Virtual rheumatology: using simulators and a formal workshop to teach medical students, internal medicine residents, and rheumatology subspecialty residents arthrocentesis
| Autor: | Joanne Valeriano-Marcet, Louis R. Ricca, Vanessa C Osting, John D. Carter, Jason P. Guthrie, Ashley Sterrett, Helen Bateman, Aasim Rehman |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Wrist Joint medicine.medical_specialty Students Medical Knee Joint medicine.medical_treatment education Biopsy Fine-Needle MEDLINE Subspecialty User-Computer Interface Rheumatology Joint injection Internal medicine Elbow Joint Medicine Humans Competence (human resources) Education Medical business.industry Shoulder Joint Data Collection Teaching Arthrocentesis Internship and Residency Middle Aged medicine.anatomical_structure Physical therapy Medical training Joints Ankle business Ankle Joint |
| Zdroj: | Journal of clinical rheumatology : practical reports on rheumaticmusculoskeletal diseases. 17(3) |
| ISSN: | 1536-7355 |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND Arthrocentesis is an important skill for medical practitioners at all levels of training. Previous studies have indicated a low comfort level and performance of arthrocentesis among primary care physicians that could be improved with hands-on training. OBJECTIVES The objective of this study was to improve comfort with knee and shoulder arthrocentesis at all levels of medical training, including medical students, internal medicine residents, and rheumatology subspecialty residents, and in arthrocentesis of the elbow, wrist, and ankle for advanced subspecialty residents in rheumatology through the use of a formal workshop using simulators. METHODS Fourth-year medical students and internal medicine residents were recruited from the University of South Florida. The rheumatology advanced subspecialty residents were participants from University of South Florida and from the American College of Rheumatology national meetings in 2008 and 2009. A 1-hour PowerPoint lecture followed by a hands-on practice session using Sawbones models (shoulder and knee for all groups, and elbow, wrist, and ankle additionally for the advanced subspecialty residents). A preworkshop self-assessment survey allowed the participant to rate his/her comfort level with arthrocentesis on a scale of 1 to 5. A survey with identical questions was completed immediately after the workshop. A follow-up survey was distributed by e-mail 3 to 6 months after the workshop. RESULTS One hundred forty-one medical students, 75 internal medicine residents, and 39 rheumatology subspecialty residents participated from January 2008 until January 2010. Mean comfort level in knee and shoulder arthrocentesis improved from preworkshop comfort level for all joints and among all participants. In addition, rheumatology subspecialty resident mean comfort level improved for ankle from 2.37 to 3.65, elbow from 2.56 to 3.80, and wrist from 2.31 to 3.77 (P < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS Our study involved a very large number of participants encompassing different levels of training and is the largest number of advanced subspecialty rheumatology residents studied with regard to joint injection training. We have confirmed that a formal joint injection workshop using simulators is an effective method of improving comfort level in arthrocentesis among participants from all levels of medical training. Future studies should evaluate the effect of such training on actual clinical use and competence. |
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