How to incorporate telemedicine in medical residency: A Brazilian experience in pediatric emergency.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The exponential growth of telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic led to the implementation of a telemedicine care service in a tertiary university pediatric hospital. It brought the need to develop a training aimed at remote care within the pediatric emergency rotation program.

Objective

To describe the implementation of a telemedicine training for pediatric residents and present the preliminary results.

Methods

Descriptive prospective study (pre and post), with 40 resident physicians of the first year of pediatrics. Reaction Assessments were applied before and after training, in addition to a resident physician perception questionnaire at the end of the training.

Results

There was a significant difference in the resident's perception of

SUBMITTER: Severini RDSG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9933318 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature