Evaluation of the feasibility of a video-transmitted surgical ward round: a proof of concept study

BMC Medical Education

Research

Steffen Axt¹  Jonas Johannink¹  Alfred Königsrainer¹  Stephan Zipfel²  Teresa Festl-Wietek³  Anne Herrmann-Werner⁴ 

[1] Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, Tübingen University Hospital, Hoppe-Seyler-Str. 3, 72076, Tübingen, Germany;Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Tübingen University Hospital, Osianderstraße 5, 72076, Tübingen, Germany;Tübingen Institute for Medical Education (TIME), Medical Faculty of Tübingen, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Elfriede-Aulhorn-Straße 10, 72076, Tübingen, Germany;Tübingen Institute for Medical Education (TIME), Medical Faculty of Tübingen, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Elfriede-Aulhorn-Straße 10, 72076, Tübingen, Germany;Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Tübingen University Hospital, Osianderstraße 5, 72076, Tübingen, Germany;

关键词: Surgical ward round;    Video based teaching;    Remote teaching;    Surgical competencies;    Interactive seminars;    Interprofessional training;    Interdisciplinary education;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12909-023-04656-9

 received in 2023-01-02, accepted in 2023-09-06,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundSurgical ward rounds are key element to point-of-care interprofessional postoperative treatment and technical and communicational aspects are relevant for the patient’s safety and satisfaction. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the training opportunity of experiencing a face-to-face surgical ward round was massively hampered and thus, we developed a digital concept. This study aims to investigate the feasibility of video-transmitted ward rounds integrating surgical and communicational aspects with live streaming from wards. Further, medical students were asked for their satisfaction and their subjective learning success.MethodsThe proof-of-concept study consisted of self-reported subjective evaluation of competences in ward round skills. Qualitative feedback was collected to gain deeper insight and students’ empathy was rated by using the student version of the Jefferson Empathy Scale (JES).ResultsOne hundred three medical students participated. The students were satisfied with the video-transmitted ward round (M = 3.54; SD = 1.22). In the subjective evaluation students’ ward round competencies rose significantly (p < .001, Mpre = 3.00, SD = 0.77; Mpost = 3.76, SD = 0.75). The surgeon was rated as empathic (M = 119.05; SD = 10.09). In the qualitative feedback they named helpful aspects like including an expert for communication. However, they preferred the face-to-face setting in comparison to the digital concept.ConclusionsIt was feasible to implement a video-transmitted ward round within a pandemic. The format worked technically, was well-accepted and also led to a subjective rise in the students’ competencies. Video-transmitted ward rounds may be integrated to support the medical education, though, they cannot replace the face-to-face setting.

【 授权许可】

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