[E-learning in nuclear medicine - a nationwide survey in Germany].
OBJECTIVE
To assess available e-learning concepts and programmes for nuclear medicine at university hospitals in Germany.


METHODS
All (34) departments of nuclear medicine at German university hospitals were asked to participate in an anonymized online survey. Questions were categorized into four topics: 1.) clinic and education; 2.) on-site strategies for e-learning; 3.) available e-learning offers and 4.) free text comments on experiences and expectations. All input was reviewed descriptively; free text was analyzed analytically.


RESULTS
The response rate was 56% (19/34). 13/19 responses indicated well-defined e-learning strategies, mainly to support frontal teaching courses. Future e-learning perspectives focus on clinical case studies with sufficient imaging materials. Only 7/19 university hospitals operate a centralized e-learning platform (e. g. Moodle). The acceptance of the available e-learning options by the students is considered relatively poor.


CONCLUSIONS
Today e-learning concepts for nuclear medicine are available at selected university hospitals only. All responders wish to expand on e-learning but many report the lack of administrative support to do so. These data could be regarded as a basis for discussions of inter-university teaching scenarios.
Freudenberg
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Klinik für Nuklearmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Essen, Deutschland. lutz.freudenberg@uni-due.de
Nattland
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A
Jonas
G
G
Beyer
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T
Bockisch
A
A
D001330:Electronic Data Processing / Q000379:methods*; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D009683:Nuclear Medicine / Q000193:education*; D013334:Students; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014495:Universities