Table 2.
Programs that used curated cases to provide digital clinical teaching
| Article | Field | Country | Strategy |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Alpert et al. 2020 [66] |
Radiology | USA | Faculty supervise small groups for virtual reads using video-conferencing |
| Alrasheed et al. 2021 [67] | Interprofessional education | Saudi Arabia | Interprofessional students worked collaboratively on a case using video conferencing |
| Chadha et al. 2021 [68] | Ophthalmology | USA | Reasoning session on the red eye using video-conferencing |
| De Ponti et al. 2020 [69] | Medicine and surgery | Italy | Online digital simulated cases that allowed interaction (synchronous, moderated by tutor) |
| Fatani 2020 [45] | Pediatrics | Saudi Arabia | Case-based discussion using videoconferencing |
| Foo et al. 2021 [21] | Surgery | Hong Kong | Case-based discussion using video conferencing. PBL format |
|
Furlan et al. 2021 [70] |
Medicine (single case) | Italy |
Virtual patient simulator using natural language processing (Focus more on technological proof of concept) |
|
Grant et al. 2021 [71] |
Psychiatry | USA | Synchronous large group didactics using video conferencing, smaller group breakouts for case discussions |
| Osborne et al. 2021 [47] | Emergency medicine | UK | Cases based on reality TV |
|
Rahm et al. 2021 [18] |
Not specified | Germany | Asynchronous virtual cases |
| Rosenthal et al. 2021 [19] | Emergency medicine | USA | Short didactics followed by case-based discussion using video conferencing |
| Rullmann et al. 2020 [72] | Cardiology | Germany | Case-based discussion using video-conferencing. Audio files for auscultation findings |
| Sanseau et al. 2021 [40] | Emergency medicine | USA | Simulation using non-interactive, pre-recorded video and discussion using video conferencing |
| Wells et al. 2020 [73] | N/A | USA |
Simulation using standardized patient Practice of data collection and patient “hand over” using video conferencing |
| Yang et al. 2021 [74] | Pediatrics | USA | Simulation using standardized parent and scripted clinical findings |
| Zottmann et al. 2020 [20] | Not specified (cases taken from New England J Med) | Germany | Case-based discussion using video-conferencing |