Wearable technology and live video conferencing: The development of an affordable virtual teaching platform to enhance clinical skills education during the COVID-19 pandemic

Wintraub, Lauren; Xie, Mary; Issa, Mariam; Jeyakumar, Yaanu; Nelms, Matthew W.; Sharma, Deepanshu; Teitelbaum, Daniel H.; Otremba, Mirek; Sirianni, Giovanna; Nyhof-Young, Joyce; Leung, Fok-Han

doi:10.36834/cmej.70554

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“…When creating disease-specific or treatment-specific quality assessment tools, authors should reference the peer-reviewed literature while providing ample description of their development process. In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic forced many medical trainees and their programs to develop alternative means of teaching and learning, in particular through the use of virtual means 15 . There has been relatively little literature investigating the quality of trainee education available on social media platforms, although some work has demonstrated the improved outcomes when videos were included as part of medical education 16 .…”

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“…In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic forced many medical trainees and their programs to develop alternative means of teaching and learning, in particular through the use of virtual means. 15 There has been relatively little literature investigating the quality of trainee education available on social media platforms, although some work has demonstrated the improved outcomes when videos were included as part of medical education. 16 It is possible that freely accessible information that is easily accessible on platforms such as YouTube may improve medical trainee knowledge, however this merits further study.…”

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Evaluating YouTube as a Source of Education for Patients Undergoing Surgery

Javidan

Nelms

et al. 2023

Annals of Surgery

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Objective: The objective of this systematic review is to characterize the peer-reviewed literature investigating YouTube as a source of patient education for patients undergoing surgery. Summary Background Data: YouTube is the largest online video sharing platform and has become a substantial source of health information that patients are likely to access before surgery, yet there has been no systematic assessment of peer-reviewed studies. A comprehensive literature search was conducted using EMBASE, MEDLINE, and Ovid Health-Star from inception through to December of 2021. Methods: All primary studies evaluating YouTube as a source of patient education relating to surgical procedures (general, cardiac, urology, otolaryngology, plastic, vascular) were included. Study screening and data extraction occurred in duplicate with two reviewers. Characteristics extracted included video length, view count, upload source, overall video educational quality, and quality of individual studies. Results: Among 6,453 citations, 56 studies were identified that examined 6,797 videos with 547 hours of content and 1.39 billion views. There were 49 studies that evaluated the educational quality of the videos. A total of 43 quality assessment tools were used, with each study using a mean of 1.90 assessment tools. Per the global rating for assessments, 34/49 studies (69%) concluded that the overall quality of educational content was poor. Conclusions: While the impact of non-peer-reviewed YouTube videos on patient knowledge for surgery is unclear, the large amount of online content suggests that they are in demand. The overall educational content of these videos is poor, however, and there is substantial heterogeneity in the quality assessment tools used in their evaluation. A peerreviewed and standardized approach to online education with video content is needed to better support patients.

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Evaluating YouTube as a Source of Education for Patients Undergoing Surgery

Javidan

Nelms

et al. 2023

Annals of Surgery

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“…Therefore, we chose to implement real-time online POVF clinical education using a smartphone. The results of a virtual teaching study on physical exam demonstration helped us decide on this plan [ 10 ].…”

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Real-time online point-of-view filming education for teaching clinical skills to medical students

Bang¹,

Kwon²

2022

Korean J Med Educ

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Purpose: This study aimed to measure the educational satisfaction with and effectiveness of real-time online point-of-view filming (POVF) clinical skills education in medical students.Methods: Medical students participated in a 120-minute clinical skills education session. The session consisted of emergency procedures, wound management, and vascular access. The authors provided real-time online POVF using a smartphone. A questionnaire survey was issued to the students after the class, and their satisfaction with education, educational environment, and effectiveness were analyzed.Results: Responses about satisfaction with POVF education were very positive in all grades. However, approximately half of the students were satisfied with the smoothness of listening to a lecture and the video quality. More than half of the students responded positively to the question about educational effectiveness.Conclusion: In these times of non-classroom teaching brought on by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, POVF clinical skills education is likely to be a very useful educational tool. If disadvantages such as insufficient feedback or environmental problems can be addressed, it could serve as an alternative method of clinical skills education even after the COVID-19 pandemic.

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“…Our medical student-led initiative piloted a novel modality for delivery of virtual physical exam skills education. As our commentary proposed, 6 a smartphone mounted on a wearable chest strap ($59 USD) streamed POV video to medical students over videoconferencing software during a physical exam skills session. Three groups of approximately 29 students (89 total) were taught by a tutor donning the chest strap and performing the liver exam on a standardized patient while streaming their first-person view.…”

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Use of wearable point-of-view live streaming technology for virtual physical exam skills training

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Implication Statement We piloted a virtual teaching tool comprised of a chest-mounted smartphone streaming point-of-view footage over videoconferencing software to deliver a physical exam skills session. Compared to medical students taught via third person view through pre-recorded video followed by preceptor-led discussion, a higher proportion of students taught via point-of-view wearable technology reported improved knowledge of demonstrated skills and feeling engaged, comfortable interacting with their tutor, and better able to visualize demonstrated exam maneuvers. This accessible, affordable, and easily replicable innovation can potentially enhance virtual clinical skills teaching and enable novel distant clinical learning opportunities for healthcare professions students and educators.

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Wearable technology and live video conferencing: The development of an affordable virtual teaching platform to enhance clinical skills education during the COVID-19 pandemic

Cited by 6 publications

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Evaluating YouTube as a Source of Education for Patients Undergoing Surgery

Evaluating YouTube as a Source of Education for Patients Undergoing Surgery

Real-time online point-of-view filming education for teaching clinical skills to medical students

Use of wearable point-of-view live streaming technology for virtual physical exam skills training

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