Distant surgical teaching during <scp>COVID</scp>‐19 ‐ A pilot study on final year medical students

Co, Michael; Chu, Kent‐Man

doi:10.1111/1744-1633.12436

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“…A significant number of published studies indicated that a major disadvantage of virtual teaching is technical difficulties [11,15,18,21,22,25,27,29,30,37,38,42,44]. On further analysis of the technical difficulties experienced by students, several different challenges to virtual teaching arose.…”

Section: Principal Weaknesses Of Virtual Teachingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Effectiveness of Virtual Medical Teaching During the COVID-19 Crisis: Systematic Review

Wilcha¹

2020

JMIR Med Educ

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Background In December 2019, COVID-19 emerged and rapidly spread worldwide. Transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is high; as a result, countries worldwide have imposed rigorous public health measures, such as quarantine. This has involved the suspension of medical school classes globally. Medical school attachments are vital to aid the progression of students’ confidence and competencies as future physicians. Since the outbreak of COVID-19, medical schools have sought ways to replace medical placements with virtual clinical teaching. Objective The objective of this study was to review the advantages and disadvantages of virtual medical teaching for medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic based on the current emerging literature. Methods A brief qualitative review based on the application and effectiveness of virtual teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic was conducted by referencing keywords, including medical student virtual teaching COVID-19, virtual undergraduate medical education, and virtual medical education COVID-19, in the electronic databases of PubMed and Google Scholar. A total of 201 articles were found, of which 34 were included in the study. Manual searches of the reference lists of the included articles yielded 5 additional articles. The findings were tabulated and assessed under the following headings: summary of virtual teaching offered, strengths of virtual teaching, and weaknesses of virtual teaching. Results The strengths of virtual teaching included the variety of web-based resources available. New interactive forms of virtual teaching are being developed to enable students to interact with patients from their homes. Open-access teaching with medical experts has enabled students to remain abreast of the latest medical advancements and to reclaim knowledge lost by the suspension of university classes and clinical attachments. Peer mentoring has been proven to be a valuable tool for medical students with aims of increasing knowledge and providing psychological support. Weaknesses of virtual teaching included technical challenges, confidentiality issues, reduced student engagement, and loss of assessments. The mental well-being of students was found to be negatively affected during the pandemic. Inequalities of virtual teaching services worldwide were also noted to cause differences in medical education. Conclusions In the unprecedented times of the COVID-19 pandemic, medical schools have a duty to provide ongoing education to medical students. The continuation of teaching is crucial to enable the graduation of future physicians into society. The evidence suggests that virtual teaching is effective, and institutions are working to further develop these resources to improve student engagement and interactivity. Moving forward, medical faculties must adopt a more holistic approach to student education and consider the mental impact of COVID-19 on students as well as improve the security and technology of virtual platforms.

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Section: Principal Weaknesses Of Virtual Teachingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Effectiveness of Virtual Medical Teaching During the COVID-19 Crisis: Systematic Review

Wilcha¹

2020

JMIR Med Educ

363

328

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“…Especially the breakout rooms, in which participants can be divided into small groups for discussions or meetings for a certain period of time, make it possible to do justice to the current conditions and still maintain a high level of interaction. The experience of ETHZ corresponds with the experiences of other institutions [ 4 ], [ 5 ].…”

Section: Monitoring Of Covid-19 Placementsmentioning

confidence: 91%

COVID-19 as a chance for hybrid teaching concepts

Weissmann

Useini

Goldhahn

2021

GMS Journal for Medical Education; 38(1):Doc12

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“…In the news report, the attending doctor was able to answer the patient's queries and examine the wound closely using the commercially available videoconference software 19 . In the realm of surgical education, the University of Hong Kong has developed a new web‐based surgical skills learning (WSSL) for basic surgical skill training with promising feedback from a group of final year medical students 20 . In light of the aforesaid benefits, it is envisaged that telehealth will gain further momentum and become a new norm of interaction between healthcare professionals and patients.…”

Section: The Development Of Telehealth Surgical Practicementioning

confidence: 99%

“…19 In the realm of surgical education, the University of Hong Kong has developed a new web-based surgical skills learning (WSSL) for basic surgical skill training with promising feedback from a group of final year medical students. 20 In light of the aforesaid benefits, it is envisaged that telehealth will gain further momentum and become a new norm of interaction between healthcare professionals and patients. the patient agrees to be treated, whether or not there has been an encounter in person between the physician (or other appropriately supervised health care practitioner) and patient".…”

Section: The Development Of Telehealth Surgical Practicementioning

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Telehealth practice in surgery: Ethical and medico‐legal considerations

Lee¹,

Tong

Lai

2021

Surgical Practice

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There was rapid growth of telehealth practice during the COVID‐19 outbreak in 2020. In surgery, there were beneficial effects in terms of saving time and avoiding physical contact between healthcare professionals and patients when using telehealth in the delivery of perioperative care. As telehealth is gaining momentum, the evolving ethical and medico‐legal challenges arising from this alternative mode of doctor–patient interaction cannot be underestimated. With reference to the “Ethical Guidelines on Practice of Telemedicine” issued by the Medical Council of Hong Kong and some published court and disciplinary cases from other common law jurisdictions, this article discusses relevant ethical and medico‐legal issues in telehealth practice with emphasis on the following areas: duty of care; communication and contingency; patient‐centred care and informed consent; limitations and standard of care; keeping medical records, privacy, and confidentiality; and cross‐territory practice. Whilst existing ethical and legal obligations of practicing medicine are not changed when telehealth is used as opposed to in‐person care, telehealth practitioners are advised to familiarize themselves with the ethical guidelines, to keep abreast of the medico‐legal developments in this area, and to observe the licensure requirements and regulatory regimes of both the jurisdiction where they practice and where their patients are located.

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Distant surgical teaching during COVID‐19 ‐ A pilot study on final year medical students

Cited by 65 publications

References 5 publications

Effectiveness of Virtual Medical Teaching During the COVID-19 Crisis: Systematic Review

Effectiveness of Virtual Medical Teaching During the COVID-19 Crisis: Systematic Review

COVID-19 as a chance for hybrid teaching concepts

Telehealth practice in surgery: Ethical and medico‐legal considerations

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