Utilizing a podcast to supplement common medication learning.

INTRODUCTION: Podcasts are a popular way to learn and engage at the convenience of the listener. Education is incorporating podcasts to supplement and reinforce students learning inside and outside the classroom. METHODS: The authors created a podcast covering the Top 200 commonly prescribed medications. This was to help students recall and reinforce medication knowledge they typically must learn on their own. RESULTS: Student performance on post-tests improved (p = 0.0011) compared to pre-tests with an effect size r of 0.39 (0.37, 0.32, and 0.42 for P1, P2 and P3 respectively). Students reported the content was easy to follow, and they enjoyed learning from other students. The total number of plays for the podcast as of 19 July 2023 were 882. Each episode had a range of one to 89 number of plays. DISCUSSION: The podcast was well received by students, and drug knowledge increased. While the podcasts were shorter in time, they still provided the foundational information for a first-year pharmacy student to know. Overall, podcasts provide another way to help students retain and reinforce material learned inside and outside the classroom.

Wounds Week 2: 1-5 February 2021.

On 1 February, Journal of Wound Care and the University of Huddersfield streamed the first of the live webinars on their Wounds Week channel (www.woundsweek.com). All sessions are now available to watch on-demand. With highly innovative topics, Wounds Week 2 gives a chance for the wound care community to come together in these difficult times and engage in key education, free of charge. The sessions had live question and answer sessions; participants asked questions of the experts, making them a key part of the event. The registration process takes just a minute. There's nothing to install or set up-simply register and fill out your details. Follow on twitter at #WoundsWeek.

Podcast-Based Learning in Otolaryngology: Availability, Breadth, and Comparison with Other Specialties.

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS: Studies across multiple specialties of medical students, residents, and attending physicians demonstrate increased retention, breadth of knowledge, and literature awareness when podcasts are used as an adjunctive educational tool. This Contemporary Review aims to 1) quantify podcast availability and episode frequency for medical learners across a broad range of specialties, and 2) compare these metrics between otolaryngology-specific podcasts with those of other specialties. DATA SOURCES: Top five podcast platforms: Spotify (Stockholm, Sweden 2006), Apple Podcasts (Cupertino, CA 2012), Google Podcasts (Mountain View, CA 2018), Stitcher (San Francisco, CA 2008), and TuneIn (San Francisco, CA 2002). METHODS: The selected podcast platforms were queried with a comprehensive set of keywords and manually searched for medically-relevant podcasts. Specialty, content, and number of episodes annually for the last 10 years were recorded for each podcast. RESULTS: Otolaryngology has a comparable number of podcasts and breakdown of podcast category compared to other specialties, but reduced total episodes and episode frequency compared to other specialties. This may limit otolaryngologists' ability to engage in this validated form of medical education. CONCLUSIONS: Podcast-based education provides a valuable resource for medical professionals to reinforce learning, broaden general knowledge base, and stay updated on current literature, particularly in light of increased demand for mobile and on-demand learning options. There is room for an increased number of podcasts and, particularly, increased episode frequency within the field of otolaryngology to extend these benefits to otolaryngologists and otolaryngologists in training. Laryngoscope, 131:E2131-E2138, 2021.

Análisis de la calidad de la información sobre disfunción eréctil en YouTube / Analysis of the quality of the information on the erectile dysfunction in YouTube

OBJETIVO: Nuestro objetivo es analizar la calidad de la información disponible en YouTube acerca de la disfunción eréctil. MATERIAL Y MÉTODOS: Realizamos una búsqueda en YouTube usando los términos "Problemas de Erección" (PE), "Impotencia" (I) y "Disfunción Eréctil" (DE); incluimos los 60 primeros vídeos para cada uno de ellos. Dos urólogos revisaron de forma independiente los videos clasificándolos en "Basados en evidencia científica" (BEC) y "No basados en evidencia científica" (NBEC) según la bibliografía actual. Se describen y comparan el número de visitas, la duración, el tiempo publicado, la información médica y el origen de cada vídeo por grupos. RESULTADOS: Analizamos 147 videos tras eliminar los repetidos y no concordantes. El índice Kappa fue 0,89 (IC95% 0,82-0,96). El 37% se consideraron BEC y el 63% NBEC. La mediana de reproducciones en el grupo BEC fue 24.356 (rango 96-126.410) y 44.416 entre los NBEC (190-10.318.642), siendo esta diferencia estadísticamente significativa. La mediana de duración fue 254 segundos (46-984) y 228 segundos (23-2.880) respectivamente; la mediana de tiempo publicado fue de 42 meses en los BEC (16-103) y de 29 en los NBEC (11-134). El 83% de los vídeos BEC provenían de webs de salud y programas de televisión, mientras que el 58% de los NBEC procedían de blogs. Los vídeos BEC trataban más de fisiopatología, etiología, disfunción endotelial, diagnóstico y tratamiento frente a los NBEC (p < 0,001). CONCLUSIÓN: Del total de videos revisados, el 37% se consideraron BEC. Los videos NBEC se reprodujeron más veces que los BEC

