Addressing Barriers to Telemedicine Use in Rural Emergency Medicine: Leveraging <i>In Situ</i> Simulation

Schoen, Jessica C; Russi, Christopher S.; Laack, Torrey A.

doi:10.1089/tmj.2021.0026

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“…Due to the rapid increase of telemedicine during the course of the pandemic, in situ simulation for telemedicine training directly from the health care settings may be a more practical and cost-effective method than using a simulation lab [21].…”

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Simulation-Based Teaching of Telemedicine for Future Users of Teleconsultation and Tele-Expertise: Feasibility Study

Bouamra¹,

Chakroun²,

Bustos³

et al. 2021

JMIR Med Educ

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Background Health care professionals worldwide are increasingly using telemedicine in their daily clinical practice. However, there is still a lack of dedicated education and training even though it is needed to improve the quality of the diverse range of telemedicine activities. Simulation-based training may be a useful tool in telemedicine education and training delivery. Objective This study aims to assess the feasibility and acceptability of simulation-based telemedicine training. Methods We assessed five telemedicine training sessions conducted in a simulation laboratory. The training was focused on video teleconsultations between a patient and a health care professional. The assessment included the participants’ satisfaction and attitudes toward the training. Results We included 29 participants in total. Participant satisfaction was high (mean score 4.9 of 5), and those that took part stated the high applicability of the simulation-based training to their telemedicine practices (mean score 4.6 of 5). They also stated that they intended to use telemedicine in the future (mean score 4.5 of 5). Conclusions Simulation-based training of telemedicine dedicated to video teleconsultation was feasible and showed high satisfaction from participants. However, it remains difficult to scale for a high number of health care professionals.

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confidence: 99%