Neuromuscular ultrasound training courses in the post <scp>COVID</scp>‐19 era: Is virtual training here to stay, and should the pre‐pandemic training design be revised?

Pelosi, Luciana; Neil, Neil G Simon

doi:10.1002/mus.27441

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“…The courses were well‐received by the participants, but learning outcomes were not assessed 10 . Given the cost‐effectiveness and wide accessibility of online training, it is likely to remain useful even after the pandemic ends 10,11 . An objective measure of its value could help further integrate it into neuromuscular ultrasound teaching, particularly as an adjunct to supervised in‐person hands‐on training.…”

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“…10 Given the cost-effectiveness and wide accessibility of online training, it is likely to remain useful even after the pandemic ends. 10,11 An objective measure of its value could help further integrate it into neuromuscular ultrasound teaching, particularly as an adjunct to supervised in-person hands-on training. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the learning outcome of virtual neuromuscular ultrasound courses using data from the pre-and post-course knowledge tests conducted during the virtual 9th International Conference and Course on Neuromuscular Imaging (ICCNMI2021; iccnmi2021.com) held in September 2021.…”

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Short‐term educational value of online neuromuscular ultrasound courses

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Introduction/Aims We have previously reported that online neuromuscular ultrasound courses are feasible and were found to be useful by most survey respondents. However, our previous report lacked objective assessment of the educational value of the courses. Therefore, we aimed in this study to evaluate the learning outcomes of online neuromuscular ultrasound courses. Methods Each of the basic and advanced courses featured one pre‐ and two post‐course online knowledge tests. The percentage of corrected answers and the participants' scores in the three tests were calculated and compared. Results A total of 153 out of 277 course participants answered the course test. The mean percentage of correct answers were significantly higher in the second and first post‐course tests compared to the pre‐course test (Basic course test: 80.2 ± 14.8%, 75.5 ± 15.9%, 64.3 ± 19.1%, respectively; Advanced course test: 80.9 ± 20.1, 78.9 ± 15.2%, 69.5 ± 20.2%, respectively). The mean scores of the participants in the basic course test significantly improved in the first and second post‐course tests (from 66.6% to 77.5% and from 67.2% to 80.2%, respectively) whereas those of the participants in the advanced course test significantly improved in the first post‐course test only (from 76.3% to 85.4%). Discussion This report demonstrates the capability of online neuromuscular ultrasound courses, particularly the basic‐level courses, to enhance knowledge. This information can further help integrate virtual neuromuscular ultrasound teaching as a standard complementary educational format together with supervised in‐person or remote hands‐on training.

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