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Slart RHJA, Chen W, Tubben A, Tingen HSA, Davies DR, Grogan M, Wechalekar AD, Kittleson MM, Thomson LEJ, Slomka PJ, Wechalekar K, Chareonthaitawee P. Emerging Role of Scintigraphy Using Bone-Seeking Tracers for Diagnosis of Cardiac Amyloidosis: AJR Expert Panel Narrative Review. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2024; 222:e2329347. [PMID: 37315017 DOI: 10.2214/ajr.23.29347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Amyloidoses are a complex group of clinical diseases that result from progressive organ dysfunction due to extracellular protein misfolding and deposition. The two most common types of cardiac amyloidosis are transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR) and light-chain (AL) amyloidosis. Diagnosis of ATTR cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) is challenging owing to its phenotypic similarity to other more common cardiac conditions, the perceived rarity of the disease, and unfamiliarity with its diagnostic algorithms; endomyocardial biopsy was historically required for diagnosis. However, myocardial scintigraphy using bone-seeking tracers has shown high accuracy for detection of ATTR-CM and has become a key noninvasive diagnostic test for the condition, receiving support from professional society guidelines and transforming prior diagnostic paradigms. This AJR Expert Panel Narrative Review describes the role of myocardial scintigraphy using bone-seeking tracers in the diagnosis of ATTR-CM. The article summarizes available tracers, acquisition techniques, interpretation and reporting considerations, diagnostic pitfalls, and gaps in the current literature. The critical need for monoclonal testing of patients with positive scintigraphy results to differentiate ATTR-CM from AL cardiac amyloidosis is highlighted. Recent updates in guideline recommendations that emphasize the importance of a qualitative visual assessment are also discussed.
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- Riemer H J A Slart
- Department of Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging, University Medical Center Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, Groningen 9700 RB, The Netherlands
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging, University Medical Center Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, Groningen 9700 RB, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- National Amyloidosis Centre, University College London (Royal Free Campus), London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiology, Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Biomedical Imaging Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA
- Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Biomedical Imaging Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals, Part of the Guy's and St Thomas' Foundation Trust Hospitals, London, United Kingdom
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Momand B, Sacuevo O, Hamidi M, Vaz Machado F, Dubrowski A. Making Quality Improvements to Clinical Simulation Scenarios via Podcasting. Cureus 2023; 15:e38672. [PMID: 37288220 PMCID: PMC10243395 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.38672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2023] [Accepted: 05/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/09/2023] Open
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Simulation is a common method for teaching and enhancing healthcare skills. Nevertheless, the construction of a simulation scenario is expensive and time-consuming and requires a great deal of effort. As a result, it is imperative that we make quality improvements to the process of scenario construction. When this is accomplished, we will be able to enhance the existing scenarios, develop new ones, and ultimately enhance these teaching tools. Currently, publishing simulation scenarios as peer-reviewed technical reports is one way to ensure quality and global sharing of scenarios. Yet, another undiscovered potential to further improve the quality of scenarios once the peer-review process is complete is to allow the original scenario designers to reflect on their creative processes using podcasting. This paper proposes that podcasting can be used as a supplement to the peer-review process to address this issue. Podcasting is one of the prevalent forms of media in the twenty-first century. There are currently numerous podcast channels in the healthcare simulation space. However, the majority are focused on introducing simulation experts or discussing issues in healthcare simulation, and none are focused on making quality improvements to clinical simulation scenarios with the authors. We propose to make quality improvements with scenario designers using podcasting in order to communicate information to the public and evaluate what went well and what might have been done better in order to inform future developers.
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Abdel-Qader DH, Al Meslamani AZ, Albassam A, Al Mazrouei N, El-Shara AA, El Sharu H, Ebaed SBM, Ibrahim OM. Assessment of A new Strategy to Prevent Prescribing Errors Involving COVID-19 Patients in Community Pharmacies. Hosp Pharm 2022; 57:654-665. [PMID: 36081535 PMCID: PMC9445540 DOI: 10.1177/00185787211073506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/03/2023]
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Background: Because COVID-19 patients are vulnerable to prescribing errors (PEs) and adverse drug events, designing and implementing a new approach to prevent prescribing errors (PEs) involving COVID-19 patients has become a priority in pharmacotherapy research. Objectives: To investigate whether using WhatsApp to deliver prescribing error (PE)-related clinical scenarios to community pharmacists could enhance their ability to detect PEs and conduct successful pharmaceutical interventions (PIs). Methods: In this study, 110 community pharmacies were recruited from different regions across Jordan and equally allocated to 2 groups. Over the course of 4 weeks, WhatsApp was used to send PEs-related clinical case scenarios to the active group. The second group was controlled with no clinical scenarios. After completion of the 4-week phase, pharmacists from both groups were asked to document PEs in COVID-19 patients and their interventions using a data-collection form. Results: The incidence of PEs in COVID-19 patients documented in the active group (18.54%) was higher than that reported in the control group (3.09%) (P = .001). Of the 6598 and 968 PIs conducted by participants working in the active and control group pharmacies, 6013 (91.13%) and 651 (67.25%) were accepted, respectively. The proportions of wrong drug (contraindication), wrong drug (unnecessary drug prescribed/no proof of its benefits), and omission of a drug between the active and control groups were 15.30% versus 7.21% (P = .001), 11.85% versus 6.29% (P = .03), and 17.78% versus 10.50% (0.01), respectively. Additionally, the proportions of lethal, serious, and significant errors were 0.74% versus 0.35% (P = .04), 10.52% versus 2.57% (0.002), and 47.88% versus 9.57% (0.001), respectively. Addition of drug therapy interventions (AOR = 0.62; 95% CI, 0.21-0.84) and errors with significant clinical seriousness (AOR = 0.32; 95% CI, 0.16-0.64). Conclusions PEs involving COVID-19 patients in community settings are common and clinically significant. The intervention assessed in this study could be promising for designing a feasible and time-efficient interventional tool to encourage pharmacists' involvement in identifying and correcting PEs in light of COVID-19.
