International Rehabilitation Network

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Abstract:

The International Rehabilitation Networks goal is to improve the quality of services for land mine survivors and other amputees through the dissemination of educational programs to rehabilitation professionals. This has been accomplished through the use of information telecommunications technologies and computer-based training. The network supplements current in-country clinical care by providing cost-effective and sustainable links to U.S. centers of excellence in prosthetics, orthotics, and rehabilitation. The CIR has implemented a 10-month distance-learning program in Lower Extremity Prosthetics. The curriculum is delivered over WebCT Courseware and has been made available to 23 students in 10 centers in Guatemala, Nicaragua and El Salvador. The educational material is supplemented by interactive hybrid CD-ROM that adjusts for low ban-widths. The CIR will seamlessly integrate WebCTs distance learning platform with database capabilities that will allow us to perform the requisite data management functions through an integrated login system for the CIRN members. The types of data managed by the CIR are 1 regional rehabilitation center data, and 2 outcome measurement data.

Author(s):
Smith, William K.
Author Organization(s):
CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL REHABILIATION CHICAGO IL
Descriptive Note:
Annual rept. 29 Sep 2000-28 Sep 2001
Supplementary Note:
DOI: 10.21236/ADA399749
Pagination:
0451

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Contract/Grant Number(s):
DAMD17-00-1-0711
Monitor Series:
USAMRMC
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_4.6_Engineering; JCA_4.6.1_General Engineering; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_1.2.3_Educating; JCA_1.2.1_Training; JCA_5.3.3_Develop Strategy; JCA_5.3.4_Develop Courses of Action; JCA_5.3.5_Analyze Courses of Action; JCA_5.1_Organize; JCA_1.3.1_Personnel and Family Support; JCA_5.1.1_Establish and Maintain Unity of Effort with Mission Partners; JCA_5.6.3_Assess Achievement of Objectives; JCA_5.6_Monitor; JCA_4.3_Maintain; JCA_5.2.2_Develop Knowledge and Situational Awareness; JCA_5.2_Understand; JCA_1.2.5_Lessons Learned; JCA_5.1.3_Foster Organizational Collaboration
Modernization Areas:
5G; Fully Networked C3
Communities of Interest:
No COI(s) Identified
Descriptor(s):
*NETWORKS, *COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION, *REHABILITATION, *AMPUTEES, DATA BASES, DATA MANAGEMENT, EDUCATION, TRAINING, CLINICAL MEDICINE, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INTERNATIONAL, PROSTHETICS, DISTANCE LEARNING
Field(s)/Group(s):
Humanities and History, Personnel Management and Labor Relations, Computer Programming and Software
Report Date:
2001 Oct 01
Creation Date:
2002 Mar 27