Harry Goldberg*, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, United States Stephen Milner, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, United States Track: Practice Presentation Topic: Digital Learning Presentation Type: Oral presentation Submission Type: Single Presentation Building: Joseph B. Martin Conference Center at Harvard Medical School Room: B-Bray Room Date: 2012-09-15 04:00 PM – 04:45 PM Last modified: 2012-09-12

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We are addressing critical heath care emergencies where insufficient expertise is available to safely handle lifesaving procedures. Catastrophic events over the past several years, ranging from natural disasters to acts of terrorism, have made it abundantly clear that the number of health care professionals required to treat patients during a mass causality event is insufficient. This dearth of trained medical personal can also extend to treating the individual.

We have developed the Johns Hopkins Burn Care Application, BurnMed, a mobile application designed to assess the surface area of a burn injury and provide instruction on how to execute a suggested treatment plan. Content is delivered using a variety of modalities, ranging from 3D models used to calculate the surface area of a burn to videos on surgical technique. How content is delivered is determined by the specific topic being presented – there are times when videos are the best method of delivery, there are others where text and images is the ideal modality. A case based analysis is central to the different educational paradigms being employed in the app.