Dr. Tarchichi: Associate Professor, Department of Pediatricsand Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA; and Dr. Szymusiak: Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA.
J Contin Educ Health Prof. 2021 Jan 1;41(1):70-74. doi: 10.1097/CEH.0000000000000324.
The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing society to re-evaluate how it educates learners of all levels, from medical students to faculty. Travel restrictions and limits on large public gatherings have necessitated the cancelling of numerous regional and national conferences as well as local grand rounds at many academic centers. Podcasting provides a potential solution for providing CME in a safe, socially distant way as an alternative to these more traditional CME sources for health care professionals. Using a popular CME podcast for pediatric hospitalists as an example, this article describes the many advantages that podcasting poses over more traditional CME methods, outlines some of the methodological and technological considerations that go into creating a high-quality podcast, and describes how podcasting can be leveraged during a global pandemic. Finally, we identify areas for further research regarding podcasting, including effective ways to virtually replace the more social and community building aspects of traditional conferences and grand rounds.
新冠疫情正在迫使社会重新评估其教育各级学习者的方式，从医学生到教职员工。旅行限制和大型公众集会的限制迫使许多地区和国家会议以及许多学术中心的本地大查房取消。播客为医疗保健专业人员提供了一种安全的、保持社交距离的 CME 替代方案，这是一种潜在的解决方案。本文以一个广受欢迎的儿科医院医生 CME 播客为例，描述了播客相对于更传统的 CME 方法的许多优势，概述了创建高质量播客所涉及的一些方法学和技术考虑因素，并描述了在全球大流行期间如何利用播客。最后，我们确定了播客研究的进一步领域，包括有效虚拟替代传统会议和大查房的更社交和社区建设方面的方法。
