Pediatric ECG Review Research Program
Pediatric ECG Review (pECGreview) is a web-based, ECG of the week style program to enhance the ECG reading skills of pediatric cardiology fellows and other trainees and faculty.
Developed at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and administered at Johns Hopkins University, it is now available to all pediatric cardiology training programs.
Like many programs, we have used an “ECG of the week” approach as a supplement for training our fellows to read ECGs. We have created a web-based app using a secure REDCap survey platform to improve that process. The participants receive an email each Monday with a link to an ECG and text boxes to enter their interpretation. A follow-up email on Friday provides our interpretation and comments. A local faculty facilitator receives a weekly report of the fellows’ responses so that they can provide feedback as appropriate.
See Sample ECG and Weekly ReportFellows are encouraged to review any questions they have with their facilitator/faculty. More than 40 training programs and 500 participants are now using our program.
pECGrepository Research
We have also created a repository of de-identified ECG interpretations from pECGreview for use in research seeking to optimize training in ECG interpretation. This repository database, pECGrepository, is distinct from pECGreview, and contains pECGreview interpretations but no PII. (JHM IRB #00352925, Principal Investigator: Glenn Wetzel).
pECGreview participants who prefer not to have their responses included in pECGrepository can request withdrawal of their responses from the database at any time by using the pECGreview general link below.
Enroll in pECGreview or Change Enrollment Status
To enroll as a new participant or a new group, change your enrollment, or to contact us please use this link:
For non-enrollment questions, you may also contact us at:
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @Peds_ECG_Guy
If you wish to withdraw from participation in pECGreview you can do so at any time using the link above.
Frequently Asked Questions
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There is no charge for pECGreview.
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Yes. Faculty, residents, students, nurses and other affiliated healthcare providers are welcome to participate.
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pECGreview is run on the REDCap platform. REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture) is a secure web application for building and managing online surveys and databases.
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We do not ask for any personal information except a current email address. The emails are kept in our secure REDCap database and are not used for any purpose except 1) to send the participants the ECG links and response links and 2) to identify their ECG reading in the report that is sent to the facilitator weekly. Participant specialty and stage of training is requested during the registration process. No other PHI/PII data is collected.
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- Limited: The group facilitator provides the registration link to your fellows. No other commitment is required but discussion with the fellows is encouraged.
- Full: The group facilitator provides the registration link to your fellows. Each Thursday you will receive a report of the readings by each of your fellows and you commit to providing them with feedback on their readings when educationally appropriate, at your discretion.
- Contributor: In addition to providing feedback as above, you commit to annually contributing 5 ECGs with interpretation and commentary, and critically reviewing 5 ECGs currently in the program to improve their accuracy and educational content. All contributions will be acknowledged.
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Individual responses to participants are sent on Fridays at 9 a.m. (central). If you choose to be a Full participant, a summary of all your participant responses (that only you receive) is sent on Thursdays at 4 p.m. (central). The summary report that you receive includes the participant’s emails so that you can identify those that need individual attention.
Contribute an ECG
Please use the link below to contribute up to 5 ECGs. The link can be re-used as needed.
Most picture file types are acceptable except PDF. Those will need to be converted to another format to be added properly.
Submissions will be reviewed to ensure that they transmit properly. Scheduling the distribution date of your ECG will depend on the other recent topics but generally within 1-2 months.
About Us
Pediatric ECG Review (pECGreview) is an on-line tool for improving ECG reading skills.
The project was developed by Karine Guerrier, DO, MPH, and Glenn Wetzel, MD, PhD, electrophysiologists at UTHSC/Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital. It is now administered by Johns Hopkins Medicine.
Please do not reproduce any of these materials without written permission from pECGreview.