Development of an Emergency Abdominal Ultrasound Course in Korea: 1-Year Experience
Journal of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine
;
: 382-387, 2010.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-94143
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
This report describes our 1-year experience with an emergency abdominal ultrasound course that we developed for emergency medicine residents and physicians.METHODS:
The five-hour course consisted of didactic lectures and hands-on practice. A 1-hour didactic lecture was provided. The lecture consisted of basic ultrasound physics and principles, and anatomy for abdominal ultrasound. In the hands-on session, the instructors demonstrated the abdominal ultrasound techniques and then the students practiced on standard patients. Participants evaluated the programs using a five or ten point Likert scale. After two months to one year, the participants evaluated the usefulness of the course, their knowledge, and their self confidence.RESULTS:
A total of 61 trainees participated in eight courses. The evaluation scores for overall quality of content, clinical utility, quality of educational method, quality of instructor, and time allocation were 4.4+/-0.7, 4.5+/-0.6, 4.3+/-0.6, 4.4+/-0.6, 4.1+/-0.7, respectively. Score of self-confidence of each scan before and after the course were as follows liver scan, 3.2+/-2.1 to 6.9+/-1.2; gallbladder and bile duct scan 3.0+/-2.5 to 6.9+/-1.2; pancreas scan, 2.4+/-2.1 to 6.3+/-1.3; renal scan, 3.6+/-2.6 to 7.6+/-1.3. Evaluation scores were followed up after two months to one year to estimate self confidence of each scan. Results were as follows liver scan, 6.1+/-1.5; gallbladder and bile duct scan, 6.5+/-1.6; pancreas scan, 5.5+/-1.8; renal scan, 7.2+/-1.5.CONCLUSION:
The Emergency Abdominal Ultrasound Course is a fairly successful course. But continuous improvement of educational content, and development of an objective evaluation tool need to be done.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Pancreas
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Bile Ducts
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Lecture
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Emergencies
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Emergency Medicine
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Republic of Korea
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Gallbladder
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Liver
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
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