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Educational Technology Improves Ecg Interpretation Of Acute Myocardial Infarction For Medical Students And Emergency Medicine Residents, Ali Pourmand, Mary Tanski, Steven Davis, Hamid A. Shokoohi, Raymond Lucas, Fareen Zaver
Educational Technology Improves Ecg Interpretation Of Acute Myocardial Infarction For Medical Students And Emergency Medicine Residents, Ali Pourmand, Mary Tanski, Steven Davis, Hamid A. Shokoohi, Raymond Lucas, Fareen Zaver
Emergency Medicine Faculty Publications
Introduction: Asynchronous online training has become an increasingly popular educational format in the new era of technology-based professional development. We sought to evaluate the impact of an online asynchronous training module on the ability of medical students and emergency medicine (EM) residents to detect electrocardiogram (ECG) abnormalities of an acute myocardial infarction (AMI).
Methods: We developed an online ECG training and testing module on AMI, with emphasis on recognizing ST elevation myocardial infarction (MI) and early activation of cardiac catheterization resources. Study participants included senior medical students and EM residents at all postgraduate levels rotating in our emergency department (ED). …