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Hemodynamic Precision in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit using Targeted Neonatal Echocardiography
Published on: January 27, 2023
Neonatal performed echocardiography course: Can we face it?
Nádia Canale Cabral1, Simone de Araújo Negreiros Negreiros Figueira2, Marina Maccagnano Zamith3
1Division of Neonatal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Escola Paulista de Medicina-Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. nadiaccabral@hotmail.com.
Objective:
To evaluate students' qualification after a six-month basic course of Neonatal Performed Echocardiography (NPEcho), adjusted by the motivational profile.
Study Design:
Prospective cohort of 16 neonatologists/neonatal fellows who underwent the basic NPEcho course in 2019 (18 h face-to-face theoretical classes; 36 h hands-on training) and 12 in 2020 (18 h online theoretical classes; 36 h hands-on training). Students' qualification was defined as ≥70% in post-test, video test, and practical evaluation in neonates. Academic Motivation Scale was applied.
Results:
Scores in 2019 vs. 2020 were: pre-test -32% vs. 40% (p = 0.029), final theoretical score -78% vs. 69% (p = 0.007), and practical evaluation -88% vs. 65% (p = 0.003), resulting in 68.8% in 2019 vs. 33.3% in 2020 qualified students. Students' motivational profile were similar in 2019 and 2020.
Conclusion:
The NPEcho was successful in qualifying students with face-to-face theoretical classes, but the online format was inadequate to achieve the learning goals.
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