How to incorporate telemedicine in medical residency: A Brazilian experience in pediatric emergency

Abstract

Introduction:The exponential growth of telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic led to the implementa-tion of a telemedicine care service in a tertiary university pediatric hospital. It brought the need to develop a train-ing aimed at remote care within the pediatric emergency rotation program.Objective: To describe the implementation of a telemedicine training for pediatric residents and present the pre-liminary results.Methods: Descriptive prospective study (pre and post), with 40 resident physicians of the first year of pediatrics. Reaction Assessments were applied before and after training, in addition to a resident physician perception ques-tionnaire at the end of the training.Results: There was a significant difference in the resident's perception of experience and safety after initial train-ing. Most rated the proposal as good or excellent, considered teaching telemedicine relevant and that this experi-ence contributed to their learning on the subject.Conclusion: This study describes an innovative proposal for training in telemedicine. The preliminary results were encouraging, demonstrating the program's potential in training future pediatricians.