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Impact of an online course on enhancing the diagnosis of Chagas disease in Latin America.

Sebastián García-Zamora, Ricardo López-Santi, Álvaro Sosa-Liprandi, Carina A Hardy, Andrés F Miranda-Arboleda, Luis E Echeverría, José Mauricio Arce, William Uribe, Ezequiel José Zaidel, Luisa Fernanda Aguilera Mora and 2 more

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors at 11 institutions in 9 countries.

Sebastián García-ZamoraServicio de Cardiología, Sanatorio Delta, Rosario, Argentina. Servicio de Cardiología Sanatorio Delta Rosario Argentina.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6846-0247
Ricardo López-SantiServicio de Cardiología, Hospital Italiano de La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Servicio de Cardiología Hospital Italiano de La Plata Buenos Aires Argentina.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1713-326X
Álvaro Sosa-LiprandiServicio de Cardiología, Sanatorio Güemes, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Servicio de Cardiología Sanatorio Güemes Buenos Aires Argentina.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2195-5020
Carina A HardyServicio de Electrofisiología, Instituto do Coração (Incor), Facultad de Medicina de San Pablo, Brazil. Servicio de Electrofisiología Instituto do Coração (Incor) Facultad de Medicina San Pablo Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3003-3017
Andrés F Miranda-ArboledaServicio de Arritmias, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States. Servicio de Arritmias Brigham and Women's Hospital Harvard Medical School Boston United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0551-5279
Luis E EcheverríaClínica de insuficiencia cardíaca y trasplante, Fundación Cardiovascular de Colombia, Floridablanca, Colombia. Clínica de insuficiencia cardíaca y trasplante Fundación Cardiovascular de Colombia Floridablanca Colombia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5784-3859
José Mauricio ArceServicio de Arritmias, Instituto Nacional de Tórax, La Paz, Bolivia. Servicio de Arritmias Instituto Nacional de Tórax La Paz Bolivia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8136-5178
William UribeSociedad Inter Americana de Cardiología, Medellín, Colombia. Sociedad Inter Americana de Cardiología Medellín Colombia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8909-9240
Ezequiel José ZaidelDepartamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires Departamento de Farmacología Facultad de Medicina Universidad de Buenos Aires Buenos Aires Argentina.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8349-7507
Luisa Fernanda Aguilera MoraClínica de Insuficiencia Cardiaca, Instituto Cardiovascular de Mínima Invasión, Jalisco, Mexico. Clínica de Insuficiencia Cardiaca Instituto Cardiovascular de Mínima Invasión Jalisco Mexico.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7095-8842
Darío Di-ToroHospital General de Agudos Dr. Cosme Argerich, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Hospital General de Agudos Dr. Cosme Argerich Buenos Aires Argentina.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5524-2769
Adrián BaranchukDivisión de Cardiología, Universidad de Queen, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. División de Cardiología Universidad de Queen Kingston, Ontario Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3042-6569
Sociedad Española de Cardiología · ESArgerich Hospital · ARBrigham and Women's Hospital · USCentro Científico Tecnólogico - Rosario · ARFundación Cardiovascular de Colombia · COHospital do Coração · BRHospital Italiano La Plata · ARInstituto Jalisciense de Cancerología · MXInstituto Nacional del Tórax · CLQueen's University · CAUniversidad de Buenos Aires · AR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: Chagas disease poses a public health problem in Latin America, and the electrocardiogram is a crucial tool in the diagnosis and monitoring of this pathology. In this context, the aim of this study was to quantify the change in the ability to detect electrocardiographic patterns among healthcare professionals after completing a virtual course. Materials and Methods: An asynchronous virtual course with seven pre-recorded classes was conducted. Participants answered the same questionnaire at the beginning and end of the training. Based on these responses, pre and post-test results for each participant were compared. Results: The study included 1656 participants from 21 countries; 87.9% were physicians, 5.2% nurses, 4.1% technicians, and 2.8% medical students. Initially, 3.1% answered at least 50% of the pre-test questions correctly, a proportion that increased to 50.4% after the course (p=0.001). Regardless of their baseline characteristics, 82.1% of course attendees improved their answers after completing the course. Conclusions: The implementation of an asynchronous online course on electrocardiography in Chagas disease enhanced the skills of both medical and non-medical personnel to recognize this condition.

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Chagas diseaseDiagnosisElectrocardiogramMedical education

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