ST. PAUL, Minn. and
OTTAWA, Canada, Dec. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Becoming
skilled in auscultation requires practice and repeated exposure to
real patient heart and lung sounds. In response to that need, 3M™
Littmann® Stethoscopes has joined forces with
eMurmur® to release two new branded apps – one to
support students and the other designed for instructors.
With the challenges that remote learning has presented during
the pandemic, continued access to recordings of real patient
auscultation sounds and remote teaching capabilities will be of
even greater benefit to both students and instructors.
The collaboration between 3M
Littmann Stethoscopes and eMurmur has resulted in mobile apps that
help early-career clinicians master critical auscultation skills
while also supporting instructors as they train those students.
Features include:
3M™ Littmann Learning App
- Designed for healthcare/medical students and professionals
- Teaches and tests the detection and classification of heart
murmurs
- Designed to help users better recognize benign and pathological
heart sounds and murmurs.
- CE accreditation: allows a US nurse or nurse practitioner to
earn up to 22 continuing education credits with purchase of a
subscription
3M™ Littmann University App
- Instructor app used with Littmann Learning App for in-person,
online and simulation teaching, license purchased by school
- Creates a virtual classroom to help facilitate auscultation
training with access to a large library of heart sounds and
murmurs, many that have been vetted by cardiologists and
echocardiograms
- Offers instructors the ability to stream recordings of
real-patient auscultation sounds in group testing with immediate
results
"As a trusted industry leader, Littmann Stethoscopes was one of
the first to introduce a learning app more than five years ago,"
explained Kristi Barnett, Sr.
Director, 3M Medical
Devices. "We know that for clinicians, listening is a
critical skill for making accurate diagnoses. Ensuring clinicians
master this skill and supporting instructors as they teach
auscultation is the intent of these new apps. With the challenges
that remote learning has presented during the pandemic, continued
access to recordings of real patient auscultation sounds and remote
teaching capabilities will be of even greater benefit to both
students and instructors. With the Littmann Learning App and
Littmann University App, we take listening and learning to a new
level."
The Littmann Learning App combines intensive repetition with
continued learning and testing to prepare a clinician for
real-world patient care. Studies show that students need continued
access to learning material outside of the classroom as they can
gradually lose their auditory training if they stop listening to
heart sounds. Offering a learner access to repeated self-testing is
also key as it facilitates the use of a mastery learning model for
clinical skill acquisition.
For instructors, the Littmann University App supports remote
classroom capabilities, enabling live streaming of a large library
of patient sounds, as well as group testing with immediate
results.
"We are a leader in AI-powered digital auscultation technology
and teaching solutions. Partnering with 3M Littmann Stethoscopes allows us to expand our
educational solutions beyond their current capabilities and offer
them to students, instructors and clinicians worldwide," said
Andreas Schriefl, co-founder and CEO, eMurmur.
"We understand that being able to confidently assess heart sounds
can help improve cardiac care and is a skill that the new Littmann
Apps – powered by eMurmur – can help teach. These two apps offer a
powerful pairing for learning."
3M™ Littmann® Stethoscopes is a global leader in auscultation
technology - providing innovative solutions to improve patient
care. Littmann stethoscopes are trusted worldwide for precision,
acoustic excellence, reliable design, and exceptional performance,
helping clinicians detect difficult-to-hear body sounds and improve
patient outcomes.
For more information, including how to request a demo of the
3M Littmann University App and
download instructions for the 3M
Littmann Learning App, please visit: Littmann.com/Learning.
About 3M
At 3M (NYSE: MMM) we apply
science in collaborative ways to improve lives daily as our
employees connect with customers all around the world. Learn more
about 3M's creative solutions to global challenges at www.3M.com or
on Twitter @3M or @3MNews.
About eMurmur
eMurmur is a digital health company
specializing in machine learning for the analysis of digital
auscultation data. It is a leader in automated heart murmur
detection technology - FDA cleared and CE marked - and provides a
platform for virtual and in-person cardiac and pulmonary
auscultation. eMurmur also offers innovative educational solutions
for auscultation teaching and training. The company is based in
Ottawa, Canada, and Graz, Austria, and is privately held. For more
information visit www.emurmur.com
3M Media Contact:
Craig Conti
651-328-4257
cconti@mmm.com
eMurmur Media Contact:
Andreas Schriefl
613-413-2238
andreas.schriefl@emurmur.com
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