Nueva herramienta de comunicación para el entrenamiento de soporte vital básico: smart glasses. Un diseño cuasiexperimental / New communication tool for basic life support training: smart glasses. A quasi-experimental study

Objetivo Analizar la efectividad de una metodología de enseñanza-aprendizaje de teleformación en soporte vital básico (SVB) basada en la comunicación a través de smart glasses. Diseño Estudio piloto cuasiexperimental de no inferioridad. Participantes Un total de 60 estudiantes universitarios. Intervenciones Aleatorización de los participantes en: grupo de teleformación a través de smart glasses (SG) y de formación tradicional (C). Ambas sesiones de entrenamiento fueron muy breves (<8 minutos) e incluyeron el mismo contenido en SVB. En SG, la capacitación fue comunicándose a través de una videollamada con smart glasses. Variables de interés principales Se evaluó el protocolo del SVB, el uso de desfibrilador externo automático (DEA), la calidad de la reanimación y los tiempos de actuación. Resultados En la mayoría de las variables del protocolo del SVB, la calidad de la reanimación y los tiempos de ejecución no hubo diferencias estadísticamente significativas entre grupos. Hubo mejor actuación de SG al valorar la respiración (SG: 100%, C: 81%; p=0,013), el avisar antes de la descarga del DEA (SG: 79%, C: 52%; p=0,025) y las compresiones con buena reexpansión (SG: 85%, C: 32%; p=0,008). Conclusiones El tele-entrenamiento en SVB-DEA para legos con smart glasses podría llegar a ser, al menos, tan efectivo como un método tradicional de enseñanza. Además, las smart glasses podrían ser más ventajosas para ciertos aspectos del protocolo del SVB y la calidad de las compresiones, probablemente debido a la capacidad de visualización de imágenes en tiempo real. La enseñanza basada en la realidad aumentada debe considerarse para la capacitación en SVB, aunque se requiere tanto cautela en la extrapolación de hallazgos como estudios futuros con mayor profundidad. (AU)

Aim To analyze the effectiveness of a teaching-learning methodology for teletraining in basic life support (BLS) based on communication through smart glasses. Design Pilot quasi-experimental non-inferiority study. Participants Sixty college students. Interventions Randomization of the participants in: tele-training through smart glasses (SG) and traditional training (C) groups. Both training sessions were very brief (less than 8 minutes) and included the same BLS content. In SG, the instructor trained through a video call with smart glasses. Main variables of interest The BLS protocol, the use of AED, the quality of resuscitation and the response times were evaluated. Results In most of the BLS protocol variables, the resuscitation quality and performance times, there were no statistically significant differences between groups. There were significant differences (in favor of the SG) in the assessment of breathing (SG: 100%, CG: 81%; p=0.013), the not-to-touch warning before applying the shock (SG: 79%, CG: 52%; p=0.025) and compressions with correct recoil (SG: 85%, CG: 32%; p=0.008). Conclusions Laypeople BLS-AED brief tele-training through smart glasses could potentially be, at least, as effective as traditional training methods. In addition, smart glasses could be more advantageous than traditional teaching for certain points of the BLS protocol and chest compressions quality, probably due to the capability of real-time visualization of images which supports the BLS sequence. Augmented reality supported teaching should be considered for BLS training, although caution is required in extrapolating findings, and further in-depth studies are needed to confirm its potential role depending on concrete target populations and environments. (AU)

Future of virtual education and telementoring.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: To summarize recent technological advancements in medical and surgical education and explore what the future of medicine might be as it relates to blockchain technology, the metaverse, and web3. RECENT FINDINGS: Through the use of digitally assisted ophthalmic surgery and high dynamic range 3D cameras, it is now possible to record and live stream 3D video content. Although the 'metaverse' is still in its early stages, there are a variety of proto-metaverse technologies that exist to facilitate user interactions that can mimic the real world through the use of shared digital environments and 3D spatial audio. Advanced blockchain technologies can allow for further development of interoperable virtual worlds where a user has an on-chain identity, credentials, data, assets, and much more that they can carry across platforms seamlessly. SUMMARY: As remote real-time communication becomes an integral part of human interaction, 3D live streaming has the potential to revolutionize ophthalmic education by removing traditional geographic and physical constraints of in-person surgical viewing. The incorporation of metaverse and web3 technologies has created new outlets for knowledge sharing that may improve how we operate, teach, learn, and transfer knowledge.

