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ForwardPodcasting: An Emerging Educational Tool in Medicine
There is a dual necessity in modern healthcare to utilize digital media to bridge gaps in both patient equity and professional development.
First, to address health disparities, specifically within vulnerable populations, institutions must overcome barriers related to health literacy, technological equity, and trust. Traditional print outreach is insufficient; therefore, culturally tailored audio formats are required to deliver accessible, "common language" health education that meets patients where they are.
Second, regarding medical education and leadership, there is a need to shift from static curricula to multimedia-integrated learning. Physicians and trainees require accessible, high-value tools to reinforce concepts, stay current with guidelines, and develop professional competencies (such as leadership) in a format that accommodates modern, mobile lifestyles. Institutional support is required to formalize this digital scholarship and prevent "initiative fatigue".
Target Audience
This Grand Rounds presentation is aimed at a broad academic medical audience, including institutional leadership, physicians, faculty, and trainees (medical students and residents).
Learning Objectives
After this session participants will be able to:
- Analyze the role of podcasting across different academic settings: Distinguish between using podcasting as a tool for medical leadership and education (catering to auditory learning styles and reinforcing clinical concepts) versus using it as a public health strategy to reduce disparities (overcoming barriers of literacy, technology, and trust).
- Evaluate the "path to podcasting" and strategies for sustainability: Identify common challenges such as "initiative fatigue" and describe solutions for long-term success, specifically the importance of strategic community partnerships (e.g., MediaLex) and institutional support via protected academic time.
- Conceptualize the integration of multimedia into patient care and curricula: Apply specific methodologies, such as the "clinic-to-community" feedback loop and the use of QR codes/digital links, to create dynamic, personalized education that bridges gaps in health literacy and access.
Janeth Ceballos Osorio, MD, FAAP, is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Kentucky. She is the director of Clínica Amiga, a Pediatric Medical Home for Hispanic families in Lexington, where she provides tailored primary care services to this community including a parent support group for families with children with special health care needs and monthly health education Podcast in Spanish.
Dr. Collins is a Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Cardiology and the Vice Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine. He completed medical school and his residency in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Thereafter, he completed Pediatric Cardiology fellowship at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and remained there for an advanced fellowship in Adult Congenital Heart Disease and Non-invasive Imaging. Dr. Collins is an international expert in the cardiovascular abnormalities of Williams syndrome and a nationally recognized expert in genetically mediated aortopathies and arteriopathies, as well as adult congenital heart disease. More recently, following completion of a Master’s of Science in Leadership, Dr. Collins has been conducting quantitative and qualitative studies of leadership. He is the host of The Science of Leadership podcast and the author of The Four Stars of Leadership based on a scientific study of 51 Four-Star Generals and Admirals.
Janeth Ceballos Osorio, MD, FAAP
Tom Collins
In support of improving patient care, University of Kentucky HealthCare CECentral is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
CME
This enduring material is designated for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
CNE
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 1 nursing contact hours.
Other
UK Healthcare CECentral certifies this activity for 1 hours of participation.
Faculty Disclosure
All planners, faculty, and others in control of educational content are required to disclose all their financial relationships with ineligible companies within the prior 24 months. An ineligible company is defined as one whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Financial relationships are relevant if the educational content an individual can control is related to the business lines or products of the ineligible company.
None of the planners, faculty, and others in control of educational content for this educational activity have a relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies.
The material presented in this course represents information obtained from the scientific literature as well as the clinical experiences of the speakers. In some cases, the presentations might include a discussion of investigational agents and/or off-label indications for various agents used in clinical practice. Speakers will inform the audience when they are discussing investigational and/or off-label uses.
Disclosure of a relationship is not intended to suggest or condone commercial bias in any presentation, but it is made to provide participants with information that might be of potential importance to their evaluation of a presentation
Acknowledgement
This activity is provided by the University of Kentucky Department of Pediatrics
Available Credit
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
In support of improving patient care, UK HealthCare CECentral is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), and the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
This Enduring activity is designated for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 1.00 ANCC (UK Healthcare CECentral)
In support of improving patient care, UK HealthCare CECentral is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), and the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 1.00 nursing contact hour(s).
- 1.00 ParticipationUK Healthcare CECentral certifies this activity for 1.00 hour(s) of participation.