Efficacy of e-learning using video content in improving trainees' biliary cannulation skills and understanding (with video)

• Published in: DEN open 2025-04, Vol.5 (1), p.e70068
• Main Authors: Kaneko, Junichi, Kobayashi, Yosuke, Takinami, Masaki, Kimata, Masaharu, Nishino, Masafumi, Takahashi, Yurimi, Yoshizawa, Yashiro, Murohisa, Go, Hosoda, Yoshisuke, Yamada, Takanori
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Original
• ISSN: 2692-4609; 2692-4609
• DOI: 10.1002/deo2.70068

E-learning with video content was created to improve trainees' biliary cannulation techniques; this study aimed to evaluate its educational effect prospectively. E-learning program was conducted using videos demonstrating biliary cannulation for 24 papillae, targeting trainees with 2-6 years of experience in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. Ten consecutive cases of biliary cannulation for native papillae performed by trainees were prospectively assessed before and after the e-learning, respectively. The primary outcome was the difficult biliary cannulation rate; the secondary outcomes included a comprehension score assigned by the trainer for each biliary cannulation (maximum of 6 points), trainee failure rate, and adverse events incidence. Eleven trainees participated in the e-learning program. The overall and per-trainee analyses showed no significant differences in the difficult biliary cannulation rate, trainee failure rate, and adverse event incidence before and after e-learning. However, the overall analysis showed a significant increase in comprehension scores after e-learning (median 4 vs. 5,