Francisca Rammsy

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Researchers tested whether physiotherapy students could learn a complex airway suctioning technique through a four-week remote simulation program using a 3D airway model and personalized video feedback. Students' procedural performance improved significantly across training sessions and reached a level comparable to expert performance. The findings show that remote, asynchronous simulation is a practical alternative to in-person training for high-risk clinical procedures.

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This study used an eight-session co-creation process with faculty, students, and clinical teachers to design a feedback toolkit for physiotherapy clinical clerkships. The resulting toolkit included podcasts, infographics, feedback prompts, and a structured assessment tool built around three principles: building trust, planning learning opportunities, and using feedback deliberately. A pilot test confirmed the toolkit was usable and helped structure feedback conversations, though limited time for full implementation was a challenge.

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An AI tool called Teach1 was used to score the quality of instructor feedback given to medical students during simulated paracentesis training, and those quality scores were compared to how much students improved. Higher feedback quality scores were strongly linked to better skill gains, with each 10-point increase in quality corresponding to a measurable improvement in performance. The study shows that AI can reliably assess feedback quality at scale and that better feedback directly drives better skill development.

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This study examined whether physiotherapy students could learn upper limb neurodynamic techniques through a fully remote, asynchronous training program during the COVID-19 pandemic. Students practiced independently, submitted performance videos, and received checklist-based feedback from instructors over four sequential sessions. Performance reached the target standard by the second session, confirming that remote asynchronous training is an effective way to build hands-on clinical skills when in-person instruction is unavailable.