OBJECTIVE: The objective of our study is to stablish the scientific quality of the available information in YouTube about erectile dysfunction (ED). MATERIAL AND METHODS: We searched on YouTube three terms ("Problemas de Erección" (PE), "Impotencia" (I) y "Disfunción Eréctil" (DE)). The sixteen first videos from each term were selected for the analysis. Two independent urologists reviewed all videos and classified all of them in scientific evidence-based (SEB) or not scientific evidence-based (NSEB) according to the current literature. In the subgroup analysis we compare: number of visits, duration, time of publication, source and type of information. RESULTS: After excluding the repeated links and non-concordant videos between both urologists, we analysed 147 videos. The Kappa statistic was 0.89 (95% CI 0.85-0.96). 37% were considered SEB and 63% were considered NSEB. The median of reproductions in the SEB group was 24.356 (96-126.410) and 44.416 for NSEB (190-10.318.642); this difference was statistically significant. The median duration was 254 seconds (46-984) for the SEB group and 228 seconds for the NSEB (23-2.880); the median time of publication was 42 (16-103) months for the SEB group and 29 (11- 134) months for the other one. 83% of SEB videos were published in health networks and television programs, while 58% of NSEB were published in user blogs. The SEB videos show more information about pathophysiology, aetiology, endothelial dysfunction, diagnosis and treatment than NSEB (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: 37% of the videos were considered SEB. The NSEB videos were significantly more played than SEB group

"Es algo que no se cuenta": relatos sobre pérdidas gestacionales en Youtube / "It's something you don't talk about": miscarriage testimonies on Youtube

OBJETIVO: Analizar el contenido de los videos testimoniales sobre pérdidas gestacionales en Youtube en español para poder concluir si las narrativas se enmarcan en la lógica biomédica moderna o posmoderna de vivir esta situación de acuerdo a los postulados de Frank y Bauman. MÉTODOS: Búsqueda sistemática de los vídeos en español desde 2011 a mayo de 2019, que contuvieran en su título las palabras clave "aborto" o "perdida gestacional", y que tuvieran más de 100.000 visualizaciones en Youtube desde su publicación, como criterios de inclusión. Visualización de los vídeos para su posterior análisis de contenido para detallar las características del canal, los motivos para contar la experiencia, el momento en que se cuentan, la interacción existente con las seguidoras, las etapas que se narran sobre el suceso y el lenguaje utilizado para relatarlo. RESULTADOS: Se encontraron nueve youtubers que cumplieron los criterios de inclusión, y un total de diez vídeos que recogían relatos sobre pérdidas gestacionales. Sólo dos de los nueve canales estaban centrados exclusivamente en la maternidad. Los relatos se inscriben en una lógica biomédica posmoderna, por la necesidad manifiesta de explicar el suceso online, el reconocimiento de la fase del duelo, y la poca presencia del lenguaje de la supervivencia. CONCLUSIONES: Este estudio muestra que la necesidad de explicar la experiencia online responde a la decisión de visibilizarla y de servir de apoyo a otras mujeres. Los resultados de este estudio pueden ser de utilidad para los/as profesionales de Enfermería que en su práctica clínica tienen contacto directo con las mujeres que han sufrido pérdidas gestacionales

