The FAB resource comprises integrated tutorial and reference material on the functional anatomy and biomechanics of the lower limb. The emphasis is on function with the core material supported by clinical examples. Tutorials have text, photographs, diagrams, animations and video clips. They are supported by interactive self-test sections and an illustrated glossary with comprehensive search facilities.
A knowledge of the structure and function of the muscle and skeletal system is important to a wide range of health related disciplines. This project aims to provide a multi-disciplinary foundation to the education of health care professionals.
The FAB resource is currently used by degree courses including medicine, sports science/medicine, physiotherapy, podiatry, radiography, prosthetics and orthotics, bioengineering and human biology.
The resource is accesable from any computer connected to clydeNET. It's wide accessibility makes it an effective reference source for use in self-directed study and the style of the material fits well with the current trends in higher education towards problem based learning.
The FAB project is a ClydeNET collaborative project between the
University of Glasgow, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow Caledonian University
and the University of Paisley.
Supported by the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council
The four universities in the Glasgow area provide
degree courses for a number of professions within the health care
industry.
A knowledge of the normal and disordered structure and function of the lower limb forms the foundation of a wide variety of disciplines within the healthcare industry including Orthopaedics, Rheumatology, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Podiatry, Radiography, Prosthetics and Orthotics, Bioengineering, Accident and Emergency and Sports Science/Medicine. An individual patient may need to be referred to members of several of these professions before a programme of treatment and rehabilitation can be implemented, yet individual students in their training receive little or no insight into professional practice outwith their own discipline.
This project provides an integrated image and text based resource (via the internet) which gives a unique multi-disciplinary foundation to the education of health care professionals and also provides an awareness of the role of allied professionals within clinical teams.
Material is written to comply with the most recent stable specification of HTML. The format is kept simple and consistant throughout, and non-standard features of Netscape and Microsoft Internet Explorer are avoided.
The student computers being used to access the courseware require an HTML 3.2 compatible browser such as Netscape. Some tutorials feature QuickTime movies, these require a QuickTime plug-in to be viewed.
The Common Gateway Interface (CGI), a means by which the user can interact through HTML pages with a program running on the server computer, is used to provide interactive aspects of the courseware such as the self-test questions and glossary.
A Silicon Graphics Challenge S web server hosts the material and allows access to students at the four universities and all main hospitals in the Glasgow area.
