caa a22 4500 357880056 20170617031055.0 cr unu---uuuuu 160308s2015 xx s 000 0 eng 1860-3572 10.3205/zma000993 doi (BORIS)oai:boris.unibe.ch:76352 26604993 pmid Virtual Patients in continuing medical education and residency training: a pilot project for acceptance analysis in the framework of a residency revision course in pediatrics [Elektronische Daten] [Ronny Lehmann, Benjamin Hanebeck, Stephan Oberle, Anke Simon, Daniela Choukair, Burkhard Tönshoff, Sören Huwendiek] Virtuelle Patienten in der ärztlichen Fort- und Weiterbildung: Ein Pilotprojekt zur Akzeptanzanalyse im Rahmen eines Weiterbildungs-Repetitoriums in der Pädiatrie publishedVersion openAccess eu-repo AIM Virtual patients (VPs) are a one-of-a-kind e-learning resource, fostering clinical reasoning skills through clinical case examples. The combination with face-to-face teaching is important for their successful integration, which is referred to as "blended learning". So far little is known about the use of VPs in the field of continuing medical education and residency training. The pilot study presented here inquired the application of VPs in the framework of a pediatric residency revision course. METHODS Around 200 participants of a pediatric nephology lecture ('nephrotic and nephritic syndrome in children') were offered two VPs as a wrap-up session at the revision course of the German Society for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine (DGKJ) 2009 in Heidelberg, Germany. Using a web-based survey form, different aspects were evaluated concerning the learning experiences with VPs, the combination with the lecture, and the use of VPs for residency training in general. RESULTS N=40 evaluable survey forms were returned (approximately 21%). The return rate was impaired by a technical problem with the local Wi-Fi firewall. The participants perceived the work-up of the VPs as a worthwhile learning experience, with proper preparation for diagnosing and treating real patients with similar complaints. Case presentations, interactivity, and locally and timely independent repetitive practices were, in particular, pointed out. On being asked about the use of VPs in general for residency training, there was a distinct demand for more such offers. CONCLUSION VPs may reasonably complement existing learning activities in residency training. Lehmann Ronny joint author Hanebeck Benjamin joint author Oberle Stephan joint author Simon Anke joint author Choukair Daniela joint author Tönshoff Burkhard joint author Huwendiek Sören joint author GMS Zeitschrift für medizinische Ausbildung 32(5), Doc51 1860-3572 http://boris.unibe.ch/76352/1/zma000993.pdf text/html WWW-Backlink auf das Repository 1 info:eu-repo/semantics/article boris PeerReviewed boris peerstatus BORIS 856 40 http://boris.unibe.ch/76352/1/zma000993.pdf text/html WWW-Backlink auf das Repository BORIS 700 1- Lehmann Ronny joint author BORIS 700 1- Hanebeck Benjamin joint author BORIS 700 1- Oberle Stephan joint author BORIS 700 1- Simon Anke joint author BORIS 700 1- Choukair Daniela joint author BORIS 700 1- Tönshoff Burkhard joint author BORIS 700 1- Huwendiek Sören joint author BORIS 773 0- GMS Zeitschrift für medizinische Ausbildung 32(5), Doc51 1860-3572 BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 BORIS BORIS BORIS info:eu-repo/semantics/article openAccess