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the content of testimonial videos about pregnancy loss in Spanish on YouTube, so as to explore whether such narratives are framed in relation to the modern or postmodern biomedical logic of this experience as formulated by Frank and Bauman. METHODS: Systematic search of videos in Spanish from 2011 to May 2019, using the following inclusion criteria: contain the key words miscarriage or pregnancy loss in their title and have had more than 100,000 views on YouTube since their publication. To enable further content analysis, the videos were viewed to detail the characteristics of the publication channel in each case and to catalog their contents in terms of reasons for talking about the experience, the time chosen to tell the story, interaction with followers, the stages in the narrative, and the language used. RESULTS: We identified nine YouTubers that met the inclusion criteria, comprising a total of ten videos. Only two of the nine channels focused exclusively on motherhood. The stories are inscribed in a postmodern biomedical logic, due to the clear need to explain the traumatic event online, the recognition of the grief phase, and the limited use of survival language. CONCLUSIONS: This study shows that the need to talk about the experience online is motivated by a decision to make the experience visible and offer support to other women. The results of this study may be useful to nursing professionals whose clinical practice involves caring for women who have suffered pregnancy loss

Evaluating the reliability of gestalt quality ratings of medical education podcasts: A METRIQ study.

INTRODUCTION: Podcasts are increasingly being used for medical education. Studies have found that the assessment of the quality of online resources can be challenging. We sought to determine the reliability of gestalt quality assessment of education podcasts in emergency medicine. METHODS: An international, interprofessional sample of raters was recruited through social media, direct contact, and the extended personal network of the study team. Each participant listened to eight podcasts (selected to include a variety of accents, number of speakers, and topics) and rated the quality of that podcast on a seven-point Likert scale. Phi coefficients were calculated within each group and overall. Decision studies were conducted using a phi of 0.8. RESULTS: A total of 240 collaborators completed all eight surveys and were included in the analysis. Attendings, medical students, and physician assistants had the lowest individual-level variance and thus the lowest number of required raters to reliably evaluate quality (phi >0.80). Overall, 20 raters were required to reliably evaluate the quality of emergency medicine podcasts. DISCUSSION: Gestalt ratings of quality from approximately 20 health professionals are required to reliably assess the quality of a podcast. This finding should inform future work focused on developing and validating tools to support the evaluation of quality in these resources.

YouTube as a source of premature ejaculation / YouTube como fuente de información sobre la eyaculación precoz

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the quality of information in You Tube videos pertaining to premature ejaculation. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A search for "premature ejaculation" (PE) was performed on You Tube in August 2018. Two senior urologist viewers watched and categorized each video for their sources, suggestions and information contents (excellent, fair or poor). RESULTS: Of the three hundred videos viewed on You Tube, 155 videos were included and analyzed. Mean video length (mean±standard deviation) was 3.08±2.02min. The information content was excellent only in 17 (10.9%) of all videos while for a majority of them it was poor (57.4% n=89). Fair videos constituted 31.7% (n=49) of the videos. There was no relation between the trustworthiness of the videos' contents and either their viewings or ratings (p = 0.561, p = 0.0966, respectively). Videos uploaded by health professionals were more reliable than those uploaded by laypersons (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: The study suggests that although some videos, especially those uploaded by healthcare professionals, are useful; the majority of them have misleading information. Therefore, they are not a reliable source of PE information for PATIENTS: It is incumbent on urologists to counsel patients for other available useful internet information sources on PE

INTRODUCCIÓN Y OBJETIVOS: Evaluar la calidad de la información de los vídeos de YouTube relacionados con la eyaculación precoz (EP). MATERIALES Y MÉTODOS: Se realizó una búsqueda en YouTube sobre EP en agosto de 2018. Dos urólogos con experiencia vieron y clasificaron cada vídeo por sus fuentes, sugerencias y contenido científico (excelente, aceptable o deficiente). RESULTADOS: De los 300 vídeos vistos en YouTube, se incluyeron y analizaron 155 vídeos. La duración media del vídeo (media±desviación estándar) fue de 3,08±2,02min. El contenido científico fue excelente solo en 17 (10,9%) de todos los vídeos, mientras que en la mayoría de ellos esta fue deficiente (57,4%; n=89). Los vídeos aceptables constituyeron el 31,7% (n=49). No hubo relación entre la fiabilidad de los contenidos de los vídeos y el número de visualizaciones o las valoraciones de los usuarios (p = 0,561; p = 0,0966, respectivamente). Los vídeos subidos por profesionales sanitarios fueron más fiables que los subidos por profanos (p < 0,001). CONCLUSIONES: El estudio sugiere que, aunque algunos vídeos, especialmente aquellos publicados por profesionales sanitarios, son útiles, la mayoría de ellos contienen información engañosa. Por tanto, no son una fuente fiable de información sobre la EP para los pacientes. Les corresponde a los urólogos aconsejar a los pacientes sobre otras fuentes de información disponibles en Internet que resulten útiles

Attending Physician's Attitudes Toward Podcasting as a Source of Medical Education: An Exploratory Study.

