title: Validation of a Novel Digital Tool in Automatic Scoring of an Online ECG Examination at an International Cardiology Meeting.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  We have previously developed a novel digital tool capable of automatically recognizing correct electrocardiography (ECG) diagnoses in an online exam and demonstrated a significant improvement in diagnostic accuracy when utilizing an inductive-deductive reasoning strategy over a pattern recognition strategy. In this study, we sought to validate these findings from participants at the International Winter Arrhythmia School meeting, one of the foremost electrophysiology events in Canada.
  
  
  METHODS
  Preregistration to the event was sent by e-mail. The exam was administered on day 1 of the conference. Results and analysis were presented the following morning to participants.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Twenty-five attendees completed the exam, providing a total of 500 responses to be marked. The online tool accurately identified 195 of a total of 395 (49%) correct responses (49%). In total, 305 responses required secondary manual review, of which 200 were added to the correct responses pool. The overall accuracy of correct ECG diagnosis for all participants was 69% and 84% when using pattern recognition or inductive-deductive strategies, respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Utilization of a novel digital tool to evaluate ECG competency can be set up as a workshop at international meetings or educational events. Results can be presented during the sessions to ensure immediate feedback.
authors.affiliation: Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science and Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.|St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: Kieran L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Quinn
authors.affiliation: Schulich Heart Centre, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: Eugene
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Crystal
authors.affiliation: Schulich Heart Centre, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: Ilan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Lashevsky
authors.affiliation: Schulich Heart Centre, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: Banafsheh
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Arouny
authors.affiliation: Arrhythmia Service, Kingston General Hospital, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada.
authors.forename: Adrian
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baranchuk
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D002309:Cardiology / Q000193:education*; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D004521:Educational Measurement; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*
keywords: ECG; electrocardiogram; evaluation tools