Thurtle Natalie, Banks Colin, Cox Megan, Pain Tilley, Furyk Jeremy
Emergency Department and Department of Clinical Toxicology, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Hospital Trust, London, United Kingdom.
Emergency Department, Townsville Hospital, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
Afr J Emerg Med. 2016 Mar;6(1):12-17. doi: 10.1016/j.afjem.2015.10.005. Epub 2015 Dec 11.
Introduction Free Open Access Medical Education encompasses a broad array of free online resources and discussion fora. The aim of this paper was to describe whether Emergency Medicine trainees in different contexts know about Free Open Access Medical Education, whether or not they know about its different platforms, which ones they use, and what the major barriers to regular usage are. Methods A convenience sample was surveyed on awareness and use of Free Open Access Medical Education blogs, podcasts, websites and Twitter at three institutions (in Australia, Botswana and Papua New Guinea) and one deanery (United Kingdom) between June 2013 and June 2014 using an online survey tool or via hand-distributed survey. Results 44 trainees responded: four from Botswana, seven from Papua New Guinea, ten from the United Kingdom and 23 from Australia. 82% were aware of blogs, 80% of websites, 75% of podcasts and 61% of Twitter as resources in Emergency Medicine. Awareness and use of specific resources were lower in Botswana and Papua New Guinea. For blogs, podcasts and websites, trainees who had looked at a resource at least once were neutral or agreed that it was relevant. For Twitter, some trainees found it difficult to navigate or not relevant. Lack of awareness of resources rather than lack of internet access was the main barrier to use. Conclusion The Emergency Medicine trainees in both developed and low resource settings studied were aware that Free Open Access Medical Education resources exist, but trainees in lower income settings were generally less aware of specific resources. Lack of internet and device access was not a barrier to use in this group.
引言 免费开放获取医学教育涵盖了广泛的免费在线资源和讨论论坛。本文的目的是描述处于不同环境中的急诊医学实习生是否了解免费开放获取医学教育，他们是否了解其不同平台，使用哪些平台，以及经常使用的主要障碍是什么。方法 2013年6月至2014年6月期间，在三个机构（澳大利亚、博茨瓦纳和巴布亚新几内亚）和一个教区（英国），使用在线调查工具或通过手工分发调查问卷，对便利样本进行了关于免费开放获取医学教育博客、播客、网站和推特的认知度和使用情况的调查。结果 44名实习生做出了回应：4名来自博茨瓦纳，7名来自巴布亚新几内亚，10名来自英国，23名来自澳大利亚。82%的人知晓博客，80%知晓网站，75%知晓播客，61%知晓推特是急诊医学方面的资源。博茨瓦纳和巴布亚新几内亚对特定资源的认知度和使用率较低。对于博客、播客和网站，至少查看过一次相关资源的实习生持中立态度或认为其相关。对于推特，一些实习生觉得难以操作或认为其不相关。资源认知度不足而非缺乏互联网接入是使用的主要障碍。结论 所研究的发达国家和资源匮乏地区的急诊医学实习生都知晓免费开放获取医学教育资源的存在，但低收入地区的实习生通常对特定资源的知晓度较低。互联网和设备接入不足并非该群体使用的障碍。
