02295nas a2200325   4500000000100000008004100001260007300042653001900115653003100134653001400165653001900179100002100198700001800219700002100237700001300258700002400271700001900295700001200314700001200326700001400338700002100352700001400373700001600387245009500403856007500498300000900573490000600582520136700588022001401955       2024                            d  bInstituto Nacional Cardovascular - Carlos Alberto Peschiera Carrillo10aChagas disease10aMedical education research10aDiagnosis10aElectrodiagram1 aGarcía-Zamora S1 aLopez-Santi R1 aSosa-Liprandi Á1 aHardy CA1 aMiranda-Arboleda AF1 aEcheverría LE1 aArce JM1 aUribe W1 aZaidel EJ1 aAguilera Mora LF1 aDi-Toro D1 aBaranchuk A00aImpact of an online course on enhancing the diagnosis of Chagas disease  in Latin America   uhttp://www.scielo.org.pe/pdf/apcyccv/v5n1/2708-7212-apcyccv-5-01-7.pdf  a7-120 v53 a<p><strong>Objective:</strong> Chagas disease poses a public health problem in Latin America, and the electrocardiogram is a crucial tool in the diagnosis and monitoring of this pathology. In this context, the aim of this study was to quantify the change in the ability to detect electrocardiographic patterns among healthcare professionals after completing a virtual course.</p>

<p><strong>Materials and Methods: </strong>An asynchronous virtual course with seven pre-recorded classes was conducted. Participants answered the same questionnaire at the beginning and end of the training. Based on these responses, pre and post-test results for each participant were compared.</p>

<p><strong>Results:</strong> The study included 1656 participants from 21 countries; 87.9% were physicians, 5.2% nurses, 4.1% technicians, and 2.8% medical students. Initially, 3.1% answered at least 50% of the pre-test questions correctly, a proportion that increased to 50.4% after the course (p=0.001). Regardless of their baseline characteristics, 82.1% of course attendees improved their answers after completing the course.</p>

<p><strong>Conclusions:</strong> The implementation of an asynchronous online course on electrocardiography in Chagas disease enhanced the skills of both medical and non-medical personnel to recognize this condition.</p>

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