Improving knowledge and confidence of emergency residents in pediatric resuscitation's through a pediatric resuscitation simulation curriculum

1. ALERT Presentation: Improving knowledge and confidence of
emergency residents in pediatric resuscitations through a pediatric
resuscitation simulation curriculum
Scott Herskovitz, Maybelle Kou, Sonal Batra
Inova Children’s Hospital, George Washington
University
INSPIRE @ IMSH 2017 – Orlando, FL, USA
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2. • Pediatric resuscitations remain a rare event in pediatric
emergency department let alone general emergency
departments. Thus experiential learning is difficult to come by
during the course of an emergency medicine residency. In
order to supplement the clinical training, simulation medicine
adds a unique educational environment to improve knowledge
during pediatric resuscitations.
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Background

3. • Population: Emergency medicine residents at George Washington
University (GW)
• Intervention: implementation of a pediatric resuscitation curriculum
• Control/Comparison: oral board case group
• Outcome(s): validated multiple choice pre test with post case multiple
choice questions and a summative OSCE at completion of curriculum
with specific in-situ measures, inservice examination score changes
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PICO / Research Question

4. • 1. Initial needs assessment survey
• 2. Development of 3 pediatric resuscitations w/ knowledge test of
validated questions to mirror cases according to PALS/ABEM
requirements
• 3. Pre test knowledge assessment by GW
• 4. Implementation of curriculum over 6 months
• 5. Post-case assessment of knowledge and summative OSCE at
completion
• 6. Follow up pediatric specific in-service exam scores
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Approach / Design

5. • ALERT Presentation 1/28/17
• Grant Proposal (applying for institutional grant)
• IRB Submitted 10/31/16 (pending approval)
• Recruitment / Data Collection 2/1/17
• Data Analysis 7/1/17
• Abstract Presentation (NA)
• Manuscript Preparation (NA)
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Timeline

6. 1. What in situ simulation measures should be
obtained?
2. What other general data can be measured to assess
the simulations?
3. Should knowledge assessment pre/post use PALS
questions PEER IX or both?
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3 questions to improve study

7. At INSPIRE @ IMSH 2017: obtain
feedback on study design
In 2 weeks: start study implementation
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Goals to accomplish

8. Name: Scott Herskovitz
Institution: Inova Children’s Hospital
E-mail, Phone: scott.herskovitz@gmail.com,
661-645-9758
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