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- AAU Health and Biomedical Research Center, Al Ain University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Indiana University Center for Health Innovation and Implementation Science, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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Truong TK, Kenneson A, Rosen AR, Singh RH. Genetic Referral Patterns and Responses to Clinical Scenarios: A Survey of Primary Care Providers and Clinical Geneticists. J Prim Care Community Health 2021; 12:21501327211046734. [PMID: 34583568 PMCID: PMC8485275 DOI: 10.1177/21501327211046734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Introduction: Primary care physicians (PCPs) are considered the gatekeepers of genetic services, but they often underutilize or inappropriately utilize such services, leading to lack of early treatment, incorrect diagnoses, and unnecessary procedures. This study aims to delineate PCP referral patterns, including the frequency of, motivators for, and barriers to genetic referrals and testing in the present landscape of genomics. Methods: A 34-item online survey was distributed to PCPs in the United States (US). PCP demographics, practice characteristics, and referral patterns, motivators, and barriers were analyzed. Six hypothetical clinical scenarios included in the survey also were presented to a cohort of clinical geneticists. We calculated PCPs’ rates of ordering genetic tests and of referral to genetics services in the past year. Rates and responses to clinical scenarios were compared based on respondents’ personal and practice characteristics. Results: A total of 95 PCPs and 25 clinical geneticists participated. Among the PCPs, 79% reported referring and 50% reported ordering genetic testing in the last year. PCPs with genetic counselors (GCs) in their clinic referred at significantly higher rates than those without (P = .008). White PCPs referred at significantly higher rates compared to Black or African American PCPs (P = .009). The most commonly reported motivators for referring patients to genetic services were preference for specialist coordination, lack of knowledge, and family’s desire for risk information. The most commonly reported barriers were patient refusal, provider concerns about costs to patients, and uncertainty of when a genetic referral is appropriate. In response to clinical scenarios, clinical geneticists were in agreement about the need for genetic testing or referral for 2 of the scenarios. For these 2 scenarios, only 48% and 71% of PCPs indicated that they would offer genetic testing or referral, respectively. Conclusions: Responses to clinical scenarios suggest that it is not clear to PCPs when referrals or testing are needed. Collaboration with GCs is one approach to reducing barriers to and improving PCPs’ utilization of genetic services. Clear guidelines from clinical geneticists may help facilitate appropriate use of genetics services by PCPs. Additional research is needed to further describe barriers that PCPs face in genetic testing/referrals.
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- Tina K Truong
- Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Olujide S, Ilyas N, Guni A. Common Difficult Scenarios for The Newly Qualified Dental Professional. Prim Dent J 2021; 10:63-68. [PMID: 34353155 DOI: 10.1177/20501684211012582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Dental complaints are at the forefront of many dental practitioners' thoughts, with most dentists likely to have a complaint against them during their practicing lifetime. Difficult clinical scenarios can be particularly challenging for the newly qualified dental professional to manage, with a lack of experience potentially leading to an increased likelihood of a complaint. This article highlights several common clinical scenarios which dental practitioners are likely to face, providing a framework for their management and assessing the impact that the coronavirus pandemic may have on patients presenting for routine dental care.
