Medical Education in Emergency Ultrasound
Conditions
Brief summary
Emergency ultrasound examinations are increasingly important diagnostic tools in emergency and critical care medicine. This study wants to analyze different types of education for undergraduate students. Any method of medical training will be proved theoretical and in clinical practice.
Detailed description
This prospective educational study wants to analyze different methods of education for undergraduate medical students. Method A: Theoretical training will be scheduled for 2 hours with lectures in basics of emergency ultrasound. After the theoretical education the students will obtain a bedside-teaching on intensive care unit for 4 hours. Method B: Theoretical training will be scheduled for 3 hours and included lectures in echocardiography, lung ultrasound and abdominal ultrasound. After the theoretical education the students will obtain a bedside-teaching on intensive care unit for 3 hours. Method C: Theoretical training will be scheduled for 3 hours and included lectures in echocardiography, lung ultrasound and abdominal ultrasound. After the theoretical education the students will obtain a hands-on-training in healthy volunteers for 3 hours. The acquired knowledge and practical skills will be analyzed by a multiple-choice exam (5 MC-questions, 5 video sequences) and a practical exam (five tasks). Any method of training will be proved at the end theoretical and in clinical practice.
Interventions
OTHEREducation
Different methods in education of emergency ultrasound
Sponsors
University of Cologne
Study design
Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Medical students
Exclusion criteria
* No
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Improvement of the knowledge score with different training in emergency ultrasound | 1 year | With different kinds of short trainings in ultrasound, students can quickly and accurately determine the main emergency ultrasound diagnosis (free fluid, pulmonary consolidation, pulmonary edema, pneumothorax, left and right ventricular failure, pericardial tamponade). The parameter of knowledge score will be used (ratio of multiple choice exam and practical exam). |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Primary ContactGuido Michels, Prof. Dr.
Outcome results
None listed