Are paediatric cardiology textbooks obsolete in the current digital era?
| Autor: | Kim ME; Department of Critical Care Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada., Tretter JT; Department of Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic Hospitals, Cleveland, OH, USA., Anderson RH; Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle, ENG, UK., Spicer DE; Heart Institute, Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, St. Petersburgh. FL, USA., Penny DJ; Department of Pediatrics, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, USA., Kumar RK; Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Center, Kochi, KN, India., McMahon CJ; Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Children's Health Ireland at Crumlin, Dublin, IE-L, Ireland.; School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, IE-L, Ireland.; School of Health Professions Education, Maastricht University, Maastricht, LI, Netherlands. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Cardiology in the young [Cardiol Young] 2024 Sep 13, pp. 1-4. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Sep 13. |
| DOI: | 10.1017/S1047951124000611 |
| Abstrakt: | Introduction: With the rise of online references, podcasts, webinars, self-test tools, and social media, it is worthwhile to understand whether textbooks continue to provide value in medical education, and to assess the capacity they serve during fellowship training. Methods: A prospective mixed-methods study based on surveys that were disseminated to seven paediatric cardiology fellowship programmes around the world. Participants were asked to read an assigned chapter of Anderson's Pediatric Cardiology 4th Edition textbook, followed by the completion of the survey. Open-ended questions included theming and grouping responses as appropriate. Results: The survey was completed by 36 participants. When asked about the content, organisation, and utility of the chapter, responses were generally positive, at greater than 89%. The chapters, overall, were rated relatively easy to read, scoring at 6.91, with standard deviations plus or minus 1.72, on a scale from 1 to 10, with higher values meaning better results. When asked to rank their preferences in where they obtain educational content, textbooks were ranked the second highest, with in-person teaching ranking first. Several themes were identified including the limitations of the use of textbook use, their value, and ways to enhance learning from their reading. There was also a near-unanimous desire for more time to self-learn and read during fellowship. Conclusions: Textbooks are still highly valued by trainees. Many opportunities exist, nonetheless, to improve how they can be organised to deliver information optimally. Future efforts should look towards making them more accessible, and to include more resources for asynchronous learning. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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