Purpose: To develop and implement a perioperative complications
curriculum.
Background: ACGME program requirements and milestones include
recognizing and managing perioperative complications.
Methods: Residents, Fellows, and Faculty were sent a needs
assessment survey, addressing satisfaction with baseline perioperative
complications curriculum and preferences for development of new
curricula. Additionally, Residents completed a knowledge pretest.
Over four weeks, Residents received weekly emails through the Qualtrics
software program linking to topic-specific materials, including interactive,
online case-based modules. A post-implementation survey was distributed
to assess Resident satisfaction with programming and to retest knowledge.
Results: With 75% (21/28) of Residents and 47% (40/86)
Fellows/Faculty completing the needs assessment survey, 95% (20/21) of
Residents and 90% (36/40) Fellows/Faculty reported dissatisfaction with
baseline curriculum.
The Resident
pretest mean score was 72% (40-90%, SD = 15).
Interactive,
online case-based modules were developed for topics including ureteral injury,
bowel injury, vaginal cuff dehiscence, and bladder injury. Curriculum
materials were successfully distributed on a weekly basis to all Resident
learners, as confirmed through the web-based software program.
Resident
module completion rates were 50%, 36%, 29%, and 18% for weeks 1-4,
respectively.
Eighteen
percent of Residents completed the post-implementation survey, with 100%
reporting satisfaction with the online case-based modular curriculum.
Knowledge post-test mean score was 84% (SD = 15).
Discussions: A needs assessment confirmed poor satisfaction with baseline
perioperative complications curriculum. Web-based materials were
developed and distributed weekly to all Residents who successfully accessed the
4 developed modules. While post-survey responses were few, 100% of
responders reported satisfaction with the developed curriculum.
Topics: CREOG & APGO Annual Meeting, 2019, Resident, Faculty, Residency Director, Residency Coordinator, Patient Care, Medical Knowledge, Professionalism, Practice-Based Learning & Improvement, GME, Assessment, Independent Study, Problem-Based Learning, General Ob-Gyn,
Allison Staley, MD, University of North Carolina
Hospitals; Annamarie Connolly, MD
