Evaluation of Professional Practices in Transfusion Medicine: Design and Implementation of a Web-Based and Tutored ePortfolio

In order to manage a nationwide assessment program for certifying professional competence in blood transfusion throughout France, the National Institute of Blood Transfusion and the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis developed a Web-based and tutored portfolio. The structure of this e-portfolio is based on a matrix of actions defined according to standards of practice. For each action, elements of proof are uploaded by the physician and peer reviewed by an expert before being validated. The electronic portfolio stores all the history of the actions done by users. This tracking feature generates alerts emailed to users according to a list of monitored events. After one year of design and development, the application is used in routine. Based on open-source components, we forecast integration with the CME system in blood transfusion handled by INTS.