Educational Effectiveness of Telementoring as a Continuing Professional Development Intervention for Surgeons in Practice: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We performed a systematic review to determine the educational effectiveness of telementoring as a continuing professional development (CPD) intervention for surgeons in practice.

Background

Surgeons can mentor their peers in remote locations using videoconferencing communication, referred to as telementoring.

Methods

We searched MEDLINE and EMBASE and included studies assessing the educational effectiveness of telementoring interventions used by surgeons in practice. We excluded studies involving only trainees and those not evaluating educational effectiveness. Two reviewers independently screened, extracted data, and assessed study quality using the Medical Education Research Study Quality Instrument (MERSQI; maximum score 18). Educational outcomes were cat

SUBMITTER: Fernandes RD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10735140 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature