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Novel e-learning platform for orthopaedic training in LMICs: A descriptive review of the IGOT portal

BACKGROUND: While e-learning has been written about extensively within the context of orthopaedics in the United States, there are few articles describing e-learning initiatives geared towards low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). The Institute for Global Orthopaedics and Traumatology (IGOT) at t...

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Autores principales: Brown, Kelsey E., Flores, Michael J., MacKechnie, Madeline C., Rodarte, Patricia, O'Marr, Jamieson, Shearer, David W., Toogood, Paul
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10282557/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37351189
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sopen.2023.04.003
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author Brown, Kelsey E.
Flores, Michael J.
MacKechnie, Madeline C.
Rodarte, Patricia
O'Marr, Jamieson
Shearer, David W.
Toogood, Paul
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Flores, Michael J.
MacKechnie, Madeline C.
Rodarte, Patricia
O'Marr, Jamieson
Shearer, David W.
Toogood, Paul
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description BACKGROUND: While e-learning has been written about extensively within the context of orthopaedics in the United States, there are few articles describing e-learning initiatives geared towards low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). The Institute for Global Orthopaedics and Traumatology (IGOT) at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) developed the IGOT Learning Portal to meet this need. METHODS: The IGOT Learning Portal was designed to address knowledge gaps in patient care by increasing access to high-quality orthopaedic education for surgeons and trainees worldwide. It offers 10 distinct, asynchronous courses, which are divided into a modular format. Course enrollment is free and accessible to any surgeon or trainee with a web-browsing capable device and internet connection. RESULTS: There are more than 2700 registered users and 300 active learners enrolled in IGOT Learning Portal courses. The Surgical Management and Reconstructive Training (SMART) program is the most commonly taken course. Learners represent 32 different countries across six continents. The IGOT portal also has surgical videos available on YouTube. The IGOT Portal YouTube channel has over 2000 subscribers and over 143,000 total views. CONCLUSIONS: The IGOT Learning Portal is an innovative approach to address the global disparity in orthopaedic trauma care by improving access to high-quality surgical education for surgeons and trainees both in the US and internationally. The development of an interactive online forum may be a beneficial addition to the Portal. Future directions include assessing content retention, participant interaction, and expanding existing content to other orthopaedic subspecialties.
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spelling pubmed-102825572023-06-22 Novel e-learning platform for orthopaedic training in LMICs: A descriptive review of the IGOT portal Brown, Kelsey E. Flores, Michael J. MacKechnie, Madeline C. Rodarte, Patricia O'Marr, Jamieson Shearer, David W. Toogood, Paul Surg Open Sci Review Article BACKGROUND: While e-learning has been written about extensively within the context of orthopaedics in the United States, there are few articles describing e-learning initiatives geared towards low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). The Institute for Global Orthopaedics and Traumatology (IGOT) at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) developed the IGOT Learning Portal to meet this need. METHODS: The IGOT Learning Portal was designed to address knowledge gaps in patient care by increasing access to high-quality orthopaedic education for surgeons and trainees worldwide. It offers 10 distinct, asynchronous courses, which are divided into a modular format. Course enrollment is free and accessible to any surgeon or trainee with a web-browsing capable device and internet connection. RESULTS: There are more than 2700 registered users and 300 active learners enrolled in IGOT Learning Portal courses. The Surgical Management and Reconstructive Training (SMART) program is the most commonly taken course. Learners represent 32 different countries across six continents. The IGOT portal also has surgical videos available on YouTube. The IGOT Portal YouTube channel has over 2000 subscribers and over 143,000 total views. CONCLUSIONS: The IGOT Learning Portal is an innovative approach to address the global disparity in orthopaedic trauma care by improving access to high-quality surgical education for surgeons and trainees both in the US and internationally. The development of an interactive online forum may be a beneficial addition to the Portal. Future directions include assessing content retention, participant interaction, and expanding existing content to other orthopaedic subspecialties. Elsevier 2023-04-15 /pmc/articles/PMC10282557/ /pubmed/37351189 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sopen.2023.04.003 Text en © 2023 The Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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O'Marr, Jamieson
Shearer, David W.
Toogood, Paul
Novel e-learning platform for orthopaedic training in LMICs: A descriptive review of the IGOT portal
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10282557/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sopen.2023.04.003
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