Resumen de Teaching electrocardiographic interpretation: a review of the latest models
Rafael Gouveia Borges, Marcia Aparecida Silva Bissaco, Robson Rodrigues da Silva
Deaths from cardiovascular diseases account for more than a third of all deaths worldwide. The electrocardiogram (ECG) is one of the main diagnostic, prognostic and treatment tools in the care of individuals affected by cardiac disorders, which makes electrocardiographic interpretation an important skill to be mastered by health professionals as part of their competence. This skill may be insufficient in practice, which shows that teaching has not been satisfactory, requiring that teaching materials on interpreting the ECG signal be better known, justifying this research, which aimed to carry out an integrative bibliographic review of the most current models for teaching electrocardiogram interpretation. The results show strategies that augment traditional approaches or that present uniqueness in the teaching process in three types of teaching models currently used: face-to-face, online and hybrid, which unanimously point to a greater gain in electrocardiographic interpretation skills when compared to traditional teaching, pointing to an urgent need to update the way electrocardiograms are taught.
