ERIC Number: EJ1287631
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Dec
Pages: 3
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1043-4046
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Tackling Acid-Base Disorders, One Twitter Poll at a Time
Rein, Joshua L.; Sparks, Matthew A.; Hilburg, Rachel; Farouk, Samira S.
Advances in Physiology Education, v44 n4 p706-708 Dec 2020
Understanding and interpretation of acid-base disorders is an important clinical skill that is applicable to the majority of physicians. Although this topic is taught early in medical school, acid-base disturbances have been described as challenging by postgraduate trainees. We describe the use of Twitter, an online microblogging platform, to augment education in acid-base disturbances by using polls in which the user is shown laboratory values and then asked to select the most likely etiology of the disorder. The answer and a brief explanation are then shared in a subsequent tweet. Both polling questions and answers are shared from the account for the online, mobile-optimized, nephrology teaching tool NephSIM (https://www.nephsim.com/). An anonymous survey was administered to assess attitudes toward these polls. Using Twitter as an approach to enhance teaching of acid-base disturbances was both feasible and an engaging way to teach a challenging topic for trainees and physicians. Moreover, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has demonstrated the importance of incorporating virtual learning opportunities in all levels of medical education.
Descriptors: Diseases, Physiology, Social Media, Medical Students, Knowledge Level, Teaching Methods
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (DHHS)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: T32DK007757

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