Feasibility and reliability of remote assessment of PALS psychomotor skills via interactive videoconferencing.

Aim: This study determined inter-rater agreement between skill assessments provided by on-site PALS evaluators with ratings from evaluators at a remote site viewing the same skill performance over a videoconferencing network. Judgments about feasibility of remote evaluation were also obtained from the evaluators and PALS course participants.

Methods: Two remote and two on-site instructors independently rated performance of 27 course participants who performed cardiac and shock/respiratory emergency core cases.

Pediatric advanced life support re-training by videoconferencing compared to face-to-face instruction: a planned non-inferiority trial.

Study Aim: Videoconferencing technology may be useful for providing Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) re-training to geographically isolated providers. Yet, it is unclear whether learning outcomes will be similar to those obtained with traditional, face-to-face instruction. This study assess whether PALS re-training provided via live, interactive videoconferencing was as effective as the same instruction provided in a face-to-face format on PALS knowledge, psychomotor skills, and confidence in performing resuscitation skills.