Ultrasound Simulation Case-based Workshop Implementation and Impact Assessment
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An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: ultrasound simulation training case-based workshop during resident sim days.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Point-of-care Ultrasound, Simulation Training, Medical Education in Emergency Ultrasound. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- United States
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Overview
This study is a prospective cohort study implementing a point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) simulation case-based workshop in emergency (EM) physicians at different training levels as an educational and competency-based assessment tool. The investigators incorporate elements of Miller's pyramid (second and third levels of "knows how" and "shows how") and the latter part of Kern's six step model framework for curriculum development (intervention implementation and student assessment, program evaluation, and feedback). The investigators will compare pre-/post-workshop knowledge and post-OSCE (Objective Structured Clinical Exam) technical skills scores. The investigators will also collect demographic data on baseline POCUS scans completed, training level, interest in ultrasound fellowship, monthly performed clinical POCUS scans, etc. The standardized simulation cases for EM POCUS training can then be generalized for use at any program globally to improve clinical training and patient care.
Interventions
- Behavioral ultrasound simulation training case-based workshop during resident sim days
Using the CAE Vimedix ultrasound simulator or standardized patient, a patient stem will be read or video shown to an individual participant. The participant will have 10 minutes to discuss the scenario and scan the simulator/patient. Participants will verbalize their findings and receive additional information, including diagnostic tests or point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) videos, as they proceed through the case. They will be scored using a standardized rubric. For Objective Structured Clinical
Primary outcome measures
- Change in knowledge exam score [Time frame: Baseline to 12 months]
Secondary outcome measures (3)
- Ultrasound Competency Assessment Tool (UCAT) score [Time frame: 12 months]
- Number of POCUS (point-of-care ultrasound) exams performed per participant [Time frame: 12 months]
- Change in quality assurance score [Time frame: Baseline to 12 months]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Emergency medicine physicians
Exclusion criteria
- Emergency medicine nurses
- Emergency medicine technicians
- Advanced practice providers (APPs)
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- N/A
- Model
- Single group
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Diagnostic
Study locations
United States · 1 center
- Duke University Health System — Durham
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06960837 · Pro00117455