Remote Learning in a Digital World

The world of medicine is driven by improving patient care and continued innovation to find solutions to healthcare issues. It is built upon the pillars of research, education, and practice. Yet, what happens to this process when the ability for experienced physicians to teach less experienced physicians is disrupted?

When experienced physicians no longer have the ability to pass on what they have learned in their career to their students it creates significant issues. It is an issue hospitals and teaching institutions globally have been managing for the past year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With the rapid spread of the virus, person to person contact has been highly mitigated, and hospitals have reduced their staff and visitors only to those who are essential. Adapting to new regulations to prevent the spread of this deadly virus is a common theme throughout most major institutions. However, what about hospitals and teaching institutions with unpredictable days, and physician and clinical teams that are bound by regulations such as HIPAA? One answer to this complicated situation is the C-Suite Solution from Carrot Medical.

C-Suite is a live-streaming & recording solution that allows users to stream video signals such as ECG, X-Ray, mapping, and more to secure remote locations. This connection from an Interventional Lab to a remote location (such as a classroom or conference room) allows for seamless offsite (socially distanced) learning and teaching. While incredibly useful in normal times, it is extremely important during this pandemic where remote learning has become the norm -- and educators must use alternative methods to educate their students.

Further, C-Suite enables its users to record the clinical team’s audio communication as well during cases to make teaching, reviewing and sharing procedures extremely effective even after the fact. This is a great benefit to have the information you need, when you need it.

Switching to virtual / distanced learning was and is still a must during the COVID-19 pandemic. It would not be a surprise if digitized forms of education became a norm for the future. If this pandemic has shown anything, it has shown that there are always new opportunities to create different learning paths. While remote learning will never fully replace the value of in person education, the flexibility and ease of using digital forms of practice, such as C-Suite, will add meaning to furthering education.