INTRODUCTION: People are increasingly consuming information on-demand. Podcasting is a growing medium for education in an on-demand world. There is a paucity of data on podcasting as a means of continuing medical education (CME) for attending physicians. METHODS: The authors performed an exploratory survey of a convenience sample of listeners to a Pediatric Hospital Medicine podcast to learn about their attitudes regarding podcasting. A 17-question survey consisting of demographic data, attitudinal questions, and qualitative questions was administered electronically in February 2018. RESULTS: At the time of the survey, the 12 podcast episodes were downloaded 17,288 times, with 162 CME credits being issued. Of 129 respondents, 75.2% were attendings. The majority agreed the podcast was of "high educational value" and was of equal or better educational value as medical journals or national conferences. Qualitative content analysis revealed listeners valued the convenience of the podcast, and community-based hospitalists felt the podcast connected them to the broader hospitalist community. DISCUSSION: Our respondents found podcasting to be a beneficial and convenient learning method. The ability to apply for CME credit was not a major motivation for listening. Further research is needed to investigate more objective outcomes and assess attitudes of a random sampling of physicians as opposed to a self-selected sample.

Free Open Access Medical Education (FOAM) in Emergency Medicine: The Global Distribution of Users in 2016.

INTRODUCTION: Free open-access medical education (FOAM) is a collection of interactive online medical education resources-free and accessible to students, physicians and other learners. This novel approach to medical education has the potential to reach learners across the globe; however, the extent of its global uptake is unknown. METHODS: This descriptive report evaluates the 2016 web analytics data from a convenience sample of FOAM blogs and websites with a focus on emergency medicine (EM) and critical care. The number of times a site was accessed, or "sessions", was categorized by country of access, cross-referenced with World Bank data for population and income level, and then analyzed using simple descriptive statistics and geographic mapping. RESULTS: We analyzed 12 FOAM blogs published from six countries, with a total reported volume of approximately 18.7 million sessions worldwide in 2016. High-income countries accounted for 73.7% of population-weighted FOAM blog and website sessions in 2016, while upper-middle income countries, lower-middle income countries and low-income countries accounted for 17.5%, 8.5% and 0.3%, respectively. CONCLUSION: FOAM, while largely used in high-income countries, is used in low- and middle-income countries as well. The potential to provide free, online training resources for EM in places where formal training is limited is significant and thus is prime for further investigation.

Using Webinars for the Education of Health Professionals and People Affected by Cancer: Processes and Evaluation.

Technology provides an opportunity to engage with a variety of audiences to provide cancer education, information and support. Webinars are one such format that allow live presentations by experts that can be accessed online, from people's homes or other convenient locations. In 2015, Cancer Council Victoria (CCV) undertook a program of work to design and evaluate the effectiveness of a suite of webinars: four designed for people affected by cancer and two for health professionals. Webinars included a series of expert presentations, a panel discussion and an interactive component where participants posed questions to the panel. Evaluation included analysis of online metrics and a post-event survey covering experience and satisfaction with the webinar, self-reported changes in knowledge of key webinar concepts and confidence to discuss concepts with health professionals or patients. A total of 438 people participated in the webinars (41.5% of 1056 registrations), and 207 post-event surveys were completed by participants (47.3%). Overall, 90.1% indicated that webinar content was relevant to their interests and needs. Self-ratings of knowledge, awareness of resources and confidence to discuss webinar topics increased after the webinar. The majority (63.9%) had not participated in a webinar before, and 92.6% were interested in participating in future webinars. Over half of respondents (52.8%) had not accessed CCV resources before. This work provided a new opportunity to consolidate consistency of delivery and evaluation of webinars, demonstrating they are an effective, acceptable, accessible and sustainable vehicle for delivering information and support to health professionals and people affected by cancer.

