Keep calm and carry on learning: using Microsoft Teams to deliver a medical education programme during the COVID-19 pandemic
Daisy Henderson, Hannah Woodcock, Jay Mehta, Nuzhath Khan, Victoria Shivji, Charlotte Richardson, Haleema Aya, Shier Ziser, Gabriele Pollara and Aine Burns
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/fhj.2020-0071
Future Healthc J October 2020 Daisy Henderson
ASheila Sherlock Postgraduate Medical Education Centre, London, UK
Roles: senior clinical teaching fellow
Hannah Woodcock
BRoyal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
Roles: clinical lecturer in respiratory medicine
Jay Mehta
CRoyal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
Roles: chief medical information officer
Nuzhath Khan
DRoyal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
Roles: infectious diseases specialist registrar
Victoria Shivji
ERoyal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
Roles: senior clinical fellow in infectious diseases education and research
Charlotte Richardson
DRoyal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
Roles: infectious diseases specialist registrar
Haleema Aya
FSheila Sherlock Postgraduate Medical Education Centre, London, UK
Roles: Foundation year 2 doctor
Shier Ziser
FSheila Sherlock Postgraduate Medical Education Centre, London, UK
Roles: Foundation year 2 doctor
Gabriele Pollara
GRoyal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK and University College London, London, UK
Roles: NIHR clinical lecturer in medical microbiology
Aine Burns
HSheila Sherlock Postgraduate Medical Education Centre, London, UK and Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
Roles: professor of postgraduate medical education and nephrology

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Questionnaire responses indicating educational needs of staff during COVID-19 outbreak
Topic Number of doctors requesting teaching (%) COVID-19-specific learning Donning and doffing personal protective equipment (PPE) 18 (40) Managing a cardiac arrest in a patient with known or suspected COVID-19 27 (60) Taking and processing a nasopharyngeal swab 23 (51) Clinical skills and procedures Arterial line insertion 25 (56) Cannulation 5 (11) Central line insertion 27 (60) Chest X-ray interpretation 8 (18) Electrocardiogram interpretation 10 (22) Intraosseous (IO) access 18 (40) Lumbar puncture 13 (29) Non-invasive ventilation 26 (58) Paracentesis 16 (36) Pleural aspiration 18 (40) Venepuncture 3 (7) Communication skills Breaking bad news 6 (13) Challenging conversations with relatives 8 (18) Treatment escalation discussions 13 (29) Knowledge Basic life support 8 (18) Completion of a medical certificate of cause of death 9 (20) Confirmation of death 7 (16) COVID-19 care bundle 26 (58) Documentation in notes 7 (16) End of life care 10 (22) Recognition and assessment of a deteriorating patient 9 (20) Venous thromboembolism assessment 7 (16) Total 45 Speciality Topic Cardiology Cardiac complications in COVID-19
Thrombotic events in COVID-19Diabetes and endocrine Addison's disease
Diabetic emergencies
Hyponatraemia
Thyrotoxicosis and thyroid storm
Update in type II diabetesEmergency department Conversation between ED and intensive care unit: learning from the intensive care unit Health services for elderly care (HSEP) Delirium and COVID-19
Frailty and COVID-19Infectious diseases Clinical trials
COVID-19 care bundle
Guidance on antibiotic prescribing in COVID-19
Learning from COVID-19 experience in Hong Kong
Personal protective equipmentInfectious diseases journal club Antibodies in COVID-19: diagnostic and therapeutic uses
A trial of lopinavir-ritonavir in adults hospitalised with severe COVID-19
Clinical course and risk factors for mortality of adult inpatients with COVID-19
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Mechanical ventilation
Pulmonary and renal complications in COVID-19Medical education Wellbeing Medical Examiner Officer Guidance on completion of a medical certificate of death (MCCD) Ophthalmology COVID-19 Eye-CU Palliative medicine Breaking bad news
Cornea donation
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General CT interpretationRenal ACEi/ARBs and COVID-19
COVID-19 and the kidney
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Keep calm and carry on learning: using Microsoft Teams to deliver a medical education programme during the COVID-19 pandemic
Daisy Henderson, Hannah Woodcock, Jay Mehta, Nuzhath Khan, Victoria Shivji, Charlotte Richardson, Haleema Aya, Shier Ziser, Gabriele Pollara, Aine Burns
Future Healthc J Oct 2020, 7 (3) e67-e70; DOI: 10.7861/fhj.2020-0071
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Keep calm and carry on learning: using Microsoft Teams to deliver a medical education programme during the COVID-19 pandemic
Daisy Henderson, Hannah Woodcock, Jay Mehta, Nuzhath Khan, Victoria Shivji, Charlotte Richardson, Haleema Aya, Shier Ziser, Gabriele Pollara, Aine Burns
Future Healthc J Oct 2020, 7 (3) e67-e70; DOI: 10.7861/fhj.2020-0071
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