ArticleAnnals of medicine and surgery (2012)2021
Telementoring of in-home real-time laparoscopy using whatsapp messenger: An innovative teaching tool during the COVID-19 pandemic. A cohort study.
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- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on surgical education and training programs in Latin America: a systematic review.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Pooled it
- A Smarter Health through the Internet of Surgical Things.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Pooled it
- Impact of a social media-based educational initiative on endoscopic practice in Vietnam: a survey study.Clinical endoscopy · 2026Article
- Tele-proctoring for minimally invasive surgery across Japan: An initial step toward a new approach to improving the disparity of surgical care and supporting surgical education.Annals of gastroenterological surgery · 2024Article
- A scoping review of remote facilitation during simulation-based healthcare education.BMC medical education · 2023Article
- Integrating simulation into surgical training: a qualitative case study of a national programme.Advances in simulation (London, England) · 2023Article
- The Future in Standards of Care for Gynecologic Laparoscopic Surgery to Improve Training and Education.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundCOVID-19 pandemic has decreased worldwide surgical activity, thus impairing the training of surgical residents. As a coping strategy, we opted for laparoscopic simulation with endotrainer; however, due to social distancing rules, a face-to-face tutoring training method is unfeasible. In this context telementoring using WhatsApp® Messenger (owned by Facebook Inc., Menlo Park, CA) with a Smartphone aims to train surgical residents in laparoscopy from their homes during the pandemic.
methodsTrainers and surgical residents who were at home participated in this study. They used endotrainers with Smartphone cameras and were trained by video calls using WhatsApp. The baseline and final score of intracorporeal knotting was measured, according to the Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS) methodology, measuring the difference in means with the paired
results40 surgical residents participated. The average distance between the mentor and the trainee was 12.87 km. Average bandwidth was 32.5 Megabits per second (Mbits/s), latency was 424.5 ms (ms), good quality image with immediate feedback was achieved. The statistically significant difference between basal and final measurement was 23.7 points (p < 0.001). All participants found telementoring a good educational tool.
conclusionSmartphone telementoring using WhatsApp® Messenger is an effective educational tool for acquiring laparoscopic skills with a statistically significant difference. This type of training represents a new teaching resource in the light of the recommendations of social distancing during a pandemic.
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