JNIS podcasts: the early part of our journey.

Podcasts are an area of innovation in the neurointerventional space that has the potential to convey information in ways that traditional journal articles in peer-reviewed journals do not. BMJ maintains an archive of all of its podcasts on the Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery (JNIS) website. We sought to analyze this early JNIS podcast experience and assess the impact of content elements and an increased presence in social media.

With or without you: does partner satisfaction and partner-directed violence influence the presence of a partner on women’s Facebook cover profile photographs? / Contigo o sin ti: ¿la satisfacción de pareja y la violencia dirigida a la pareja influyen en la presencia de la pareja en la fotografía del perfil en Facebook de una mujer?

Social network sites (SNSs) provide new opportunities for online self-presentation of millions of users. The cover profile photograph (CPP) along with written information regarding relationship status is a central component of online self-presentation, although their associations with actual romantic relationships are not clear. We investigated relationships between the presence of a current romantic partner on the CPP and the displayed relationship status and partner satisfaction, partner-directed violence and women’s intrasexual competition with peers. A total of 28 % of the 158 women with a Facebook profile and being involved in a romantic relationship had their romantic partners on their CPP. As predicted, women with their partners on the CPP were more satisfied with their romantic relationship than others. Furthermore, women who did not have their partner on the CPP tended to conceal or lie in their displayed mating status suggesting that this may be a strategy how to attract another potential mate. The partner-directed violence and intrasexual competition hypotheses were not supported. Overall, the CPP and an honestly displayed relationship status is an expression of relationship satisfaction amongst women

Las redes sociales (RS) proporcionan nuevas oportunidades para la auto-presentación on line de millones de usuarios. La fotografía del perfil (FDP), junto con información escrita sobre estado civil es un componente central de la auto-presentación en línea, a pesar de su relación con las relaciones románticas reales no son claras. Se investigaron las relaciones entre la presencia de una pareja romántica actual en el FDP y el estado de la relación y satisfacción de la pareja, la violencia dirigida a la pareja y la competetividad intrasexual de las mujeres con sus iguales. Un total de 28% de 158 mujeres con un perfil en Facebook involucradas en una relación romántica tenían a sus parejas sentimentales en su FDP. Como se predijo, las mujeres con sus parejas en su FDP estaban más satisfechas con su relación romántica que otras. Por otra parte, las mujeres que no tienen su pareja en su FDP tendían a ocultar o mentir sobre su estado civil lo que sugiere que esto puede ser una estrategia para atraer a otra pareja potencial. Las hipótesis sobre violencia y competencia intrasexual no fueron confirmadas. En general, el FDP y un status de relación que se muestra sinceramente es una expresión de satisfacción en la relación de pareja de las mujeres

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Podcasting in undergraduate nursing programs.

Little information is available regarding the value of podcasting in nursing education. This mixed-methods study described nursing students' (n=101) perceptions of podcasted materials, the benefits of podcasting, and when and where students used podcasted materials. Students (86%) believed podcasts enriched their learning, and 95% reported podcasts as valuable tools in the learning environment. Most students (94%) would recommend podcasting in other courses and accessed podcast materials 3 times per week. More than half of the students (55%) accessed podcast materials in multiple places (ie, in the car, in the home, and at school).

Dermatology on YouTube.

YouTube, reaches upwards of six billion users on a monthly basis and is a unique source of information distribution and communication. Although the influence of YouTube on personal health decision-making is well established, this study assessed the type of content and viewership on a broad scope of dermatology related content on YouTube. Select terms (i.e. dermatology, sun protection, skin cancer, skin cancer awareness, and skin conditions) were searched on YouTube. Overall, the results included 100 videos with over 47 million viewers. Advocacy was the most prevalent content type at 24% of the total search results. These 100 videos were "shared" a total of 101,173 times and have driven 6,325 subscriptions to distinct YouTube user pages. Of the total videos, 35% were uploaded by or featured an MD/DO/PhD in dermatology or other specialty/field, 2% FNP/PA, 1% RN, and 62% other. As one of the most trafficked global sites on the Internet, YouTube is a valuable resource for dermatologists, physicians in other specialties, and the general public to share their dermatology-related content and gain subscribers. However, challenges of accessing and determining evidence-based data remain an issue.