Kidney Week

Abstract: FR-OR095

GlomCon Trivia: A Live Web-Based Interactive Fellows’ Curriculum

Session Information

• Shaping the Future of Nephrology Education
  October 26, 2018 | Location: 6F, San Diego Convention Center
  Abstract Time: 04:30 PM - 04:42 PM

Category: Educational Research

• 800 Educational Research

Authors

• Baxi, Pravir V., Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States

Pravir V. Baxi, MD



Pravir V. Baxi, MD is an assistant professor of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. He received his medical degree in 2011 from Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit. He completed his Internal Medicine Residency and subsequent Nephrology Fellowship at Rush. His clinical interest is in the management and treatment of glomerulonephritis. He enjoys teaching and has become involved in promoting medical education via several social media platforms.

• Agrawal, Nikhil, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Nikhil Agrawal,

• Parada, Xavier F., Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Xavier F. Parada,

• Rodby, Roger A., Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States

Roger A. Rodby,

• Lecker, Stewart H., Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Stewart H. Lecker,

• Poyan-Mehr, Ali, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Ali Poyan-Mehr,

Background

Sufficient exposure during nephrology training to the variety of glomerulonephritides (GN) is difficult due to their rare and heterogeneous presentations. GN diagnosis/management and renal pathology interpretation are topics recently identified as areas needing further instruction (JASN 2017; 28:1983–1990). Glomerular Disease Case Conference (GlomCon) Trivia, recipient of the 2017 ASN Innovation in Kidney Education Award, was created to enhance the GN education of trainees, and connect training programs to foster a culture of collaborative learning.

Methods

Using GlomCon’s live web-based video platform, the “Trivia” series was created for nephrology training programs to provide topic-based didactic webinars. These sessions include an interactive Q&A audio/video chat forum centered around board-style Q's answered by participants in real time. Participants access the webinars via institutional video conference setup, personal computers, or smartphones. A selected number of multiple-choice Q's (MCQ) from the Webinar were shared with the general public through social media (Twitter). An anonymous survey was obtained to assess participant’s perception and experience.

Results

From 9/17-5/18, 11 sessions have been held by different training programs. 100% of the survey responders agreed that the sessions enhanced awareness of GN, and 94% either “completely agreed” or “agreed” that the sessions contributed to their overall knowledge base. In terms of educational quality, 84% rated it as “outstanding” or “above average”. In addition, 73% of participants “completely agreed” that the session supplemented their individual program’s curriculum. On Twitter, an average of 78 people responded to each publicly presented MCQ.

Conclusion

GlomCon Trivia Interactive Fellows’ Curriculum is a global initiative with the potential to 1) Enhance education in GN for trainees, 2) Allow participants to interact and collaborate beyond geographical boundaries, 3) Facilitate discussion of diagnosis and management approaches which can be region or center specific. This program adds to the expanding list of training tools with free open access, which will hopefully improve the education of our trainees and increase interest in the field of nephrology for potential applicants.