RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Development of a web-based training programme for respiratory physicians in Yorkshire
JF Clinical Medicine
JO Clin Med
FD Royal College of Physicians
SP 344
OP 348
DO 10.7861/clinmedicine.10-4-344
VO 10
IS 4
A1 Andrew B Hardy
A1 Llinos Jones
A1 Jack Kastelik
YR 2010
UL http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/10/4/344.abstract
AB This article describes the establishment of a web-based training programme for postgraduate respiratory trainees. A pilot survey assessed trainees’ experiences of online learning. All trainees had used the internet for work-related purposes with commonly used resources being Google, national society websites and specialty journals. A modular training programme based on article review, multiple choice questions (MCQs) and a reflective feedback exercise was subsequently established and trainees’ experiences reviewed at three and 15 months. Trainees found that topics covered were appropriate, contained novel information and subjectively impacted on practice. Common problems were technical difficulties accessing the site (37%) and journal articles (74%), ambiguity of MCQs and difficulty finding time during normal working hours to complete modules. Trainees felt that feedback from MCQs and discussion with colleagues and their educational supervisor were useful methods to support their learning, but did not find the self-reflection exercise helpful.