area with downloadable documents
• Accessibility for low-bandwidth connections and
  small screen resolutions
• XML based content allowing for publishing to web,
  CD-ROM and print (PDF)

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• Hierarchical tab-based navigation
• Access to every page from every page in a
  chapter
• Table of contents (not shown) for non-linear
  navigation
• Content designed for multi-modal learning with
  an image, chart, or animation on nearly every page

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• This screenshot from the Build and Cost Your
  Plan simulated walkthrough shows how AIM
  e-Learning can help break down seemingly
  difficult tasks (like projecting the cost of an
  immunization program) into easy steps.
• Worksheet grows as you work, with printable
  preview.
• Choices offered are dynamically generated based
  on choices already made
• At any point you can return to a page and change
  your work
• Click links to content for easy review.

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For more information

• Please visit our project page at
• http//summit.stanford.edu/cvp
• project pilot, current content, schedule, project
  contacts
• Or contact Parvati Dev at
• parvati_at_stanford.edu