Jurnal internasional afrika vol.11 issue 3 2021
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Knowledge retention and usefulness of simulation exercises for disaster
medicine - what do specialty trainees know and think?
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Jurnal internasional afrika vol.11 issue 3 2021
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Knowledge retention and usefulness of simulation exercises for disaster
medicine - what do specialty trainees know and think?
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Knowledge retention and usefulness of simulation exercises for disaster
medicine - what do specialty trainees know and think?
Subject
Disaster medicine
Simulation
Education
Simulation
Education
Description
Introduction: Disaster medicine education is an important but often neglected part of Emergency Medicine (EM) specialty trainees curriculum. It is especially neglected in limited resource environments (1), which, owing to poor infrastructure generally, are more likely to be affected by disasters than better resourced environments.
Disaster medicine cannot be taught solely in a classroom and various methods are required to teach practical
concepts. This study aims to look at Emergency specialty trainees' perception of high-fidelity simulation and their
needs with regards to Disaster Medicine Education.
Methods: This was a prospective cross-sectional cohort study involving 27 EM specialty trainees from the Uni-
versity of the Witwatersrand, who, participated in a high-fidelity simulation and were given a questionnaire
before and after the exercise. The questionnaire consisted of theory questions relating to disaster medicine as
well as Emergency Specialty trainee's perception and needs towards disaster medicine education.
Results: High fidelity simulation does not increase theoretical knowledge of Disaster Medicine but it does increase
perceived confidence. EM specialty trainees seek yearly training, beginning in their first year and choose high
fidelity simulation as their preferred method of training.
Conclusion: High fidelity simulation is crucial to increasing the confidence of EM specialty trainees during their
training. More research is needed to develop core competencies and methods of evaluating training.
Disaster medicine cannot be taught solely in a classroom and various methods are required to teach practical
concepts. This study aims to look at Emergency specialty trainees' perception of high-fidelity simulation and their
needs with regards to Disaster Medicine Education.
Methods: This was a prospective cross-sectional cohort study involving 27 EM specialty trainees from the Uni-
versity of the Witwatersrand, who, participated in a high-fidelity simulation and were given a questionnaire
before and after the exercise. The questionnaire consisted of theory questions relating to disaster medicine as
well as Emergency Specialty trainee's perception and needs towards disaster medicine education.
Results: High fidelity simulation does not increase theoretical knowledge of Disaster Medicine but it does increase
perceived confidence. EM specialty trainees seek yearly training, beginning in their first year and choose high
fidelity simulation as their preferred method of training.
Conclusion: High fidelity simulation is crucial to increasing the confidence of EM specialty trainees during their
training. More research is needed to develop core competencies and methods of evaluating training.
Creator
Laura Cowling, Kylen Swartzberg, Anita Groenewald
Source
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.afjem.2021.05.001
Date
21 May 2021
Contributor
peri irawan
Format
pdf
Language
english
Type
text
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Citation
Laura Cowling, Kylen Swartzberg, Anita Groenewald, “Jurnal internasional afrika vol.11 issue 3 2021
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Knowledge retention and usefulness of simulation exercises for disaster
medicine - what do specialty trainees know and think?,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed September 20, 2024, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/1843.
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Knowledge retention and usefulness of simulation exercises for disaster
medicine - what do specialty trainees know and think?,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed September 20, 2024, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/1843.