Volver a la presencialidad sin ser el mismo: los docentes después de la pandemia / Returning to presentiality without being the same: teachers after the pandemic

Objetivo: Comprender los significados que los docentes le dan a su práctica profesional en el regreso al trabajo presencial después del confinamiento por Covid-19. Metodología: Investigación cualitativa con enfoque etnográfico exploratorio durante febrero y agosto de 2022. La información se recolectó por entrevistas semiestructuradas y se realizó diario de campo. Resultados: Volver a la normalidad luego de pandemia es un reto pedagógico para los docentes; el regreso a las aulas les ha generado sentimientos contradictorios: por un lado, felicidad al recuperar lo que se tenía y hacían anterior a la pandemia, pero angustia y disconfort por perder lo logrado en la virtualidad. Conclusión: La presencialidad genera ventajas y desventajas para los docentes y los reta a procesos de adaptación y resistencia. Es indispensable conservar los logros de la virtualidad y, para ello, las instituciones de educación deben ofrecer las mejores condiciones laborales que favorezcan el bienestar docente y la buena formación de los futuros profesionales.(AU)

Objective: Understand the meanings that teachers give to their professional practice in the return to face-to-face work after the confinement by Covid-19. Methods: Qualitative research with an exploratory ethnographic approach during February and August 2022. The information was collected through semi-structured interviews and a field diary was carried out. Results: Returning to normality after the pandemic is a pedagogical challenge for teachers; the return to the classroom has generated contradictory feelings: on the one hand, happiness at recovering what they had and did before the pandemic, but anguish and discomfort at losing what they had achieved online. Conclusion: To be in person generates advantages and disadvantages for teachers and challenges them to processes of adaptation and resistance. It is essential to preserve the achievements of virtuality and, for this, educational institutions must offer the best working conditions that favor teacher well-being and the good training of future professionals.(AU)

The impact of COVID-19 induced emergency remote instruction on students' academic performance at an HBCU.

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic early in 2020 forced universities to shut down their campuses and transition to emergency remote instruction (ERI). Students had to quickly adapt to this new mode of instruction while dealing with all other distractions caused by the pandemic. This study integrates extensive data from students' institutional records at a large Historically Black College and University (HBCU) institution with data from a students' survey about the impact of COVID-19 on learning during the Spring 2020 semester to examine the impact of the transition to ERI on students' performance and identify the main factors explaining variations in students' performance. The main findings of our analysis are: (a) students' university experience was positively correlated with performance (continuing students who spent at least one academic year at the university prior to the outbreak had better performance than freshman and new transfer students), (b) students' perceived change in performance after the transition was positively associated with actual performance (students who perceived a decline in their performance after transition to ERI had significantly worse performance than other students), and (c) students' prior online learning experiences and students' emotional experiences with the COVID-19 disease were not significantly associated with performance. These results suggest that the approaches adopted by higher education institutions to support students during times of crisis should pay special attention to certain groups of students.

Sharp increase in inequality in education in times of the COVID-19-pandemic.

The COVID-19-pandemic forced many countries to close schools abruptly in the spring of 2020. These school closures and the subsequent period of distance learning has led to concerns about increasing inequality in education, as children from lower-educated and poorer families have less access to (additional) resources at home. This study analyzes differences in declines in learning gains in primary education in the Netherlands for reading, spelling and math, using rich data on standardized test scores and register data on student and parental background for almost 300,000 unique students. The results show large inequalities in the learning loss based on parental education and parental income, on top of already existing inequalities. The results call for a national focus on interventions specifically targeting vulnerable students.

Iranian nursing students experiences regarding the status of e-learning during COVID-19 pandemic.

