Standard Operating Procedure Manual on the Creation and Maintenance of a Learning Management System for the American Travel Health Nurses Association (ATHNA): A Special Studies Project Pubblico

Abstract

Background: In our rapidly globalizing world, travelers represent an especially important and, at times, vulnerable population. Increasingly, nurses are responsible for the prevention of disease and management of care among international travelers, but few receive specialty training in the discipline of travel medicine. The American Travel Health Nurses Association (ATHNA) was established to represent and expand the practice of travel health nursing. This project aims to aid ATHNA in the creation and maintenance of an accessible, active learning and web-based educational platform to increase member knowledge of issues relevant to travel medicine.

Purpose: The immediate purpose was to develop a standard operating procedure manual on how to uniformly create active and web-based learning modules on issues pertinent to travel health in a way that is easily accessible to all ATHNA members in both the United States and Canada. The overarching goal is for ATHNA to have the capability to better promote the field of travel health nursing and further the development of professional competencies required for practice as a travel health provider.

Methods: The module's content was based on discussions and interviews with ATHNA's Board, a review of existing educational opportunities for its members, and research on the importance of continuing education within the nursing field. Based upon this information, a standard operating procedure manual was created to meet ATHNA's needs for an online learning platform.

Discussion: As nurses are often of the front lines of care for travelers, it is especially important that they have access to professional, up-to-date resources on travel medicine to provide the best patient care possible. However, without an online platform to publish and distribute courses, ATHNA cannot adequately achieve its goal of providing educational opportunities to its members. This standard operating procedure manual will guide ATHNA's Board in the creation and implementation of an online learning management system and, subsequently, allow the organization to provide certified continuing education hours for all members, regardless of location or availability.

Table of Contents

Chapter One: Introduction.......................................................1

Overview ...............................................................................1

Need .....................................................................................1

Goal.......................................................................................1

Aims......................................................................................2

Significance............................................................................2

Chapter Two: Background ......................................................3

Literature Review....................................................................3

Travel Medicine......................................................................3

American Travel Health Nurses Association..............................4

Continuing Education.............................................................6

Standard Operating Procedure Manual.....................................9

Chapter Three: Project Content...............................................10

Methods ...............................................................................10

Research Question.................................................................10

Population............................................................................10

Design..................................................................................12

Results .................................................................................17

Chapter Four: Conclusion ......................................................18

Implications.........................................................................18

Reflections ..........................................................................18

References ..........................................................................20

Appendix.............................................................................22

A) Survey ............................................................................22

B) Standard Operating Procedures Manual ............................23

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School	Rollins School of Public Health
Department	Hubert Department of Global Health
Degree	MPH
Submission	Master's Thesis
Language	English
Research Field	Health Sciences, Public Health Health Sciences, Nursing
Parola chiave	American Travel Health Nurses Association Standard Operating Procedure Nursing Continuing Education Special Studies Project Travel Health
Committee Chair / Thesis Advisor	Leon, Juan, Emory University
Partnering Agencies	Emory University schools, faculty or affiliated programs Hospital or other health care provider National or regional non-profit organization (e.g., American Cancer Society)

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