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A pilot program evaluating WhatsApp as an interactive educational tool for pediatric radiology in Eastern Africa

The widespread use of WhatsApp as a communication tool makes it a candidate platform to facilitate the delivery of educational materials to radiology trainees in Eastern Africa. The aim of this pilot program is to assess the novel approach of using WhatsApp as a learning tool in pediatric radiology...

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Autores principales: Rooks, Elizabeth A., Nayiga, Joyce, Rousslang, Lee K., Meldrum, Jaren T., Ishikawa, Kyle, DeStigter, Kristen K., Rooks, V. J.
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Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10122084/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37086289
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00247-023-05658-x
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author Rooks, Elizabeth A.
Nayiga, Joyce
Rousslang, Lee K.
Meldrum, Jaren T.
Ishikawa, Kyle
DeStigter, Kristen K.
Rooks, V. J.
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Nayiga, Joyce
Rousslang, Lee K.
Meldrum, Jaren T.
Ishikawa, Kyle
DeStigter, Kristen K.
Rooks, V. J.
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description The widespread use of WhatsApp as a communication tool makes it a candidate platform to facilitate the delivery of educational materials to radiology trainees in Eastern Africa. The aim of this pilot program is to assess the novel approach of using WhatsApp as a learning tool in pediatric radiology for residents in Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. We recruited radiology residents to participate in a 3-month case-based pediatric radiology learning module that was delivered through WhatsApp to personal cell phones. Residents were presented with a multiple choice question once a week. Once they submitted their answer, the correct answer and explanations for each choice were provided. Questionnaires investigated comfort with reading pediatric radiology imaging, perception of the module content and convenience of the approach. Of the 72  participants, 40 (56%) responded to all 12 questions and both questionnaires, of whom 22 (55%) reported little to no comfort before the module and feeling very comfortable after. Confidence decreased with the number of incorrect answers. There was no correlation between the number of correct answers and the year level of the resident. Participants reported that the module was useful for learning pediatric radiology, found the material moderately difficult and found the application convenient for learning. Pediatric radiology educational content delivered over WhatsApp to residents in Eastern Africa is perceived as beneficial and convenient. This interactive learning platform provides opportunities for mentorship and enhanced learning of pediatric radiology. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s00247-023-05658-x.
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spelling pubmed-101220842023-04-24 A pilot program evaluating WhatsApp as an interactive educational tool for pediatric radiology in Eastern Africa Rooks, Elizabeth A. Nayiga, Joyce Rousslang, Lee K. Meldrum, Jaren T. Ishikawa, Kyle DeStigter, Kristen K. Rooks, V. J. Pediatr Radiol Global Paediatric Radiology The widespread use of WhatsApp as a communication tool makes it a candidate platform to facilitate the delivery of educational materials to radiology trainees in Eastern Africa. The aim of this pilot program is to assess the novel approach of using WhatsApp as a learning tool in pediatric radiology for residents in Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. We recruited radiology residents to participate in a 3-month case-based pediatric radiology learning module that was delivered through WhatsApp to personal cell phones. Residents were presented with a multiple choice question once a week. Once they submitted their answer, the correct answer and explanations for each choice were provided. Questionnaires investigated comfort with reading pediatric radiology imaging, perception of the module content and convenience of the approach. Of the 72  participants, 40 (56%) responded to all 12 questions and both questionnaires, of whom 22 (55%) reported little to no comfort before the module and feeling very comfortable after. Confidence decreased with the number of incorrect answers. There was no correlation between the number of correct answers and the year level of the resident. Participants reported that the module was useful for learning pediatric radiology, found the material moderately difficult and found the application convenient for learning. Pediatric radiology educational content delivered over WhatsApp to residents in Eastern Africa is perceived as beneficial and convenient. This interactive learning platform provides opportunities for mentorship and enhanced learning of pediatric radiology. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s00247-023-05658-x. Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2023-04-22 /pmc/articles/PMC10122084/ /pubmed/37086289 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00247-023-05658-x Text en © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2023, Springer Nature or its licensor (e.g. a society or other partner) holds exclusive rights to this article under a publishing agreement with the author(s) or other rightsholder(s); author self-archiving of the accepted manuscript version of this article is solely governed by the terms of such publishing agreement and applicable law. This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic.
spellingShingle Global Paediatric Radiology
Rooks, Elizabeth A.
Nayiga, Joyce
Rousslang, Lee K.
Meldrum, Jaren T.
Ishikawa, Kyle
DeStigter, Kristen K.
Rooks, V. J.
A pilot program evaluating WhatsApp as an interactive educational tool for pediatric radiology in Eastern Africa
title A pilot program evaluating WhatsApp as an interactive educational tool for pediatric radiology in Eastern Africa
title_full A pilot program evaluating WhatsApp as an interactive educational tool for pediatric radiology in Eastern Africa
title_fullStr A pilot program evaluating WhatsApp as an interactive educational tool for pediatric radiology in Eastern Africa
title_full_unstemmed A pilot program evaluating WhatsApp as an interactive educational tool for pediatric radiology in Eastern Africa
title_short A pilot program evaluating WhatsApp as an interactive educational tool for pediatric radiology in Eastern Africa
title_sort pilot program evaluating whatsapp as an interactive educational tool for pediatric radiology in eastern africa
topic Global Paediatric Radiology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10122084/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37086289
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00247-023-05658-x
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