INTRODUCTION: With the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, universities immediately responded to protect students' lives by implementing e-learning in order to stop the spread of the communicable disease within the academic population. This study aimed to describe iranian nursing students' experiences of e-learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The current study used a qualitative descriptive study. Ten nursing undergraduate students from a single Iranian university identified using purposive sampling methods. Face-to-face semi-structured interview conducted from May to July 2021 and analyzed through thematic analysis. Lincoln and Goba criteria were used to obtain data validity and reliability. RESULTS: Four themes emerged including"novelty of e-learning","advantages of e-learning", "disadvantages of e-learning"and"passage of time and the desire to return to face education". Participants evaluated e-learning as a novel method without proper infrastructure, it was initially confusing but became the new normal as their knowledge of the way to use it improved. Advantages included self-centered flexible learning and reduction in their concerns experienced with face-to-face learning. Disadvantages including changing the way they interact with teachers, decreasing interactions with classmates, problems with education files, superficial learning, hardware problems, family members' perceptions of the student role, interference of home affairs with e-learning, cheating on exams and assignments and being far away from the clinical context. CONCLUSION: The findings revealed that e-learning has been introduced as a new method for the current research participants and despite the perceived benefits, these students believed that e-learning could supplement face education but not replace it.

Formação de enfermeiros durante a pandemia de COVID-19 no extremo sul do Brasil: estudo transversal / Training of nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic in southernmost Brazil: a cross-sectional study / Formación de enfermeras durante la pandemia de COVID-19 en el extremo sur de Brasil: estudio transversal / Training of nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic in southernmost Brazil: a cross-sectional study

Objetivos: identificar as estratégias adotadas para a continuidade da formação de enfermeiros durante a pandemia de COVID-19. Métodos: estudo transversal, realizado com coordenadores de curso de graduação em Enfermagem do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil, e coleta de dados on-line, entre novembro de 2020 e março de 2021. Resultados: participaram 48 coordenadores; as Instituições de Ensino Superior adotaram o Ensino Remoto Emergencial no tempo médio de 26,9 dias após a determinação do distanciamento social e a mediana 45 dias em relação aos Estágios Obrigatórios, sendo que em 2020/1 81,3% das instituições mantiveram alunos nesta atividade e em 2020/2 o número passou para 85,4%. A supervisão direta, nos estágios, foi realizada em 50% das instituições. Como auxílio aos estudantes, destacaram-se o acesso a plataformas e biblioteca digital, e acesso assíncrono ao conteúdo. Conclusão e implicações para a prática: as estratégias para a continuidade do ensino incluíram a adoção de estratégia on-line, a retomada de estágios curriculares, a redução do número de alunos por grupo nas aulas práticas e a disponibilização de auxílio aos estudantes. O presente estudo identificou iniciativas que garantiram o ensino de Enfermagem no contexto pandêmico; há necessidade de novas investigações que avaliem o impacto de tais medidas na qualidade do ensino

Objectives: To identify the strategies adopted to proceed to education nursing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out with coordinators of undergraduate nursing programs in the Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Data collection was carried out online between November 2020 and March 2021. Results: A total of 48 coordinators participated. Higher Education Institutions adopted Emergency Remote Education in an average time of 26.9 days after determining social distance and the median of 45 days concerning mandatory internships. In 2020/1, 81.3% of institutions kept students in this activity, and in 2020/2, the number increased to 85.4%. Direct supervision was carried out in 50% of institutions in internships. Access to platforms and digital libraries and asynchronous access to content stood out as an aid to students. Conclusion and implications for practice: Strategies for continuity of teaching included adopting an online strategy, resumption of curricular internships, reducing the number of students per class in practical classes, and student aid. The present study involved the identification of initiatives that ensured nursing education in the context of the pandemic, encouraging the need for new investigations that focus on assessing the impact of such measures on education quality

