1. A Virtual Point‐of‐care Ultrasound Course During the COVID‐19 Pandemic
- Author
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Lin, Sophia D.
- Subjects
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ,Computer science ,Point of care ultrasound ,Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) ,Emergency Nursing ,computer.software_genre ,Education ,Course (navigation) ,Videoconferencing ,Emergency ,New Ideas In B‐E‐D‐Side Teaching ,Pandemic ,ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION ,Emergency Medicine ,medicine ,Medical physics ,computer ,Mobile device - Abstract
Due to the COVID‐19 pandemic, in‐person educational activities for emergency medicine (EM) residents were suspended. As a result, we developed a virtual point‐of‐care ultrasound (POCUS) course for incoming EM interns consisting of online didactics and faculty‐proctored hands‐on scan sessions utilizing a video conferencing platform and a handheld smartphone‐compatible ultrasound transducer. Learners found the course to be effective in improving their POCUS knowledge and scanning skills. Feedback obtained from this course will allow us to improve future virtual courses.
- Published
- 2020