Accepted Type
Oral
Code
OH1-3-4
Acceptance Declaration
Accept
Additional Information
I declare I have no actual or potential conflict of interest in relation to this program.
Was this work accepted for CCME 2020?
no
Category
General Call (Workshop, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation)
Type
Oral
Sub Type
Education Innovation
Will the presenter be a:
Jr. Faculty (less than 5 years in practice)
Affiliation
Considered for Poster
yes
Title
Teaching medical students a new way of seeing: a curricular innovation for virtual care delivery
Length of Presentation
Background/Purpose
Background:
The COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated an abrupt shift in education and clinical delivery. To comply with necessary public health measures, many clinical programs have shifted to virtual patient care. Although both virtual and in-person consultations are forms of clinical assessment, there are important differences that require specific skills and preparation.
Purpose: To teach medical students about virtual care models and develop an approach to clinical assessments virtually using a webinar and standardized patient (SP) encounter.
Summary of the Innovation
Summary of Innovation:
A multi-disciplinary team with clinical experience in virtual care created a 1-hour webinar for clinical clerks. The webinar reviewed types of virtual care, barriers to and facilitators of the different modalities in addition to challenges regarding confidentiality, equity, professionalism and technical troubleshooting. Students participated in a 30-minute small group case discussion with a preceptor and SP, designed to test commonly encountered difficulties.
Results:
258 students participated in the webinar and small-group discussions, with 15 SPs and 37 small-group preceptors. Students appreciated the practical nature of the tips provided in the lecture. The virtual encounter with an SP was described as engaging and allowed students to feel more comfortable with this care delivery model. The webinar received an overall score of 3.69/5 (n=56) and the small group discussions 4.07/5 (n=60).
Conclusion
Conclusions: We successfully developed a curricular intervention to teach clinical skills in virtual care, successfully utilising SP encounters. Future directions include long-term follow-up of the impact on actual virtual care delivery.
Keyword 1
virtual patient care
Keyword 2
standardized patient encounter
Keyword 3
virtual medical education
Level of Training
Undergraduate
Abstract Themes
Curriculum
Curriculum
General
Additional Theme (First choice)
Undergraduate
Additional Theme (Second Choice)
Additional Theme (Third Choice)
Authors
Presenter
Shazeen Suleman
Term 1
Yes
Term 2
Yes
Term 3
Yes
Term 4
Yes
Term 5
Yes
