Multimedia Approach to Living Donation Education for Transplant Professionals: Building a Professional Society...

Area of Science:

• Medical Education
• Transplant Surgery
• Organ Donation

Background:

• Growing initiatives aim to reduce barriers and improve education for living donation and transplantation.
• The internet and social media (SoMe) have revolutionized online information sharing in medicine.
• Visual abstracts (VAs) and infographics are effective tools for disseminating transplant-related information.

Purpose of the Study:

• To describe the establishment and function of the American Society of Transplantation Living Donor Community of Practice (LDCOP) Multimedia Workgroup (MMWG).
• To highlight the MMWG's role in supporting professional education for living donation.
• To present a multimedia approach to educating transplant professionals about living donation.

Main Methods:

• Establishment of a professional society multimedia workgroup (MMWG).
• Development and dissemination of audiovisual content, including visual abstracts and infographics.
• Rigorous, multi-layered vetting of content by academic experts.
• Fostering professional community engagement and collaboration via social media.

Main Results:

• The MMWG provides audiovisual support for the LDCOP's educational mission.
• A model for creating reliable and accurate visual educational content has been pioneered.
• The MMWG facilitates collaborative learning and skill-building among transplant professionals.
• Social media enhances global networking and collaboration in transplantation.

Conclusions:

• Multimedia approaches, including visual abstracts and social media, are crucial for advancing living donation education.
• Professional society workgroups can effectively create and vet high-quality educational content.
• This initiative promotes a collaborative learning environment for transplant professionals worldwide.