Presentation Panel
Next Generation Learning in Health
Date Thursday, Dec 4 Time – Room: Queen
How can technology transform the way future health professionals learn and practise? This panel explores how new technologies are enhancing traditional teaching methods, from immersive tools that support the study of complex structures to digital platforms that simulate clinical practice. By complementing hands-on training with scalable, practice-oriented solutions, these approaches help large cohorts of students gain deeper understanding, develop essential digital skills, and build confidence for their future professional roles.
Herwig Rehatschek
Deputy Head of Unit Medical Didactics , Medical University of Graz
Dr. Herwig Rehatschek studied Computer Science and Electronics and received his M.Sc. and his Ph.D. from the University of Technology, Graz. From 1997 until 2008 he worked at the non-profit research company JOANNEUM RESEARCH. His main emphasis was on eLearning and digital media analysis. He participated in many international EC projects and also managed and co-ordinated some of them. In 1999 Dr. Rehatschek won the Austrian state price in the category learning, knowledge and culture. In 2008 he joined the Medical University of Graz with the main responsibility for the development of the eLearning platform of the university. Since then he was actively involved in the set-up and implementation of the LMS, the development of eLectures, the introduction of a new virtual microscope and the design of a teacher training course (eDidactics – http://www.edidactics.at). He won in 2012 the Dr. Michael Hasiba price for innovative teaching and in 2017 the Austrian state price „Ars Docendi“ for innovative teaching in the category “innovative teaching models having a huge number of students” by implementing a non-linear-story telling concept within first aid and emergency medicine. In 2017 he started a pilot trial with a new lecture recording system. Until begin of 2018 one hundred recordings were online and available to all students of the university. In 2019 a new software platform for the lecture recording system was introduced which also offered a video portal functionality. In 2020 subtitles were added. In 2021 the system was extended by livestreaming including a chat backchannel. By begin of 2023 more than 1600 recordings were available. In 2022 he started with the project "Virtual Anatomy", which combines classical anatomy teaching with 3D representations of anatomical structures. The project is a cross collaboration between two universities in Austria. Implementation was finalized in Sep.2024, sincen virtual 3D teaching is integrated into anatomy teaching.
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Rien Bakker
Project Manager, Consortium Beroepsonderwijs
My name is Rien Bakker and I have been a teacher since 1990. In addition to my teaching career, I have worked in healthcare, specializing in the automation of care processes. For the past three years, I have combined my experience in education and healthcare IT, which has led to the development of a Didactic Electronic Patient Record (EPR). This project has been successfully implemented in the Netherlands, and we are currently exploring the possibilities of introducing this concept in other European countries as well.
Results & Experiences from a Pilot Study on Teaching Undergraduate Medical Students Using Virtual Anatomy, Herwig Rehatschek
To maximize students' practical experience in anatomy teaching, we enhanced the existing 2D teaching process by using virtual 3D technology. 3D visualization helps students to better identify the regional anatomy of organs, neurovascular pathways or other important anatomical structures within anatomical preparations – which we will underline by first evaluation results.
Bridging Education and Healthcare through a Didactic EHR, Rien Bakker
Bridging Education and Healthcare through a Didactic HER connects healthcare practice with learning by offering students a safe, realistic environment to work with electronic health records. It enhances professional skills, linking theory to practice while preparing future healthcare workers for digital patient care.