Using simulation to train clinical providers in the effective use of telehealth.
Nutr Clin Pract
; 38(3): 520-530, 2023 Jun.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2276362
ABSTRACT
With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth became a widely used method to provide patient care. Providers had to quickly learn how to adapt traditional clinical care to the virtual environment. The existing literature focuses on the technological aspects of telehealth with only a few publications addressing optimization of communication, with even fewer looking at the use of simulation to fill the knowledge gap in this area. Simulation training is one such avenue that can be used to practice virtual encounters. This review outlines how to effectively use simulation as an educational method to teach clinical skills needed for effective telehealth communication. The experiential nature of simulation provides learners with an opportunity to adapt their clinical skills to a telehealth encounter, and an opportunity to practice challenges unique to a telehealth environment, such as patient privacy, patient safety, technology disruption, and performance of an examination virtually. The goal of this review is to discuss how simulation may be used to train providers for best practices in telehealth.
Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Telemedicine
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Simulation Training
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Nutr Clin Pract
Journal subject:
Nutritional Sciences
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Nursing
Year:
2023
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Ncp.10977
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