Telemedicine as a Teaching Tool in the Care of Burned Patients

Authors

  • Alcir Escocia Dorigatti Universidade Estadual de Campinas
  • Flavio Nadruz Novaes Santa Casa de Limeira
  • Bruno Monteiro Tavares Pereira Universidade Estadual de Campinas
  • Mateus de Paula Solino Universidade Estadual de Campinas
  • Antonio Carlos da Silva II Universidade Estadual de Campinas
  • Armando Carlos Franco de Godoy Hospital de Clínicas da Unicamp
  • Gustavo Pereira Fraga Universidade Estadual de Campinas

Keywords:

Burns, Continuing Education, Telemedicine

Abstract

In the context of health care and medical education, burned patient’s care takes a small workload in training. Aims: To assess the knowledge in burn care and to validate the use of telemedicine as a tool to spread this knowledge. Materials and Methods: Two identical questionnaires were provided with 10 questions online via SurveyMonkey before and after an 8 lessons course with one hour each, live or through videoconference. At the end of the course an online test with 36 questions was conducted. Results: A total of 215 people attended the free-of-charge course. 53% students, 23% nurses, 9% technicians and 6% residents. Of these, 39% participated in some extent to the care of burned patients and 22% have attended training courses in the past. Of the 69 who completed the course, 68.1% attended in person, while 31.9% through telemedicine. In the test performed before the course, the average rate was 56.6 % correct and after the course 84.8 %. The final score of the course for those who have completed was 8.6 (out of 10). Conclusion: Lectures through telemedicine are a useful tool in spreading the concepts in health care.

Author Biographies

Alcir Escocia Dorigatti, Universidade Estadual de Campinas

Acadêmico do curso de Medicina, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas (FCM), Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp), Campinas, SP, Brasil;

Flavio Nadruz Novaes, Santa Casa de Limeira

Membro Titular da Sociedade Brasileira de Queimaduras e da Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica; Coordenador da Unidade de Tratamento de Queimaduras da Santa Casa de Limeira, Limeira, SP, Brasil;

Bruno Monteiro Tavares Pereira, Universidade Estadual de Campinas

Médico Assistente da Disciplina de Cirurgia do Trauma do Departamento de Cirurgia, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp), Campinas, SP, Brasil;

Mateus de Paula Solino, Universidade Estadual de Campinas

Acadêmico do curso de Medicina, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas (FCM), Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp), Campinas, SP, Brasil.

Antonio Carlos da Silva II, Universidade Estadual de Campinas

Analista de Suporte e Redes da Divisão de Informática do Hospital de Clínicas da Unicamp, Campinas, SP, Brasil;

Armando Carlos Franco de Godoy, Hospital de Clínicas da Unicamp

Professor, Fisioterapeuta da Unidade de Terapia Intensiva Adulto do Hospital de Clínicas da Unicamp, Campinas, SP, Brasil;

Gustavo Pereira Fraga, Universidade Estadual de Campinas

Professor Coordenador da Disciplina de Cirurgia do Trauma do Departamento de Cirurgia, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp), Campinas, SP, Brasil.

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Published

2014-03-01

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Dorigatti AE, Novaes FN, Pereira BMT, Solino M de P, da Silva II AC, de Godoy ACF, et al. Telemedicine as a Teaching Tool in the Care of Burned Patients. JBT [Internet]. 2014 Mar. 1 [cited 2026 Mar. 29];3(1):21-6. Available from: https://jbt.abtms.org.br/index.php/jbt/article/view/50

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Vol. 3 No. 1 (2014)

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