Lauren Hampton1, Peter Brindley1, Andrew Kirkpatrick1, Jessica McKee1, Julian Regehr1, Douglas Martin1, Anthony LaPorta1, Jason Park1, Ashley Vergis1, Lawrence Gillman1. 1. From the Section of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man. (Hampton, Park, Vergis, Gillman); the Section of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man. (Gillman); the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man. (Regehr, Martin); the Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta. (Brindley, McKee); the Deparments of Surgery and Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Kirkpatrick); the Trauma Program, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta. (Kirkpatrick, McKee); and the Rocky Vista University School of Medicine, Parker, Colo. (LaPorta).
Abstract
Background: Telementoring facilitates the coordination of advanced medical care in rural, remote or austere environments. Because the interpersonal element of telementoring has been relatively underexplored, we conducted a scoping review to identify strategies to improve communication in telementoring. Methods: Two independent reviewers searched all English-language articles in MEDLINE and Scopus from 1964 to 2017, as well as reference lists of relevant articles to identify articles addressing telementored interactions between health care providers. Search results were gathered in June 2017 and updated in January 2018. Identified articles were categorized by theme. Results: We identified 144 articles, of which 56 met our inclusion criteria. Forty-one articles focused on improving dispatcher-directed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Major themes included the importance of language in identifying out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and how to provide instructions to enable administration of effective CPR. A standardized approach with scripted questions was associated with improved detection of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, and a concise script was associated with improved CPR quality compared to no mentoring, unscripted mentoring or more complex instructions. Six articles focused on physician-physician consultation. Use of a handover tool that highlighted critical information outperformed an unstructured approach regarding transmission of vital information. Nine articles examined telementoring in trauma resuscitation. A common theme was the need to establish an understanding between mentor and provider regarding the limitations of the provider and his or her environment. Conclusion: The available data suggest that standardization coupled with short, concise validated scripts could improve efficacy, safety and engagement. Improvements will require multidisciplinary input, practice and deliberate efforts to address barriers.
Background: Telementoring facilitates the coordination of advanced medical care in rural, remote or austere environments. Because the interpersonal element of telementoring has been relatively underexplored, we conducted a scoping review to identify strategies to improve communication in telementoring. Methods: Two independent reviewers searched all English-language articles in MEDLINE and Scopus from 1964 to 2017, as well as reference lists of relevant articles to identify articles addressing telementored interactions between health care providers. Search results were gathered in June 2017 and updated in January 2018. Identified articles were categorized by theme. Results: We identified 144 articles, of which 56 met our inclusion criteria. Forty-one articles focused on improving dispatcher-directed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Major themes included the importance of language in identifying out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and how to provide instructions to enable administration of effective CPR. A standardized approach with scripted questions was associated with improved detection of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, and a concise script was associated with improved CPR quality compared to no mentoring, unscripted mentoring or more complex instructions. Six articles focused on physician-physician consultation. Use of a handover tool that highlighted critical information outperformed an unstructured approach regarding transmission of vital information. Nine articles examined telementoring in trauma resuscitation. A common theme was the need to establish an understanding between mentor and provider regarding the limitations of the provider and his or her environment. Conclusion: The available data suggest that standardization coupled with short, concise validated scripts could improve efficacy, safety and engagement. Improvements will require multidisciplinary input, practice and deliberate efforts to address barriers.
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