TY - JOUR
T1 - Developing a Mobile Application for Global Cardiovascular Education
AU - Bhatheja, Samit
AU - Fuster, Valentin
AU - Chamaria, Surbhi
AU - Kakkar, Sarthak
AU - Zlatopolsky, Rivelle
AU - Rogers, Jason
AU - Otobo, Emamuzo
AU - Atreja, Ashish
AU - Sharma, Samin K.
AU - Kini, Annapoorna S.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 American College of Cardiology Foundation
PY - 2018/11/13
Y1 - 2018/11/13
N2 - Technological revolution in the field of medical education is here, and it is time to embrace it. Adoption of on-the-go learning style, portability of smartphones, and expression of concepts with interactive illustrations and their global reach have made application (app)-based learning an effective medium. An educational mobile app, BIFURCAID, was developed to simplify and teach complex coronary bifurcation intervention. This app has been downloaded worldwide. The survey results revealed its widespread acceptance and success. The authors believe that educational apps can have a significant impact on shaping the future of cardiovascular education in the 21st century. This experience with developing and testing the app could work as a template for other medical educators.
AB - Technological revolution in the field of medical education is here, and it is time to embrace it. Adoption of on-the-go learning style, portability of smartphones, and expression of concepts with interactive illustrations and their global reach have made application (app)-based learning an effective medium. An educational mobile app, BIFURCAID, was developed to simplify and teach complex coronary bifurcation intervention. This app has been downloaded worldwide. The survey results revealed its widespread acceptance and success. The authors believe that educational apps can have a significant impact on shaping the future of cardiovascular education in the 21st century. This experience with developing and testing the app could work as a template for other medical educators.
KW - cardiovascular education
KW - coronary bifurcation
KW - mobile application
KW - percutaneous coronary intervention
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85056169858&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.jacc.2018.08.2183
DO - 10.1016/j.jacc.2018.08.2183
M3 - Review article
C2 - 30442294
AN - SCOPUS:85056169858
SN - 0735-1097
VL - 72
SP - 2518
EP - 2527
JO - Journal of the American College of Cardiology
JF - Journal of the American College of Cardiology
IS - 20
ER -