Online vs in-person musculoskeletal ultrasound course: a cohort comparison study.

IF 3.4 Q2 Medicine
Shirley Lake, Ryan Brydges, Chris Penney, Diane Wilson, Raquel Sweezie, Maria Bagovich, David Bong, Susan Barr, Lynfa Stroud
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Abstract

Background: Point-of-care musculoskeletal (MSK) ultrasound (US) courses are typically held in-person. The COVID-19 pandemic guidelines forced courses to switch to online delivery. To determine this impact, we conducted an observational cohort study, comparing homework completion and image quality between an Online and a historical In-person cohort.

Methods: The In-person (n = 27) and Online (n = 24) cohorts attended two learning sessions spaced six months apart. The course content was the same, while the process of delivery differed. As homework, participants submitted US images biweekly for up to five months after each session. Expert faculty provided written feedback to all participants, and two independent reviewers rated the image quality for a subset of participants in each group who had completed at least 70% of their homework (In-person, n = 9; Online, n = 9). Participants self-reported their satisfaction through post-course evaluation.

Results: 63% of In-Person and 71% of Online cohort participants submitted their homework images. We observed no differences in the mean amount of homework images submitted for In-person (M = 37.3%, SD = 42.6%) and Online cohorts (M = 48.1%, SD = 38.8%; p > 0.05, Mann-Whitney U Test). At course end, the cohorts did not differ in overall image quality (p > 0.05, Wilcoxon Signed-rank Test). All participants reported high levels of satisfaction.

Conclusions: A convenience sample of participants attending a basic MSK US course in-person and online did not differ statistically in homework completion, quality of submitted US images, or course satisfaction. We add to literature suggesting online learning remains a viable option post-pandemic.

在线与现场肌肉骨骼超声课程:队列比较研究。
背景:医疗点肌肉骨骼(MSK)超声(US)课程通常是面对面授课。COVID-19 大流行病指南迫使课程转为在线授课。为了确定这种影响,我们进行了一项观察性队列研究,比较了在线队列和历史面授队列的作业完成情况和图像质量:方法:面授学员(n = 27)和在线学员(n = 24)参加了两次学习课程,每次间隔六个月。课程内容相同,但授课过程不同。作为家庭作业,学员在每次课程结束后的五个月内,每两周提交一次 US 图像。专家教师向所有学员提供书面反馈,两名独立评审员对每组至少完成 70% 作业的学员进行图像质量评分(面授,n = 9;在线,n = 9)。学员通过课后评估自我报告满意度:63%的面授学员和 71% 的在线学员提交了作业图像。我们观察到,面授学员(M = 37.3%,SD = 42.6%)和在线学员(M = 48.1%,SD = 38.8%;P > 0.05,Mann-Whitney U 检验)提交的作业图片平均数量没有差异。课程结束时,两组学员的总体图像质量没有差异(P > 0.05,Wilcoxon Signed-rank Test)。所有学员的满意度都很高:方便抽样调查显示,参加 MSK US 基础课程的学员在作业完成情况、提交的 US 图像质量或课程满意度方面没有统计学差异。我们补充的文献表明,在线学习仍是大流行后的一种可行选择。
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Ultrasound Journal
Ultrasound Journal Health Professions-Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
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