TY - JOUR
T1 - E-learning/online education in transfusion medicine
T2 - A cross-sectional international survey
AU - Al-Riyami, Arwa Z.
AU - Peterson, David
AU - Vanden Broeck, Jana
AU - Das, Soumya
AU - Saxon, Ben
AU - Lin, Yulia
AU - Rahimi-Levene, Naomi
AU - So-Osman, Cynthia
AU - Stanworth, Simon
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 British Blood Transfusion Society.
PY - 2022/9/28
Y1 - 2022/9/28
N2 - OBJECTIVES: This survey aims to assess the scope of transfusion e-learning courses in blood establishments and transfusion services internationally.BACKGROUND: E-learning/online education is increasingly used in the education of medical professionals. There is limited published data on the use of e-learning for transfusion medicine.MATERIAL AND METHODS: An International survey was designed and distributed to all members of the International Society of Blood Transfusion to assess utilisation of e-learning in their institutions. Descriptive statistics were used to summarise the results.RESULTS: A total of 177 respondents participated, 68 of which had e-learning modules in their institutions. Approximately two-thirds of the courses were developed in-house (66%), and 63% are available to learners from outside the host institutions. In one-third of institutions, these courses were established during the COVID-19 pandemic, while 15% had used e-learning courses for more than 10 years. The courses target different audiences and topics ranging from blood donation to hemovigilance. The most common audiences were physicians (71%), laboratory scientists/technologists (69%) and transfusion practitioners (63%). Formal assessment of learning outcomes is used in 70% of the programs.CONCLUSIONS: The survey demonstrates the widespread use of e-learning courses in transfusion education, with a substantial proportion being developed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
AB - OBJECTIVES: This survey aims to assess the scope of transfusion e-learning courses in blood establishments and transfusion services internationally.BACKGROUND: E-learning/online education is increasingly used in the education of medical professionals. There is limited published data on the use of e-learning for transfusion medicine.MATERIAL AND METHODS: An International survey was designed and distributed to all members of the International Society of Blood Transfusion to assess utilisation of e-learning in their institutions. Descriptive statistics were used to summarise the results.RESULTS: A total of 177 respondents participated, 68 of which had e-learning modules in their institutions. Approximately two-thirds of the courses were developed in-house (66%), and 63% are available to learners from outside the host institutions. In one-third of institutions, these courses were established during the COVID-19 pandemic, while 15% had used e-learning courses for more than 10 years. The courses target different audiences and topics ranging from blood donation to hemovigilance. The most common audiences were physicians (71%), laboratory scientists/technologists (69%) and transfusion practitioners (63%). Formal assessment of learning outcomes is used in 70% of the programs.CONCLUSIONS: The survey demonstrates the widespread use of e-learning courses in transfusion education, with a substantial proportion being developed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
KW - e-learning
KW - education
KW - transfusion medicine
KW - COVID-19
KW - Pandemics
KW - Computer-Assisted Instruction
KW - Cross-Sectional Studies
KW - Education, Distance/methods
KW - Humans
KW - Transfusion Medicine
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U2 - 10.1111/tme.12920
DO - 10.1111/tme.12920
M3 - Article
C2 - 36169016
SN - 0958-7578
VL - 32
SP - 499
EP - 504
JO - Transfusion Medicine
JF - Transfusion Medicine
IS - 6
ER -