Teaching webside manner: development and initial evaluation of a video consultation skills training module for undergraduate medical students

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Figure 1. Process map

Textbox 1. Learning outcomes

By the end of the programme students should be able to: Define remote consultation and identify commonly used alternative terms such as telemedicine, e-health and video consultation Identify patients suitable for video consultation Describe the consent process for video consultation Describe technical and procedural issues arising within video consultations Describe the key elements of a safe and effective video consultation Demonstrate assessment of a patient using video consultation Discuss ethical issues surrounding the process of video consultation

Figure 2. Teaching session overview

Table 1. Student self-assessment of confidence against learning outcomes pre- and post-teaching, where scores range between 1 (not at all confident) and 5 (extremely confident)

Learning outcome	Pre-session score (n = 34)		Post-session score (n = 34)		Comparison of pre and post session scores
	Mean	Standard deviation	Mean	Standard deviation	Difference in means	t	p
Define video consultation and identify commonly used alternative terms	2.79	0.76	4.26	0.44	1.47	9.57	<0.001
Identify patients suitable for video consultation	2.44	0.77	4.03	0.38	1.59	11.28	<0.001
Describe the consent process for video consultation	2.03	0.89	4.41	0.49	2.38	15.64	<0.001
Describe technical and procedural issues arising within video consultations	2.26	0.70	4.24	0.60	1.97	15.15	<0.001
Describe the key elements of a safe and effective video consultation	2.26	0.70	4.24	0.49	1.97	13.77	<0.001
Demonstrate assessment of a patient using video consultation	2.32	0.83	3.97	0.38	1.65	13.09	<0.001
Discuss ethical issues surrounding the process of video consultation	2.65	0.76	4.09	0.45	1.44	10.20	<0.001