TY  - JOUR
A1  - Cuca, Colleen
A1  - Scheiermann, Patrick
A1  - Hempel, Dorothea
A1  - Via, Gabriele
A1  - Seibel, Armin
A1  - Barth, Magnus
A1  - Hirche, Tim Oliver
A1  - Walcher, Felix
A1  - Breitkreutz, Raoul
T1  - Assessment of a new e-learning system on thorax, trachea, and lung ultrasound
T2  - Emergency medicine international
N2  - Background: Lung ultrasound has become an emerging tool in acute and critical care medicine. Combined theoretical and hands-on training has been required to teach ultrasound diagnostics. Current computer technology allows for display, explanation, and animation of information in a remote-learning environment.
Objective: Development and assessment of an e-learning program for lung ultrasound.
Methods: An interactive online tutorial was created. A prospective learning success study was conducted with medical students using a multiple-choice test (Trial A). This e-learning program was used as preparation for a certified course followed by an evaluation of trained doctors (Trial B) by linear analogue scales. Pretests were compared with postcourse tests and sustainability tests as well as a posttest of a one-day custom classroom training.
Results: In Trial A, during the learning success study (n = 29), the increase of correct answers was 11.7 to 17/20 in the post-test and to 16.6/20 in the sustainability test (relative change 45.1%, P < 0.0001). E-learning almost equalled scores of classroom-based training regarding gain and retention of factual knowledge. In Trial B, nineteen participating doctors found a 79.5% increase of knowledge (median, 95% CI: 69%; 88%).
Conclusion: The basics of lung ultrasound can be taught in a highly effective manner using e-learning.
Y1  - 2013
UR  - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/42219
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-422191
UR  - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3845847
SN  - 2090-2859
SN  - 2090-2840
N1  - Copyright © 2013 Colleen Cuca et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
VL  - 2013
IS  - Article ID 145361
SP  - 1
EP  - 10
PB  - Hindawi
CY  - New York, NY [u. a.]
ER  -