Encuesta a los estudiantes tras diez años de enseñanza semipresencial continua de ecocardiografía / Student survey after ten years of continuous blended teaching of echocardiocraphy

Objetivo: Analizar el impacto durante 10 años de nuestro programa de enseñanza semipresencial en ecocardiografía. Métodos y resultados: Se envió una encuesta retrospectiva a todos los médicos especialistas que se graduaron en el programa, desarrollado en la Universidad de Chile, con un equipo docente de Chile y España. Un total de 140 de entre 210 estudiantes, graduados en nuestro programa de 2011 a 2020, respondieron voluntariamente a la encuesta. Entre quienes respondieron, el 53,57% fueron anestesiólogos y el 26,42% intensivistas. Más del 85% de los respondedores indicó que el periodo de enseñanza online cumplió sus expectativas, y el 70,2% indicó que la experiencia práctica cumplió sus objetivos. En un análisis retrospectivo utilizando datos autorreportados, se observaron incrementos significativos en cuanto a frecuencia del uso de ecocardiografía transtorácica y transesofágica del 24,29% al 40,71% y del 13,57% al 27,86%, respectivamente, tras el programa, en comparación con el periodo anterior al mismo. Se usó la ecocardiografía principalmente en el periodo perioperatorio (56,7%) y en cuidados intensivos (32,3%), mientras que solo el 11% de los respondedores la utilizó en unidades de urgencia. Además, el 92,4% de los respondedores reveló que la información aprendida durante el programa había sido muy útil para su práctica posterior. Conclusiones: A lo largo de una década de uso, el programa de aprendizaje semipresencial de ecocardiografía fue evaluado satisfactoriamente por los especialistas que se graduaron en el programa, siendo asociado a un incremento significativo del uso de ecocardiografía en el periodo perioperatorio y en cuidados intensivos. El principal desafío es establecer un periodo más prolongado de práctica, y lograr un mayor alcance en la medicina de urgencias.(AU)

Objective:To analyse the impact of 10 years of blended echocardiography teaching. Methods and results: A questionnaire was emailed to all medical doctors who graduated from the blended learning diploma in echocardiography developed by the University of Chile and taught by a team from Chile and Spain. One hundred and forty of the 210 students who graduated from the program between 2011 and 2020 completed the questionnaire: 53.57% were anaesthesiologists, and 26.42% were intensivists. More than 85% of respondents indicated that the online teaching met their expectations, and 70.2% indicated that the hands-on practice fulfilled the stated objectives. In a retrospective analysis using self-reported data, graduates reported that their use of transthoracic and transoesophageal echocardiography has increased from 24.29% to 40.71% and from 13.57% to 27.86%, repectively, after the programme compared to before the programme. They used echocardiography mainly in the perioperative period (56.7%) and during intensive care (32.3%), while only 11% of respondents used it in emergency care units. Nearly all (92.4%) respondents reported that the skills learned was very useful in their professional practice. Conclusions: Ten years after its launch, the blended learning diploma in echocardiography was well rated by graduate specialists, and is associated with a significant increase in the use of echocardiography in the perioperative period and during intensive care. The main challenges are to establish a longer period of practice and achieve greater implantation in emergency medicine.(AU)

Student survey after ten years of continuous blended teaching of echocardiography.

OBJECTIVE: To analyse the impact of 10 years of blended echocardiography teaching. METHODS AND RESULTS: A questionnaire was emailed to all medical doctors who graduated from the blended learning diploma in echocardiography developed by the University of Chile and taught by a team from Chile and Spain. One hundred and forty of the 210 students who graduated from the program between 2011 and 2020 completed the questionnaire: 53.57% were anaesthesiologists, and 26.42% were intensivists. More than 85% of respondents indicated that the online teaching met their expectations, and 70.2% indicated that the hands-on practice fulfilled the stated objectives. In a retrospective analysis using self-reported data, graduates reported that their use of transthoracic and transoesophageal echocardiography has increased from 24.29% to 40.71% and from 13.57% to 27.86%, repectively, after the programme compared to before the programme. They used echocardiography mainly in the perioperative period (56.7%) and during intensive care (32.3%), while only 11% of respondents used it in emergency care units. Nearly all (92.4%) respondents reported that the skills learned was very useful in their professional practice. CONCLUSIONS: Ten years after its launch, the blended learning diploma in echocardiography was well rated by graduate specialists, and is associated with a significant increase in the use of echocardiography in the perioperative period and during intensive care. The main challenges are to establish a longer period of practice and achieve greater implantation in emergency medicine.