Gray James M, Schnadower David, LaFollette Ryan, Shah Ashish S, Sobolewski Brad
Division of Emergency Medicine Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati Ohio USA.
Department of Pediatrics University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Cincinnati Ohio USA.
AEM Educ Train. 2022 Feb 1;6(1):e10725. doi: 10.1002/aet2.10725. eCollection 2022 Feb.
The use of free open-access medical education (FOAM) and other online knowledge dissemination methods has increased over the past decade. However, the role and impact of these tools in the knowledge translation continuum are poorly understood, potentially limiting the ability of knowledge generators to fully harness and exploit their potential. Here, we aim to comprehensively map and synthesize the literature describing the use of online tools for the dissemination of emergency medicine research.
Using scoping review methodology, we searched the traditional literature via PubMed, CINAHL, EMBASE, ERIC, SCOPUS, and the gray literature for publications exploring online methods to disseminate new research findings. We synthesized the results and constructed a conceptual model of current research dissemination methods.
We included 79 out of 655 unique abstracts and articles identified in our search, 62 of which were from the traditional literature. We describe six primary domains: integration with traditional literature, measurement of dissemination, online organizations and communities of practice, professional development, quality assurance tools and techniques, and advantages and disadvantages of FOAM. For each domain we present an exemplar article and prevailing gaps in knowledge. Finally, we propose a current conceptual framework for dissemination of new research findings that describes both traditional and novel methods of dissemination.
This comprehensive review of the literature and current dissemination framework will empower researchers, research networks, and granting organizations to maximize their use of FOAM and other online methods to disseminate new knowledge as well as provide clinicians a better understanding of the tools and methods by which to access and implement new research findings.
在过去十年中，免费开放获取医学教育（FOAM）及其他在线知识传播方法的使用有所增加。然而，这些工具在知识转化连续体中的作用和影响却鲜为人知，这可能会限制知识创造者充分利用其潜力的能力。在此，我们旨在全面梳理和综合描述使用在线工具传播急诊医学研究的文献。
我们采用范围综述方法，通过PubMed、CINAHL、EMBASE、ERIC、SCOPUS检索传统文献，并检索灰色文献，以查找探索传播新研究成果在线方法的出版物。我们综合了结果，并构建了当前研究传播方法的概念模型。
我们纳入了在检索中识别出的655篇独特摘要和文章中的79篇，其中62篇来自传统文献。我们描述了六个主要领域：与传统文献的整合、传播的衡量、在线组织和实践社区、专业发展、质量保证工具和技术，以及FOAM的优缺点。对于每个领域，我们都给出了一篇示例文章和当前存在的知识空白。最后，我们提出了一个当前传播新研究成果的概念框架，该框架描述了传统和新颖的传播方法。
对文献和当前传播框架的全面综述将使研究人员、研究网络和资助机构能够最大限度地利用FOAM和其他在线方法来传播新知识，并使临床医生更好地理解获取和实施新研究成果的工具和方法。
