Consensus Development
Conditions
Brief summary
The aim of this study is to develop a consensus on the curriculum for training cardiothoracic critical care by first evaluating the need for the field, based on a Delphi consensus among a panel of experts in this field.
Detailed description
This study will use the Delphi process to conduct this study. This survey research involves Phase 1 and Phase 2 of questioning, each phase involves up to 3 rounds of questions to determine agreement or disagreement. Each round will take approximately 20 minutes to complete, and responses will remain completely confidential. For both phases, the questions will either be 7-point Likert or multiple choices. For both phases, the group of questions will be sent up to three times until agreement (up to 80% of agreement consensus). Questions that have obtained agreement will be removed in each round. The questions will help the experts and the research team understand where there is current agreement on, or topic that may need to be discussed/studied further to unify trainings.
Interventions
OTHERDelphi Questionnaire
Experts will be approached to participate in the research via email. If the experts agree to participate they will check 'yes' in the email with the informed consent and will be directed to the Qualtrics survey. If the expert decides to decline consent they will check 'no' in the email and will not be enrolled. Subjects who agree to participate will undergo 2 phases of questions with three rounds of the same questions in each phase. This Delphi survey research involves Phase 1 and Phase 2 of questioning, each phase involves up to 3 rounds of questions to determine agreement or disagreement. Each round will take approximately 20 minutes to complete, and your responses will remain completely confidential. For both phases, the questions will either be 7-point Likert or multiple choices. For both phases, the group of questions will be sent up to three times until we obtain agreement (up to 80% of agreement consensus). Questions that have obtained agreement will be removed in each round.
Sponsors
Ohio State University
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* The participants will be experts in the field of Cardiothoracic Surgery Critical Care Medicine to better understand the training needs of the field. Experts must have been in practice for a minimum of 5 years and have at least 50% of practice in cardiothoracic intensive care units. * The participants will have graduated from a critical care fellowship in either an administration, education, or research role.
Exclusion criteria
* Participants who do not meet the
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Degree of consensus on the curriculum for training cardiothoracic critical care by first evaluating the need for the field | 12 months | The level of agreement for all statements achieving consensus from the expert panel; consensus is predefined as ≥ 80% of the panel rating. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Degree of consensus on defining training core competencies, goals, and milestones. | 12 months | The level of agreement for all statements achieving consensus from the expert panel; consensus is predefined as ≥ 80% of the panel rating. |
| Degree of consensus on the definitions of "Scholarship", "Patient", "Safety", "Quality" | 12 months | The level of agreement for all statements achieving consensus from the expert panel; consensus is predefined as ≥ 80% of the panel rating. |
Countries
United States
Contacts
CONTACTAlberto Uribe, MD
CONTACTJeremy Reeves
Outcome results
None listed