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Hamill ME, Collin GR, Bath JL, Boone SM, Harvey EM, Tegge AN, Sprinkel WE, Toomey SA, Collier BR, Bower KL, Wang MM, Faulks ER, Matos MA, Hamill BE, Bean SL, Nussbaum MS, Parker SH. Impact of Standardized Multidisciplinary Critical Care Training on Confidence with Critical Illness and Attitudes Towards Interprofessional Education and Multidisciplinary Care. J Intensive Care Med 2024; 39:320-327. [PMID: 37812739 DOI: 10.1177/08850666231201528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/11/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The Fundamental Critical Care Support Course (FCCS) is a standardized multidisciplinary program designed to educate participants on the basics of identification and management of patients with critical illness. Our objective was to evaluate the effect of FCCS participation on confidence in the assessment and management of critically ill patients and attitudes towards multidisciplinary education and interprofessional care in a multidisciplinary group of participants. METHODS Participants enrolled in the FCCS course from May 2018 to November 2019 were solicited to participate in a series of surveys evaluating their course experience and confidence in critical care. Attitudes towards multidisciplinary education and interprofessional care were evaluated using the Student Perceptions of Interprofessional Clinical Education-Revised Instrument version 2 (SPICE-R2) tool. A prospective pre- and post-design with a self-report survey including retrospective pre-training assessment and a 3-month follow-up was conducted. Statistical analysis was performed using descriptive statics and non-parametric methods. RESULTS 321 (97.9%) of the course participants enrolled in the study and completed the confidence survey and SPICE-R2 tool pre-course. Nurses (113, 35.4%) and physicians (110, 34.4%) made up the largest groups of participants, although physician assistants and paramedics were also well represented. Confidence in recognition and management of critical illness significantly improved across all studied domains after course completion, with the mean total confidence score improving from 32.96 pre-course to 41.10 post-course, P < 0.001. Attitudes towards multidisciplinary education and interprofessional care also improved (mean score 41.37 pre-course vs 42.71 post-course, P < 0.001), although pre-course numbers were higher than expected which limited the significance to only certain domains. DISCUSSION In a multidisciplinary group, completion of FCCS training led to increased confidence in all aspects of critical illness measured. A modest increase in attitudes regarding multidisciplinary education and interprofessional care was also demonstrated. Further study is needed to assess whether this increased confidence translates to improvements in patient care and outcomes.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mark E Hamill
- Department of Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 983280 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
- Department of Surgery, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, VA, USA
- Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, VA, USA
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- Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, VA, USA
- Department of Surgery, VA Medical Center, Salem, VA, USA
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- Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, VA, USA
- Department of Nursing, Waldron College of Health and Human Services, Radford University Carilion, Roanoke, VA, USA
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- Department of Statistics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, VA, USA
- Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, VA, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, VA, USA
- Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, VA, USA
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- Department of Basic Science Education, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, VA, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, VA, USA
- Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, VA, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 983280 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
- Department of Surgery, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, VA, USA
- Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, VA, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, VA, USA
- Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, VA, USA
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- Department of Basic Science Education, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, VA, USA
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The impact of a "short-term" basic intensive care training program on the knowledge of nonintensivist doctors during the COVID-19 pandemic: An experience from a population-dense low- and middle-income country. Aust Crit Care 2023; 36:138-144. [PMID: 36123237 PMCID: PMC9404177 DOI: 10.1016/j.aucc.2022.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2022] [Revised: 08/07/2022] [Accepted: 08/13/2022] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The utility of basic intensive care unit (ICU) training comprising a "1-day course" has been scientifically evaluated and reported in very few studies, with almost no such study from resource-limited settings. AIM The study assessed the utility of basic ICU training comprising of a "1-day course" in increasing the knowledge of nonintensivist doctors. MATERIALS AND METHODS This is an observational study conducted at a medical university in North India in 2020. The participants were nonintensivist doctors attending the course. The course was designed by intensivists, and it had four domains. The participants were categorised on the basis of their duration of ICU experience and broad speciality. Pretest and posttest was administered, which was analysed to ascertain the gain in the knowledge score. RESULTS A total of 252 participants were included, of which the majority were from the clinical medicine speciality (85.3%) and had ICU experience of 1-6 months (47.6%). There was a significant improvement in the mean total score of the participants after training from 14/25 to 19/25, with a mean difference (MD) of 5.02 (p < 0.001). Based on ICU experience, in groups I (<1 month), II (1-6 months), and III (>6 months), there was a significant improvement in the total score of the participants after training with MD with 95% confidence interval (CI) limits of 5.27 (4.65-5.90), 4.70 (4.38-5.02), and 5.33 (4.89-5.78), respectively. In the clinical surgery specialty (n = 37), there was a significant improvement in the total score after training from 11/25 to 16.4/25 with an MD (95% CI limits) of 5.38 (4.4-6.3). Similarly, in the clinical medicine group (n = 215), the MD (95% CI limits) score after training was 4.95 (4.71-5.20), from 14.5/25 to 19.5/25. In feedback, more than half of the participants showed interest in joining ICU after training. CONCLUSIONS Training nonintensivist doctors for 1 day can be useful in improving their knowledge, regardless of their prior ICU experience and speciality.
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