Digital training for professional care

With the epa system, ePA-CC has put care on a new footing. This method enables care staff in hospitals and nursing homes to quickly assess the condition of their patients, document it neatly, and take targeted action. More than 210,000 people in Germany, Austria and Switzerland are currently working with the system in around 800 institutions. An eLearning system needed to be developed to help users get to grips with the method quickly.

The epaAC WBT developed jointly by tts and ePA-CC meets this brief perfectly. It is based on a special educational and graphic concept that provides care staff – especially those in the field of acute in-patient care – with a simple, understandable introduction to the epa method and how to use epaAC.

The trick was to present complex content concisely in an educational way – in other words, to include all the key content without overloading the WBT. Particularly when it came to the illustrations, every detail mattered – even the facial expressions of the patients and the depiction of the care staff. Thanks to its years of experience in education and developing WBT, tts is capable of meeting even these kinds of complex requirements, and set about its task with both eyes open. The mutual trust between the collaboration teams proved to be vital. The wide range of services and always being approachable also proved to be key to the success of the project as it went on, and made close, regular coordination – and therefore smooth cooperation – possible.

There is no doubting the value of cleverly designed WBT courses, as can be seen in the constantly rising numbers of people using the learning solution developed by tts. ePA-CC is impressed by the jointly developed WBT, and intends to gradually expand the versions. The synergies are clear to see – after all, the WBT is suitable for both initial training and refresher courses. The Gesellschaft für Pädagogik, Information und Medien e. V. (Society for Pedagogy, Information and Media, GPI) has recognized the benefits of the product and awarded the WBT developed for ePA-CC the renowned “Comenius-EduMedia-Award für digitale Bildungsmedien” (Comenius EduMedia Award for digital educational media).

Web-based training courses for other ePA-CC GmbH products are now also in the pipeline so as to expand the range of the training offered.

ePA-CC GmbH developed the ePA method and works systematically to develop it further for all areas of health care. The organization also trains users to implement the method correctly and integrate it sensibly into the care process.