Polish Optometrists have the Insight

Saarbrücken/Warsaw, July 2010 – In order to convey medical advancements in ophthalmology to the relevant specialist doctors, equally advanced learning management methods are being used in Poland. OKOMEDICA S.A, based in Warsaw, has launched a new project enabling eye doctors to undertake further training in the specialist area of optometry (ametropia). At the core of this project is the SaaS variant of IMC AG’s learning management system CLIX. This project, which is the first of its kind in Poland in terms of size, is financially supported by the European Social Fund.

Healthy eyes are a valuable asset and need to be protected. Eye specialists are important partners. Their targeted and structured further training is therefore just as important. OKOMEDICA, a company specialising in consultation for optometrists, has launched a comprehensive 24-month training project with Salus University in Pennsylvania, USA and their globally recognised “College of Optometry“. With the help of the learning management system CLIX, around 100 specialist doctors will use the respective courses and learning content, some of which was also produced with the authoring tool LECTURNITY, another IMC product. OKOMEDIA has, however, not yet purchased the LMS, which has been successful for many years, and has instead opted to lease the service.

“This training and qualification project is predestined for the "software as a service" model" explains Dr. Tilman Küchler, Director Public Sector & Education at IMC. “It will be possible to launch the project quickly, the demand is clearly-defined in terms of content and the duration is limited. It would therefore not have made much sense to have an expensive implementation of an on-premises model.”  In addition to this, the client also had no corresponding IT infrastructure, let alone resources for regular updates and system maintenance. These services are now being provided by IMC for OKOMEDICA, including a daily backup of the data and a 24/7 support service. “The client will receive a product which is ready for use right away, with a modern, individually tailored user interface and in a Polish language version. OKOMEDIA will be able to concentrate on its core areas of expertise: The management of the content and specialist aspects of this extraordinary project” explains Küchler conclusively.