Objetivos: identificar las estrategias adoptadas para continuar la formación de enfermeras durante la pandemia de COVID-19. Métodos: estudio transversal, realizado con coordinadores de cursos de pregrado en Enfermería en Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil, y recolección de datos en línea, entre noviembre de 2020 y marzo de 2021. Resultados: de un total de 48 coordinadores participantes, se identificó que las Instituciones de Educación Superior adoptaron Educación Remota de Emergencia en un tiempo promedio de 26,9 días después de la determinación del distanciamiento social y la mediana de 45 días en relación a las Pasantías Obligatorias. En 2020/1, el 81,3% de las instituciones tenían alumnos en esta actividad y, en 2020/2, el 85,4%. La supervisión directa, en pasantías, se realizó en el 50% de las instituiciones. Como ayuda a los estudiantes se destacó el acceso a plataformas y biblioteca digital, y el acceso asincrónico a contenidos. Conclusión e implicaciones para la práctica: Las estrategias para la continuidad de la docencia incluyeron la adopción del formato enlínea, la reanudación de las prácticas curriculares, la reducción del número de alumnos por clase en las clases prácticas y la asistencia al alumno. El presente estudio implicó la identificación de iniciativas que garantizaron la formación en Enfermería en el contexto de la pandemia, incentivando la necesidad de nuevas investigaciones que se centren en evaluar el impacto de tales medidas en la calidad de la educación.

Disrupción académica provocada por COVID-19 en la educación médica superior. Respuestas inmediatas y propuestas de futuro / Academic disruption caused by COVID-19 in higher medical education. Direct responses and proposals for the future

RESUMEN Las instituciones de educación superior de Salud han afrontado un gran reto con la aparición de la pandemia de COVID-19. Esta situación generó una ruptura de los tradicionales modelos de formación, caracterizados por la presencialidad en el aula, obligando a pasar hacia la educación a distancia, conocida en esta situación como educación remota de emergencia. Este proceso de disrupción académica, determinó acciones para lograr, aun en estas condiciones, la continuidad del curso escolar, estructurándose las mismas en dos etapas sucesivas: la primera, con predominio del principio de depósito sin interacción (estantería o repositorio), y la segunda con predominio del principio de interacción (verdadero espacio virtual de intercambio) (AU).

ABSTRACT The institutions of higher health education have faced a major challenge with the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic. This situation caused a rupture of the traditional training models, characterized by the presence in the classroom, forcing to move towards distance education, known in this situation as remote emergency education. This process of academic disruption determined actions to achieve, even under these conditions, the continuity of the school year, structuring them in two successive stages: the first, with predominance of the principle of non-interaction deposit (shelving or repository), and the second with predominance of the principle of interaction (true virtual space of exchange) (AU).

Children's mental and behavioral health, schooling, and socioeconomic characteristics during school closure in France due to COVID-19: the SAPRIS project.

COVID-19 limitation strategies have led to widespread school closures around the world. The present study reports children's mental health and associated factors during the COVID-19 school closure in France in the spring of 2020. We conducted a cross-sectional analysis using data from the SAPRIS project set up during the COVID-19 pandemic in France. Using multinomial logistic regression models, we estimated associations between children's mental health, children's health behaviors, schooling, and socioeconomic characteristics of the children's families. The sample consisted of 5702 children aged 8-9 years, including 50.2% girls. In multivariate logistic regression models, children's sleeping difficulties were associated with children's abnormal symptoms of both hyperactivity-inattention (adjusted Odds Ratio (aOR) 2.05; 95% Confidence Interval 1.70-2.47) and emotional symptoms (aOR 5.34; 95% CI 4.16-6.86). Factors specifically associated with abnormal hyperactivity/inattention were: male sex (aOR 2.29; 95% CI 1.90-2.76), access to specialized care prior to the pandemic and its suspension during school closure (aOR 1.51; 95% CI 1.21-1.88), abnormal emotional symptoms (aOR 4.06; 95% CI 3.11-5.29), being unschooled or schooled with assistance before lockdown (aOR 2.13; 95% CI 1.43-3.17), and tutoring with difficulties or absence of a tutor (aOR 3.25; 95% CI 2.64-3.99; aOR 2.47; 95% CI 1.48-4.11, respectively). Factors associated with children's emotional symptoms were the following: being born pre-term (aOR 1.34; 95% CI 1.03-1.73), COVID-19 cases among household members (aOR 1.72; 95% CI 1.08-2.73), abnormal symptoms of hyperactivity/inattention (aOR 4.18; 95% CI 3.27-5.34) and modest income (aOR 1.45; 95% CI 1.07-1.96; aOR 1.36; 95% CI 1.01-1.84). Multiple characteristics were associated with elevated levels of symptoms of hyperactivity-inattention and emotional symptoms in children during the period of school closure due to COVID-19. Further studies are needed to help policymakers to balance the pros and cons of closing schools, taking into consideration the educational and psychological consequences for children.

