Long-term Retention of Advanced Cardiac Life Support Skills
Conditions
Keywords
Medical Education, Cognitive Aid, Crisis Resource Management, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Skills Retention
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether formal instruction on the use of cognitive aids in managing a crisis will result in better longterm retention of knowledge and skills. In particular, this study examines the impact of cognitive aid teaching on the Advanced Cardiac Life Support course.
Interventions
OTHERStandard Simulation Based ACLS Refresher Teaching
45min-1 hour time. 15 minutes didactic review of 2010 ACLS guidelines followed by practice simulated megacodes
OTHERCognitive Aid based ACLS Refresher training
45min-1 hour time. 15 minutes didactic review of 2010 ACLS guidelines followed by simulated ACLS megacode practice focused on the use of Cognitive Aids to guide management.
Sponsors
The Academy for Innovation in Medical Education
The Ottawa Hospital Academic Medical Association
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Post-graduate Medical trainee in departments of Anesthesia, Emergency Medicine, Critical Care, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine * Has taken ACLS Course at least once
Exclusion criteria
* Never taken ACLS Course
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ACLS Megacode Examination Scale Score | 6 months | Simulated scenarios will be videotaped. These will be scored according to the ACLS megacode testing checklist by trained video raters |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anesthesia Non-Technical Skills Scale (ANTS) | 6 Months | Simulated Scenarios will be videotaped. Videos will be scored by trained raters according to the validated Anesthesia Nontechnical Skills Scale. |
Countries
Canada
Outcome results
None listed