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Ultrasound Simulation Case-based Workshop Implementation and Impact Assessment

ConditionsPoint-of-care UltrasoundSimulation TrainingMedical Education in Emergency Ultrasound
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorDuke University

About this trial

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.

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Emergency medicine physicians

Disqualifiers

Emergency medicine nurses

Emergency medicine technicians

Advanced practice providers (APPs)

Trial design

Design model

Single group

Treatments tested in this trial

  • ultrasound simulation training case-based workshop during resident sim days

    Behavioral

    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 Exam (OSCE) testing, two independent raters, both with ultrasound fellowship training, one known to the participants and one unknown to the participants, will observe and rate the participant on a simulated POCUS case using the already published OSCE tool. The rater will read a brief standardized stem, and the participant will have 10 minutes to complete the station.

Treatment groups

100 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group
Group A: Emergency (EM) PhysiciansExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Change in knowledge exam score

Assessing the impact of the POCUS (point-of-care ultrasound) simulation workshop to improve training for clinical diagnostic thought processes.

Time frame
Baseline to 12 months

Secondary outcomes

1

Ultrasound Competency Assessment Tool (UCAT) score

Assessing the impact of the POCUS (point-of-care ultrasound) simulation workshop to improve training for clinical diagnostic thought processes.

Time frame
12 months
2

Number of POCUS (point-of-care ultrasound) exams performed per participant

Collected via electronic health records.

Time frame
12 months
3

Change in quality assurance score

Time frame
Baseline to 12 months

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Duke University

Lead sponsor

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