Geriatric Telehealth: A Standardized Patient Case for Medical Students.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated the rapid expansion of telemedicine. However, there has been minimal coverage of telemedicine in traditional undergraduate medicine curricula. Telemedicine presents specific challenges in the geriatric population, including unfamiliarity with technology, cognitive and sensory barriers, inclusion of family and/or caregivers, multimorbidity, and a high degree of medical complexity.

Methods

We developed a workshop to allow rising third-year medical students to practice a telemedicine patient encounter while developing skills for assessing and communicating with geriatric patients. This 90-minute workshop consisted of an introductory didactic presentation and a standardized patient activity for small groups of two to five stude

SUBMITTER: Wilson LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10495538 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature