Observational studyMedical education online2023
The effect of e-learning on point-of-care ultrasound education in novices.
Observational study in Medical education online, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03738033 (Mobile Education for Emergency Ultrasound), which is not on this map. Cited by 9 papers.
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Mobile Education for Emergency Ultrasound
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.
- Prospective comparison of static versus dynamic images in abdominal ultrasound education - a randomised controlled trial.BMC medical education · 2025Trial
- Contemporary perspectives and debates in student ultrasound education: exploring didactic elements and theoretical aspects.BMC medical education · 2026Review
- Teaching methods, facilities, and institutions in student ultrasound education (SUSE): e-learning, simulation, and ultrasound skills labs.Journal of ultrasonography · 2025Review
- Close Enough? Feasibility, Success, and Sustainability of Critical Care Echocardiography Curricula.ATS scholar · 2024Article
- Trauma systems in high socioeconomic index countries in 2050.Critical care (London, England) · 2024Review
- Simulation Improves Emergency Medicine Residents' Clinical Performance of Aorta Point-of-Care Ultrasound.The western journal of emergency medicine · 2024Article
- [High interaction potential of online-only courses with breakout sessions-results of a pilot study].HNO · 2024Article
- Insights Into Modern Undergraduate Ultrasound Education: Prospective Comparison of Digital and Analog Teaching Resources in a Flipped Classroom Concept - The DIvAN Study.Ultrasound international open · 2024Article
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundCurrent studies assessed the learning efficacy of e-learning in ultrasound (US) training using questionnaires, or simulation in well-controlled conditions. This study investigates the effect of e-learning on the clinical US performance of the first postgraduate year (PGY-1) residents.
methodsIn this prospective observational study, we enrolled PGY-1 and second postgraduate year (PGY-2) residents. The e-learning was introduced on the first day and each PGY-1 was authorized to access the e-learning platform. The point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) curriculum for the focused assessment of sonography for trauma (FAST) was conducted on the 7
resultsOne hundred and seventy PGY-1 with 736 FAST examinations and 53 PGY-2 residents with 134 examinations were included. Seventy PGY-1 used e-learning with a median time spent of 13.2 mins (IQR, 6.5-21.1 mins) at the first access. The PGY-2 had more PoCUS experience than the PGY-1, however, the 70 e-learning users performed more FAST examinations than the PGY-2 (median [IQR], 4 [2-6] vs. 2 [1-3], p = 0.0004) and had better image quality than the PGY-2 (3 [3-3.2] vs. 3 [2.7-3], p = 0.044). There were no significant differences in the diagnostic accuracy between the PGY-1 and PGY-2.
conclusionsE-learning has a positive effect on US learning. The PGY-1 users had comparable performance with the PGY-2 and even better image acquisition although the PGY-2 had more PoCUS experience.
trial registrationNCT03738033 at ClinicalTrials.gov.
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