Telemedicine training among geriatric fellowship graduates: a needs assessment for future curriculum development.

IF 0.8 Q3 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Brooke Lubinski, Erika Leung, Catherine M P Dawson, Jeremy Whyman, Amy Sullivan, Andrea Wershof Schwartz
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Abstract

Background: Geriatricians are expected to use telemedicine to deliver high-quality care to older adults. Yet, little is known about the training geriatric fellows received prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and their preparedness to care for older adults virtually. This paper discusses a needs assessment of alumni of a geriatric medicine fellowship program conducted to identify core telemedicine competencies and guide the development of telemedicine curricula in geriatric fellowship.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional survey study administered online to alumni (2005-2020) of an academic geriatric medicine fellowship program in the U.S.

Results: Fifty-two alumni of the fellowship responded to the survey (50%). Ninety-eight percent (98%) of respondents felt it was highly important for geriatric fellows to learn skills in telemedicine during fellowship. Respondents emphasized the importance of creating curricula that highlight how to perform a virtual comprehensive geriatric assessment, triage visit modality, and bill for telemedicine encounters.

Discussion: Based on the findings of our needs assessment and guidelines developed to help ensure clinicians are proficient in telemedicine skills, we propose seven recommendations for the development of telemedicine curricula to align with existing competencies and help geriatricians meet the evolving needs of older adults.

老年研究金毕业生的远程医疗培训:对未来课程发展的需求评估。
背景:人们期望老年病医生使用远程医疗为老年人提供高质量的护理。然而,人们对老年研究员在2019冠状病毒病大流行之前接受的培训以及他们为虚拟护理老年人所做的准备知之甚少。本文讨论了对老年医学奖学金项目校友的需求评估,以确定核心远程医疗能力,并指导老年医学奖学金远程医疗课程的发展。方法:这是一项横断面调查研究,对美国学术老年医学奖学金项目的校友(2005-2020)进行在线调查。结果:52名奖学金校友回应了调查(50%)。98%(98%)的受访者认为,老年研究员在研究期间学习远程医疗技能非常重要。受访者强调了创建课程的重要性,这些课程突出了如何进行虚拟全面的老年评估、分类就诊方式和远程医疗就诊账单。讨论:根据我们的需求评估结果和制定的指导方针,以帮助确保临床医生精通远程医疗技能,我们提出了七条远程医疗课程开发建议,以与现有能力保持一致,并帮助老年医生满足老年人不断变化的需求。
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GERONTOLOGY & GERIATRICS EDUCATION
GERONTOLOGY & GERIATRICS EDUCATION EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-
CiteScore
3.00
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18.80%
发文量
47
期刊介绍: Gerontology & Geriatrics Education is geared toward the exchange of information related to research, curriculum development, course and program evaluation, classroom and practice innovation, and other topics with educational implications for gerontology and geriatrics. It is designed to appeal to a broad range of students, teachers, practitioners, administrators, and policy makers and is dedicated to improving awareness of best practices and resources for gerontologists and gerontology/geriatrics educators. Peer Review Policy: All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by two anonymous referees.
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