WIP 53 - Learning to Approach the Acutely Ill Pediatric Patient: An Introductory Case-Based Module Utilizing Three-Dimensional Animated Simulation

Publication Number: WIP 53.7661

Alana Engelbrecht, Children's National Health System, Washington, DC, United States; Lana Ismail, Children's National Health System, Washington, DC, United States; Kevin M. Creamer, Children's National Health System, Silver Spring, MD, United States

Background: An important component of medical training includes rapidly assessing patient status, creating a diagnostic assessment, and appropriately escalating concerns to supervising team members. Medical students (MS) and first-year residents (PGY1) often have limited independent clinical decision making for the acutely ill patient, as well as potentially limited exposure. This therefore supports the use of virtual platforms to guide learners through the process of creating a framework for approaching the acutely ill patient. This virtual and self-paced curriculum proposes such a standardized approach through incorporation of the rapid cardiopulmonary assessment (RCPA), primary assessment, and pediatric assessment triangle. The curriculum integrates the patient’s visual appearance with objective data, an interactive physical examination, and didactic multiple-choice questions.

Objective: 1. Develop an online self-paced module through which trainees can learn to assess the acutely ill patient
2. Assess the efficacy, utility, and reception of the curriculum through pre- and post-surveys administered to trainees.

Design/Methods: We are creating a case-based module to teach the user, intended to be a MS or PGY1, both how to navigate the platform while simultaneously introducing a framework to approach the acutely ill patient. Pre- and post-surveys will be administered to trainees that complete the module to determine whether there was effective transfer of didactic medical knowledge, if the module was perceived to a helpful educational tool, and if the module effectively taught the user how to use the online platform. This is expected to receive IRB exemption status given that no identifying information will be obtained.