Self-Learning Videos in Focused Transthoracic Echocardiography Training.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Focused transthoracic echocardiography (FOTE) is crucial for patients' bedside management. However, limited opportunities exist for practical FOTE training, prompting the use of simulation and self-learning videos to overcome this constraint. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of incorporating self-learning videos into a simulation FOTE training course.

Approach

This was a prospective, randomized study involving University of Toronto internal medicine residents, who participated in a 2-h didactic and simulation FOTE training course before being randomized to a control group receiving written learning materials or an intervention group with additional self-directed learning videos.

Evaluation

Twenty-eight participants were randomized, and twenty-one (75

SUBMITTER: Morales Castro D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11695197 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature