Baran Szczepan W, Johnson Elizabeth J, Kehler James, Hankenson F Claire
Veterinary Bioscience Institute, Harleysville, Pennsylvania, USA.
J Am Assoc Lab Anim Sci. 2010 May;49(3):307-11.
The development of new rodent models of human disease and advances in surgical equipment and technologies have increased the demand for expertise in rodent surgery. Because of the limited availability of rodent surgical training courses, electronic (e-) learning is presented as an alternative to in-person education and as a means to hone the expertise of current surgeons in biomedical research, similar to e-learning applications for human surgery training. Translating this model to the biomedical research field provides participants with an opportunity to train themselves on rodent surgical techniques prior to operating on live models. An e-learning rodent surgery course was incorporated into a training class of undergraduate (n = 39) and graduate (n = 12) laboratory animal students, and a portion of the course was presented to laboratory animal professionals (n = 15). The effectiveness of the method was evaluated using written examination and postcourse surveys. The exam data demonstrated that the e-learning course transferred knowledge comparable to a lecture course on surgery that was presented in-person. Students responded favorably to videos, step-by-step photographs of surgical procedures, and the ready accessibility of the course. Critiques included the need to improve video resolution and quality of the voice-overs. These results support the continued development and implementation of electronic rodent surgical technique courses for use in laboratory animal and biomedical research communities.
新型人类疾病啮齿动物模型的开发以及手术设备和技术的进步，增加了对啮齿动物手术专业知识的需求。由于啮齿动物手术培训课程的供应有限，电子（e-）学习被视为面对面教育的替代方式，也是磨练当前生物医学研究领域外科医生专业技能的一种手段，这类似于人类手术培训中的电子学习应用。将这种模式应用于生物医学研究领域，为参与者提供了在对活体模型进行手术之前自行训练啮齿动物手术技术的机会。一门电子学习啮齿动物手术课程被纳入了本科（n = 39）和研究生（n = 12）实验动物专业学生的培训课程中，并且该课程的一部分内容也呈现给了实验动物专业人员（n = 15）。通过书面考试和课程结束后的调查对该方法的有效性进行了评估。考试数据表明，电子学习课程所传授的知识与面对面授课的手术课程相当。学生们对视频、手术步骤的分步照片以及课程的便捷获取方式反应良好。批评意见包括需要提高视频分辨率和画外音质量。这些结果支持继续开发和实施用于实验动物和生物医学研究领域的电子啮齿动物手术技术课程。
