Basic Burns Management E-Learning: A New Teaching Tool.

Area of Science:

• Medical Education
• Surgical Training
• Burn Care

Background:

• Burns teaching is inconsistently integrated into UK medical school curricula.
• There is a need for accessible and standardized burns management education for medical students.
• E-learning offers a scalable solution for medical education delivery.

Purpose of the Study:

• To develop and evaluate an e-learning tutorial for basic burns management.
• To assess the feasibility of incorporating this e-learning module into the medical school curriculum.
• To gauge medical student satisfaction and perceived usefulness of the tutorial.

Main Methods:

• A 33-webpage e-learning tutorial covering essential aspects of burn care was created.
• Topics included burn response, assessment, first aid, surveys, and referral guidelines.
• A 12-question Likert scale survey evaluated student satisfaction among 18 medical students.

Main Results:

• The majority of students (72%) expressed interest in an e-learning module for burns management.
• Students rated the e-learning highly: ease of use (87%), usefulness (88%), relevance (90%), content clarity (78%), content quality (83%), design (79%), and overall satisfaction (87%).
• Most students reported good or very good ratings across all e-learning domains.

Conclusions:

• The 'Basic Burns Management' e-learning tutorial is an effective tool for delivering burns education.
• This module facilitates efficient integration of burns teaching into medical curricula and other training settings.
• E-learning provides a valuable and accessible method for enhancing medical student knowledge in burn care.