Goshpods: Paediatric Educational Podcast Series from Great Ormond Street Hospital

ABSTRACT

Background Podcasts are a popular way to engage people in education. Flexibility and ease of accessibility are some of the key advantages of this media. In this oral presentation we describe the process of recording and publishing paediatric educational podcasts across several different platforms including our assurance processes to ensure content is accurate and up to date. Methods Subject matter experts (SME) for the MRCPCH release of GOSHPODS are senior clinicians at GOSH. The titles for this series of podcasts was chosen by alignment with the MRCPCH syllabus. A second SME reviewed each podcast's content. Podcasts were released across a multitude of platforms including Soundcloud Spotify Apple and GOSH Digital Education Network. Results From October 2020 to May 2021 the total numbers of podcast plays and starts was 1,928 across 35 countries. An average of 241 plays per month. The top three countries were the United Kingdom United States of America and Malaysia. A female audience predominated at 60%. The most popular listener age range was across 28-34 year olds. Ethics and Neurology streams were the most popular content and the most popular platform was Spotify. Discussion We have demonstrated the wide reach of GOSHPODS across 35 countries as a means to communicate education with listeners during the COVID-19 pandemic. The continued increase in listeners indicates a growing desire for educational materials in this format. The female predominance of our audience aligns with the current female predominance in the medical professions. Conclusion GOSHPODS have further enabled the GOSH Learning Academy to disseminate education globally and to a diverse audience. The next steps in progressing this project are to gain additional feedback on releases so as to continue to grow our audience and measure the effect on confidence in knowledge and application to clinical practice.