Remote Synchronous Laceration Repair Instruction With Summary Feedback.

Area of Science:

• Medical Education
• Surgical Skills Training
• Remote Learning Technologies

Background:

• COVID-19 pandemic necessitated shift from in-person to remote training.
• Traditional in-person training models were disrupted.
• Need for adaptive remote learning solutions for procedural skills.

Purpose of the Study:

• To develop and evaluate an adaptive remote approach for teaching laceration repair.
• To provide synchronous instruction and feedback in a virtual setting.
• To assess the impact of remote training on resident self-confidence in suture techniques.

Main Methods:

• A 2-hour virtual procedure workshop on suture techniques for laceration repair was delivered to 35 family medicine residents.
• Paired-sample t-tests compared pre- and post-test scores of learner self-confidence.
• Mixed-methods analysis of short-answer responses and review of submitted photos/videos with rubric-based feedback.

Main Results:

• Significant improvement in self-confidence scores for all suture techniques post-workshop.
• Majority of short-answer responses (56.7%) were positive regarding the remote training.
• 97.1% of residents rated the workshop as equal to or better than prior in-person training experiences.

Conclusions:

• Remotely-delivered, real-time, synchronous suture technique workshops are valuable learning experiences.
• Learner-reported satisfaction indicates success of the adaptive remote approach.
• Further research is required to confirm the efficacy of this platform for procedural competence.