The impact of e-learning during COVID-19 pandemic on students' body aches in Palestine.

Musculoskeletal pain is a major concern in our life due to its negative effects on our ability to perform daily functions. During COVID-19 pandemic, several countries switched their teaching programs into e-learning, where students spend long hour using electronic devices. The use of these devices was associated with several musculoskeletal complains among the students. The aim of this study is to evaluate the different body aches associated with e-learning on university students. The subjects of this study were students from An-Najah University in Palestine. 385 questionnaires were filled using Google forms questionnaire and all the subjects were using e-learning due to COVID-19 pandemic. Our study showed that a large percentage of participants used electronic devices for e-learning during the pandemic. The Duration of these devices use was correlated with duration and degree of pain, and associated with the difficulty in ability to perform several daily activities. Furthermore, most of the students used the sitting position with supine bent forward during the device usage. Thus, the university students that participated in this study had an increase in body aches during the e-learning process, and the aches duration and severity increases if the duration of electronic devices usage increase.

The impact of COVID-19 on surgical education: perspectives from Canadian general surgery residents.

Most institutions have mitigated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on residency education by transitioning to web-based educational platforms and using innovative solutions, such as surgical video libraries, telehealth clinics, online question banks via social media platforms, and procedural simulations. Here, we assess the perceived impact of COVID-19 on Canadian surgical residency education and discuss the unique challenges in adapting to a virtual format and how novel training methods implemented during the pandemic may be useful in the future of surgical education.

Mentoring in cardiology: A New Teaching Tool in a Rapidly Transforming World

Abstract This is an article aimed at showing the mentoring role in a fast-changing society, particularly during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. The intense flow of information feelings and new knowledge makes it necessary for medical education to be updated to keep up with social and professional dynamics, according to health requirements and new knowledge demands. The mentoring program is a development process in which the mentor promotes the mentee professional and personal growth, by the exchange of visions and experiences. It allows an increase in the repertoire of solutions, particularly important in such an unstable context imposed by the pandemic. The mentor and mentee are challenged to move from a traditional to a virtual environment, characterized by physical distancing, development of digital medicine and distance learning.

Perceived e-learning stress as an independent predictor of e-learning readiness: Results from a nationwide survey in Bangladesh.

BACKGROUND: E-learning is a relatively trending system of education that has been placed over conventional campus-based learning worldwide, especially since the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to assess e-learning readiness among university students of a developing country like Bangladesh and identify the independent predictors of e-learning readiness. METHODS: From 26 December 2020 to 11 January 2021, a total of 1162 university students who had enrolled for e-learning completed a semi-structured questionnaire. Data were collected online via "Google Form" following the principles of snowball sampling through available social media platforms in Bangladesh. A multivariable linear regression model was fitted to investigate the association of e-learning readiness with perceived e-learning stress and other independent predictor variables. RESULTS: A total of 1162 university students participated in this study. The results indicated that with the increase of students' perceived e-learning stress score, the average e-learning readiness score was significantly decreased (ß = -0.43, 95% CI: -0.66, -0.20). The students did not seem ready, and none of the e-learning readiness scale items reached the highest mean score (5.0). The age, gender, divisional residence, preference of students and their parents, devices used, and having any eye problems were significantly associated with the students' e-learning readiness. CONCLUSION: During the prolonged period of the COVID-19 pandemic, e-learning implication strategies are needed to be assessed systematically with the level of readiness and its' impacts among students for the continuation of sound e-learning systems. The study findings recommend evaluating the e-learning readiness of university students and the mental health outcomes during the COVID-19 catastrophe in Bangladesh.