Remote, synchronous, hands-on ultrasound education
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Article Title | Remote, synchronous, hands-on ultrasound education |
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ERA Journal ID | 13804 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Winn, Stephen (Author), McKeown, Peter (Author), Lotfipour, Shahram (Author), Maguire, Gerald A. (Author), Youm, Julie H. (Author), Wiechmann, Warren (Author) and Fox, Christian (Author) |
Journal Title | Telemedicine and e-Health |
Journal Citation | 21 (7), pp. 593-597 |
Number of Pages | 5 |
Year | 2015 |
Place of Publication | United States |
ISSN | 1530-5627 |
1556-3669 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1089/tmj.2014.0050 |
Web Address (URL) | http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/pdfplus/10.1089/tmj.2014.0050 |
Abstract | Background: Ultrasound has become a major diagnostic tool in many parts of the world, with broad clinical applications. Ultrasound provides a noninvasive, painless mode of diagnostics that produces instant results. Disseminating ultrasound skills to remote and rural communities has become a challenge for many medical schools, particularly those where distances are great and the density of population is low. Materials and Methods: The University of California, Irvine School of Medicine and the University of New England School of Rural Medicine in Australia piloted the use of dual video feeds in two scenarios: (1) to display the instructor's ultrasound feed and the instructor's transducer placement to provide guidance for remote students; and (2) to display side-by-side views of the instructor's and the remote student's ultrasound feeds to allow the instructor to guide the remote student in his or her transducer placement. Results and Conclusions: Using high-speed broadband connections, the two schools demonstrated the feasibility of remote, synchronous, practical, and hands-on ultrasound training and instruction over international distances. This opens up a broad range of possibilities for future remote ultrasound education. |
Keywords | telemedicine; health; ultrasound; e-health; pedagogy |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 429999. Other health sciences not elsewhere classified |
390499. Specialist studies in education not elsewhere classified | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Teacher Education and Early Childhood |
University of New England | |
University of California, United States | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q30z4/remote-synchronous-hands-on-ultrasound-education
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