Open minds, free minds: no easy prey for counterfeit medicines aims to inform, provide a concept for development and use of interactive storytelling for training and education at school: using a cartoon format, teachers can discuss risks and encourage behaviour that avoids known routes for exposure to counterfeit and similarly dangerous medical products. The main risk areas covered are mental and physical capacity-enhancers, and slimming products or medicines from illegal distribution channels. Target audiences include teachers, trainers, and social workers who will address this topic directly with children/adolescents. The cartoons are developed by professionals to enable children and adolescents to have fun and learn relevant preventative behaviours by gaming.
To obtain a printed version, please contact the EDQM through its own website.
Contents
INTRODUCTION
WHAT IS A COUNTERFEIT MEDICAL PRODUCT? WHAT ARE SIMILAR CRIMES?
HOW TO DEVELOP THE MESSAGES/LEARNING OBJECTIVES TO BE CONVEYED THROUGH INTERACTIVE STORYTELLING
3.1 Key information and key messages conveyed
3.1.1 How widespread is the problem?
3.1.2 What makes a counterfeit (falsified) medical product and similar crimes dangerous?
3.1.3 Why are the counterfeiting of medical products and similar offences criminal activities?
3.2 Drafting of key messages
3.3 Designing of characters
DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF THE INTERACTIVE STORYTELLING TOOL
4.1 Development stages
SCRIPTS OF THE CARTOON-BASED INTERACTIVE STORY TELLING TOOL “FREE MINDS, OPEN MINDS”
5.1 Psycho-pedagogical framework interactive story – 8-11 year-old children (see Appendix 1)
5.2 Psycho-pedagogical framework interactive story – 12-15 year-old children (see Appendix 2)
USING INTERACTIVE STORYTELLING AS A TEACHING CONCEPT
ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF THE STORYTELLING TOOL ON RISK AWARENESS AND THE ADOPTION OF RISK-AVOIDING BEHAVIOURS
SCIENTIFIC AND THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK FOR INTERACTIVE STORYTELLING FOR PEDAGOGICAL PURPOSES
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
REFERENCES
NICLA’S NARROW ESCAPE
TEEN TRIALS
Open minds, free minds: no easy prey for counterfeit medicines aims to inform, provide a concept for development and use of interactive storytelling for training and education at school: using a cartoon format, teachers can discuss risks and encourage behaviour that avoids known routes for exposure to counterfeit and similarly dangerous medical products. The main risk areas covered are mental and physical capacity-enhancers, and slimming products or medicines from illegal distribution channels. Target audiences include teachers, trainers, and social workers who will address this topic directly with children/adolescents. The cartoons are developed by professionals to enable children and adolescents to have fun and learn relevant preventative behaviours by gaming.
To obtain a printed version, please contact the EDQM through its own website.
