Week of June 20 Victor N. M

What are the challenges of learning online?

With Video Conferencing, Phone over the Internet, live chatting with the instructor and numerous browsers to use in browsing...there is little challenge in learning on line like technology problem i.e. system down time.

How have you overcome these challenges to locate information needed for your report?

Yes. Timing can help in overcoming the system down time. However, i notice slow response to my e-mails from the Craven County Health Department.

How have you been able to reach out into the community and get to know them using electronic communications?

Common situations have led me to utilizing the Internet for assistance from the others with a similar situation. For example, health concerns have made me join the yahoo health chatting forums. Also, preliminary activism efforts to amend the constitution has led me to joining chatting forums.


What have you learned this week that is important to your role as a health professional?

There is a lot that is undone in the Health Care System. First: we need a better system of ensuring everyone in the U.S. has a health insurance. Second: Medical Errors can be reduced if the health care systems implement the elements stated in the IOM report (Crossing the Quality Chasm). Third: EHR can improve the management of Medical Records. Lastly, effective communication/collaboration can improve health care administration.

Why is what you are learning important to health care?

Knowledge is the key to the success of our health care system. The rural health care can be a better system with educated health care professionals. Therefore I am preparing myself to be a health care professional. Everything we are learning in IRHE 3100 is preparing me for the challenges in the rural health care system.