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Anna Janssen1, Andrew Coggins2, James Tadros2
1Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Charles Perkins Centre D17, Sydney, 2006, Australia, 61 2 9036 9406.
Background:
Electronic medical records (EMRs) are a potentially rich source of information on an individual's health care providers' clinical activities. These data provide an opportunity to tailor web-based learning for health care providers to align closely with their practice. There is increasing interest in the use of EMR data to understand performance and support continuous and targeted education for health care providers.
Objective:
This study aims to understand the feasibility and acceptability of harnessing EMR data to adaptively deliver a web-based learning program to early-career physicians.
Methods:
The intervention consisted of a microlearning program where content was adaptively delivered using an algorithm input with EMR data. The microlearning program content consisted of a library of questions covering topics related to best practice management of common emergency department presentations. Study participants were early-career physicians undergoing training in emergency care. The study design involved 3 design cycles, which iteratively changed aspects of the adaptive algorithm based on an end-of-cycle evaluation to optimize the intervention. At the end of each cycle, an online survey and analysis of learning platform metrics were used to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of the program. Within each cycle, participants were recruited and enrolled in the adaptive program for 6 weeks, with new cohorts of participants in each cycle.
Results:
Across each cycle, all 75 participants triggered at least 1 question from their EMR data, with the majority triggering 1 question per week. The majority of participants in the study indicated that the online program was engaging and the content felt aligned with clinical practice.
Conclusions:
The use of EMR data to deliver an adaptive online learning program for emergency trainees is both feasible and acceptable. However, further research is required on the optimal design of such adaptive solutions to ensure training is closely aligned with clinical practice.
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