Information technology and its role in anaesthesia training and continuing medical education

Chu, Larry F.; Erlendson, Matthew J.; Sun, Jesse; Clemenson, Anna; Martin, P.; Eng, Reuben L.

doi:10.1016/j.bpa.2012.02.002

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“…This group has also been referred to as ‘generation Y’, the ‘net generation’ and ‘digital natives’ 1. They are the first generation of learners to have grown up with the internet 2.…”

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“…The ‘net generation’ is described as a cohort that is digitally literate, constantly connected to others, ‘immediate’ in nature, experiential learners and socially centred beings 1. Today's medical students expect that their teachers will effectively use information technologies to enhance their learning 1 4…”

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“…Today's medical students expect that their teachers will effectively use information technologies to enhance their learning 1 4…”

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“…Repeatedly it is identified that, given the nature of the learners and their ubiquitous use of social media, social media should be incorporated into teaching and learning in medical education 1 2 4–6…”

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Learning theory and its application to the use of social media in medical education

Flynn

Jalali

Moreau

2015

Postgraduate Medical Journal

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“…Today's medical students expect that their teachers will effectively use information technologies to enhance their learning 1 4…”

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Learning theory and its application to the use of social media in medical education

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Moreau

2015

Postgraduate Medical Journal

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“…Numerous individuals, organizations, hospitals, and academic institutions from around the world have uploaded plenty of freely accessible medical videos onto the YouTube website. Moreover, the new generation of medical professionals is inclined to use social networks, online communities, and multiple media to learn specialized knowledge, because these means possess a nature of immediacy and parallelism when presenting information [19]. Currently, 94% of medical students actively participate in social media applications, compared to 79% of residents and 42% of physicians [19,20].…”

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Effectiveness of YouTube as a Source of Medical Information on Heart Transplantation

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Zheng³

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Interact J Med Res

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BackgroundIn this digital era, there is a growing tendency to use the popular Internet site YouTube as a new electronic-learning (e-learning) means for continuing medical education. Heart transplantation (HTx) remains the most viable option for patients with end-stage heart failure or severe coronary artery disease. There are plenty of freely accessible YouTube videos providing medical information about HTx.ObjectiveThe aim of the present study is to determine the effectiveness of YouTube as an e-learning source on HTx.MethodsIn order to carry out this study, YouTube was searched for videos uploaded containing surgical-related information using the four keywords: (1) “heart transplantation”, (2) “cardiac transplantation”, (3) “heart transplantation operation”, and (4) “cardiac transplantation operation”. Only videos in English (with comments or subtitles in English language) were included. Two experienced cardiac surgeons watched each video (N=1800) and classified them as useful, misleading, or recipients videos based on the HTx-relevant information. The kappa statistic was used to measure interobserver variability. Data was analyzed according to six types of YouTube characteristics including “total viewership”, “duration”, “source”, “days since upload”, “scores” given by the viewers, and specialized information contents of the videos.ResultsA total of 342/1800 (19.00%) videos had relevant information about HTx. Of these 342 videos, 215 (62.8%) videos had useful information about specialized knowledge, 7/342 (2.0%) were found to be misleading, and 120/342 (35.1%) only concerned recipients’ individual issues. Useful videos had 56.09% of total viewership share (2,175,845/3,878,890), whereas misleading had 35.47% (1,375,673/3,878,890). Independent user channel videos accounted for a smaller proportion (19% in total numbers) but might have a wider impact on Web viewers, with the highest mean views/day (mean 39, SD 107) among four kinds of channels to distribute HTx-related information.ConclusionsYouTube videos on HTx benefit medical professionals by providing a substantial amount of information. However, it is a time-consuming course to find high-quality videos. More authoritative videos by trusted sources should be posted for dissemination of reliable information. With an improvement of ranking system and content providers in future, YouTube, as a freely accessible outlet, will help to meet the huge informational needs of medical staffs and promote medical education on HTx.

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Connecting with different audiences: The anatomy of communication is essential

Evans

2012

Anatomical Sciences Ed

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In the twenty-first century, communication has become truly global. Advances in technology have opened up a host of ways in which we are able to communicate to retrieve or pass on information and knowledge. In many cases we have moved from a place-based communication approach to one of increasing mobility. With this shift in approach, it is apparent that effective communication skills are perhaps even more important so that we can connect appropriately with diverse audiences. Despite this, relatively little attention has been paid to training our students in different modes of communication and therefore we may not be fully preparing our students to play their part in the global community. Given anatomy's place within many health-care curricula, an ideal avenue is available for anatomists to take the lead in providing communications skills training for students. There are a variety of approaches, some of which are outlined in this article, which can be used to create appropriate opportunities for developing different communication skills and these can be woven into existing practices to ensure courses do not become overburdened. A sustained approach to communication skills training will help equip our students to communicate easily with the many aspects of modern society.

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Information technology and its role in anaesthesia training and continuing medical education

Cited by 28 publications

References 22 publications

Learning theory and its application to the use of social media in medical education

Learning theory and its application to the use of social media in medical education

Effectiveness of YouTube as a Source of Medical Information on Heart Transplantation

Connecting with different audiences: The anatomy of communication is essential

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