De la Fuente Carlos, Machado Álvaro S, Kunzler Marcos R, Carpes Felipe P
Carrera de Kinesiología, Departamento de Ciencias De la Salud, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Laboratorio LIBFE, Escuela de Kinesiología, Universidad de los Andes, Santiago, Chile.
Front Neurol. 2020 Jun 24;11:509. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2020.00509. eCollection 2020.
The application of surface electromyography (sEMG) in neurology is sometimes limited by a scientific background in the use of sEMG. Students frequently use sEMG only when developing their graduate studies. To reduce these barriers, we promoted a free Winter School on sEMG to Latin American students. The school was a 3-day event with theoretical classes and computer programming in Matlab. Lectures were delivered in Portuguese and Spanish to 50 participants. All lectures were recorded and made available on YouTube®. After the School, participants completed a written exam to receive a certificate. The written exam revealed the average effectiveness of 71 ± 20% in the comprehension of topics addressed during the school. Participants rated the School as "excellent" and considered the event as having changed their thoughts about the use of sEMG. Limited mathematical skills or background were the main barriers identified to follow the lectures and to make use of sEMG. We conclude that the Winter School had a positive impact on participant's formation, especially by showing them the importance of continuous involvement with the concepts related to sEMG to become proficient in its use. From the participant's point of view, the activity was excellent and the follow up of the school on YouTube® suggests that combining face-to-face activities followed by the online availability of lectures is a valid strategy to reinforce the learning process and to reduce barriers in the use of sEMG. Whether similar results would be achieved for a paid registration event in an economically developing region, still requires further investigation.
表面肌电图（sEMG）在神经病学中的应用有时会受到sEMG使用方面科学背景的限制。学生们在开展研究生学习时才经常使用sEMG。为减少这些障碍，我们为拉丁美洲的学生举办了一次免费的sEMG冬季学校。该学校为期3天，设有理论课程和Matlab计算机编程课程。讲座以葡萄牙语和西班牙语进行，共有50名参与者。所有讲座均进行了录制，并在YouTube®上发布。学校结束后，参与者完成了一场笔试以获得证书。笔试结果显示，参与者对学校所涉及主题的理解平均有效率为71±20%。参与者将该学校评为“优秀”，并认为此次活动改变了他们对sEMG使用的看法。有限的数学技能或背景是参与者跟上讲座并使用sEMG的主要障碍。我们得出结论，冬季学校对参与者的培训产生了积极影响，特别是向他们展示了持续参与与sEMG相关概念对于熟练使用sEMG的重要性。从参与者的角度来看，该活动非常出色，并且学校在YouTube®上的后续跟进表明，将面对面活动与讲座的在线提供相结合是强化学习过程和减少sEMG使用障碍的有效策略。在经济欠发达地区举办的付费注册活动是否会取得类似结果，仍需进一步研究。
