Assessment of a New E-Learning System on Thorax, Trachea, and Lung Ultrasound
Background. Lung ultrasound has become an emerging tool in acute and critical care medicine. Combined theoretical and hands-on training has been required to teach ultrasound diagnostics. Current computer technology allows for display, explanation, and animation of information in a remote-learning en...
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| author | Colleen Cuca Patrick Scheiermann Dorothea Hempel Gabriele Via Armin Seibel Magnus Barth Tim O. Hirche Felix Walcher Raoul Breitkreutz |
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| description | Background. Lung ultrasound has become an emerging tool in acute and critical care medicine. Combined theoretical and hands-on training has been required to teach ultrasound diagnostics. Current computer technology allows for display, explanation, and animation of information in a remote-learning environment. Objective. Development and assessment of an e-learning program for lung ultrasound. Methods. An interactive online tutorial was created. A prospective learning success study was conducted with medical students using a multiple-choice test (Trial A). This e-learning program was used as preparation for a certified course followed by an evaluation of trained doctors (Trial B) by linear analogue scales. Pretests were compared with postcourse tests and sustainability tests as well as a posttest of a one-day custom classroom training. Results. In Trial A, during the learning success study (n=29), the increase of correct answers was 11.7 to 17/20 in the post-test and to 16.6/20 in the sustainability test (relative change 45.1%, P<0.0001). E-learning almost equalled scores of classroom-based training regarding gain and retention of factual knowledge. In Trial B, nineteen participating doctors found a 79.5% increase of knowledge (median, 95% CI: 69%; 88%). Conclusion. The basics of lung ultrasound can be taught in a highly effective manner using e-learning. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8ef3f3f25b3f41ca9038c79c1b60a5ce2025-08-20T03:37:16ZengWileyEmergency Medicine International2090-28402090-28592013-01-01201310.1155/2013/145361145361Assessment of a New E-Learning System on Thorax, Trachea, and Lung UltrasoundColleen Cuca0Patrick Scheiermann1Dorothea Hempel2Gabriele Via3Armin Seibel4Magnus Barth5Tim O. Hirche6Felix Walcher7Raoul Breitkreutz8Ultrasound Regional Network SonoABCD and Frankfurter Institut für Notfallmedizin und Simulationstraining, Fachbereich Medizin der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Klinikum der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, 60528 Frankfurt am Main, GermanyKlinik für Anaesthesiologie, Klinikum der Universität München, Campus Grosshadern, 81377 München, GermanyII. Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik, Universitätsmedizin Mainz, 55131 Mainz, GermanyAnestesia e Rianimazione I, Fondazione IRCCS, Policlinico San Matteo, 27100 Pavia, ItalyUltrasound Regional Network SonoABCD and Frankfurter Institut für Notfallmedizin und Simulationstraining, Fachbereich Medizin der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Klinikum der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, 60528 Frankfurt am Main, GermanyUltrasound Regional Network SonoABCD and Frankfurter Institut für Notfallmedizin und Simulationstraining, Fachbereich Medizin der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Klinikum der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, 60528 Frankfurt am Main, GermanyFachbereich Pneumologie, Deutsche Klinik für Diagnostik GmbH, 65191 Wiesbaden, GermanyUltrasound Regional Network SonoABCD and Frankfurter Institut für Notfallmedizin und Simulationstraining, Fachbereich Medizin der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Klinikum der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, 60528 Frankfurt am Main, GermanyUltrasound Regional Network SonoABCD and Frankfurter Institut für Notfallmedizin und Simulationstraining, Fachbereich Medizin der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Klinikum der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, 60528 Frankfurt am Main, GermanyBackground. Lung ultrasound has become an emerging tool in acute and critical care medicine. Combined theoretical and hands-on training has been required to teach ultrasound diagnostics. Current computer technology allows for display, explanation, and animation of information in a remote-learning environment. Objective. Development and assessment of an e-learning program for lung ultrasound. Methods. An interactive online tutorial was created. A prospective learning success study was conducted with medical students using a multiple-choice test (Trial A). This e-learning program was used as preparation for a certified course followed by an evaluation of trained doctors (Trial B) by linear analogue scales. Pretests were compared with postcourse tests and sustainability tests as well as a posttest of a one-day custom classroom training. Results. In Trial A, during the learning success study (n=29), the increase of correct answers was 11.7 to 17/20 in the post-test and to 16.6/20 in the sustainability test (relative change 45.1%, P<0.0001). E-learning almost equalled scores of classroom-based training regarding gain and retention of factual knowledge. In Trial B, nineteen participating doctors found a 79.5% increase of knowledge (median, 95% CI: 69%; 88%). Conclusion. The basics of lung ultrasound can be taught in a highly effective manner using e-learning.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/145361 |
| spellingShingle | Colleen Cuca Patrick Scheiermann Dorothea Hempel Gabriele Via Armin Seibel Magnus Barth Tim O. Hirche Felix Walcher Raoul Breitkreutz Assessment of a New E-Learning System on Thorax, Trachea, and Lung Ultrasound Emergency Medicine International |
| title | Assessment of a New E-Learning System on Thorax, Trachea, and Lung Ultrasound |
| title_full | Assessment of a New E-Learning System on Thorax, Trachea, and Lung Ultrasound |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of a New E-Learning System on Thorax, Trachea, and Lung Ultrasound |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of a New E-Learning System on Thorax, Trachea, and Lung Ultrasound |
| title_short | Assessment of a New E-Learning System on Thorax, Trachea, and Lung Ultrasound |
| title_sort | assessment of a new e learning system on thorax trachea and lung ultrasound |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/145361 |
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