Management of eye emergencies in the emergency department by resident medical officers

Assessing the training of resident medical officers in Queensland Health emergency departments in dealing with eye emergencies, their own perceived level of confidence and competence in managing such cases, and the availability of appropriate equipment in their departments.

Status

Not yet recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12612001047886

Enrollment

100

Registered

2012-10-02

Start date

2012-11-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

To assess the training of resident medical officers in emergency departments in dealing with eye emergencies, their own perceieved level of confidence and competence in managing such cases, and the availability of appropriate equipment in their departments.

Interventions

Level of confidence and experience resident medical officers have in dealing with ophthalmic emergencies following a minimum of 10 weeks experience.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

22 Years to 60 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

Resident medical officers working for Queensland Health who have a minimum of 10 weeks experience in emergency department.

Exclusion criteria

No experience or less then 10 weeks working in an emergency department

Outcome results