Undergraduate medial studens' and medical educators' experiences with and opinions on teleconsultation training

Description

Telehealth becomes increasingly important in modern health care systems. Remote consultations (i.e. teleconsultations) have been used before the COVID-19 pandemic; however, the pandemic accelerated the use and highlighted the advantages but also disadvantages of telehealth. The use of technology in health care needs special consideration and different skills than face-to-face interaction between practitioners and patients.
The future workforce must be prepared for a digitalised health care setting. Missing evidence-informed trainings regarding teleconsultation and telecommunication at undergraduate level led to the aim of the
present PhD study: explore the experiences with and opinions on teleconsultation and telecommunication training in undergraduate medical students and medical educators across the UK.

A mixed-methods study will be conducted utilising an online survey and semi-structured interviews with undergraduate medical students and medical educators in the UK. The integration of the mixed-methods follow an inductive, additional coverage.


Preliminary results indicate that most students and educators have made experiences with teleconsultation and telecommunication during the pandemic. Medical schools had to adapt their curriculum quickly and especially medical educators are concerned about doing it correctly. The opinions on teleconsultation are mixed but students as well as educators think that it requires good triaging systems.


Globally, health care systems are increasing the use of telemedicine. It is essential to prepare the future workforce for those changes. The study contributes to building the foundation for the development of a teleconsultation core curriculum.

Period	7 Jul 2022
Event title	ASME 2022
Event type	Conference
Location	Aberdeen, United KingdomShow on map