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- Segun Olujide
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery SHO, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK
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- Specialist Registrar in Paediatric Dentistry, King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, UK
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- Specialty Trainee in Periodontology, King's College London, UK
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Manzor Mitrzyk B, Plegue MA, Kadri R, Danak SU, Hubbard JD, Kaip EA, Roberson DN, Roy S, Guetterman TC, Ellingrod VL, Farris KB, Ruffin Iv MT, Klinkman MS, Buis LR. Pharmacogenomic testing for mental health (Part II): qualitative analysis of early adopter prescriber perceptions. Per Med 2021; 18:233-240. [PMID: 33728996 DOI: 10.2217/pme-2020-0084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Aim: We sought to explore how early adopters use pharmacogenomic (PGx) testing for treating depression and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Patients & methods: Prescribers of the Informed PGx (Progenity, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI 48108, USA) test completed a phone survey assessing use of PGx testing for different scenarios. We conducted a qualitative thematic text analysis of transcribed audio recordings of open-ended responses (n = 62). Results: PGx testing was used when treating multiple comorbidities or resistant disease, and to ease patients' concerns with future therapy. Use of PGx testing is influenced by insurance coverage, interpretability of results and results turnaround time. Conclusion: Prescribers used PGx tests to modify medications for complex patients with depression, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and other disorders to alleviate concerns related to adverse effects and lack of effectiveness.
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- Department of Family Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48104, USA
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- Department of Family Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48104, USA
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- Department of Family & Community Medicine, Penn State Health, Milton S Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA 17033, USA
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- College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
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- School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
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- College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Family & Community Medicine, Penn State Health, Milton S Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA 17033, USA
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- Department of Family Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48104, USA
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- Department of Family Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48104, USA
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Franchi T, Magudia A, Rasheed A. Appropriate use of self-directed learning at medical school prepares students for future clinical practice. Med Educ Online 2020; 25:1752450. [PMID: 32264768 PMCID: PMC7178853 DOI: 10.1080/10872981.2020.1752450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2020] [Accepted: 03/26/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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- Thomas Franchi
- Medical Students, The University of Sheffield Medical School, Sheffield, UK
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- Medical Students, The University of Sheffield Medical School, Sheffield, UK
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- Medical Students, The University of Sheffield Medical School, Sheffield, UK
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Dawson H, Blank A, Zlobec I, Lugli A. Potential clinical scenarios of tumour budding in colorectal cancer. Acta Gastroenterol Belg 2019; 82:515-518. [PMID: 31950807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Tumour budding, defined as single tumour cells or clusters of 4 tumour cells or less detached from the main tumour body, is a wellestablished indicator of aggressive tumour biology in colorectal cancer. As a marker of tumour dissemination, evidence points towards tumour budding as a morphological correlate of epithelialmesenchymal type changes in the tumour microenvironment. Despite many studies in the literature going back decades, tumour budding has not been systematically integrated in colorectal cancer reporting protocols. The recently published proceedings of the International Tumour Budding Consensus Conference (ITBCC) have sparked the systematic implementation of tumour budding in routine reporting of colorectal cancer. Tumour budding may be particularly relevant to patient management in endoscopically resected pT1 colorectal cancer, stage II tumour and pre-operative biopsies. The present review focuses mainly on these three potential clinical scenarios with the aim to provide a concise and updated overview on tumour budding in CRC.
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- H Dawson
- Clinical Pathology Division, Institute of Pathology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Clinical Pathology Division, Institute of Pathology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Translational Research Unit, Institute of Pathology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Clinical Pathology Division, Institute of Pathology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Hughes AM, Goldfinger JA, Santa Cruz IS, Pozzi EC, Thorp S, Curotto P, Garabalino MA, Itoiz ME, Palmieri MA, Ramos P, Heber EM, Aromando RF, Nigg DW, Koivunoro H, Trivillin VA, Schwint AE. Different oral cancer scenarios to personalize targeted therapy: Boron Neutron Capture Therapy translational studies. Ther Deliv 2019; 10:353-62. [PMID: 31184544 DOI: 10.4155/tde-2019-0022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) is a targeted therapy, which consists of preferential accumulation of boron carriers in tumor followed by neutron irradiation. Each oral cancer patient has different risks of developing one or more carcinomas and/or oral mucositis induced after treatment. Our group proposed the hamster oral cancer model to study the efficacy of BNCT and associated mucositis. Translational studies are essential to the advancement of novel boron delivery agents and targeted strategies. Herein, we review our work in the hamster model in which we studied BNCT induced mucositis using three different cancerization protocols, mimicking three different clinical scenarios. The BNCT-induced mucositis increases with the aggressiveness of the carcinogenesis protocol employed, suggesting that the study of different oral cancer patient scenarios would help to develop personalized therapies.
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Ward RC, Muckle TJ, Kremer MJ, Krogh MA. Computer-Based Case Simulations for Assessment in Health Care: A Literature Review of Validity Evidence. Eval Health Prof 2017; 42:82-102. [PMID: 28727944 DOI: 10.1177/0163278717718609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Simulation for education and training in health-care professions has been widely applied. However, its value as an assessment tool for competence is not fully known. Logistical barriers of simulation-based assessments have led some health-care organizations to utilize computer-based case simulations (CCSs) for assessment. This article provides a review of the literature on the identification of psychometrically sound, CCS instruments designed to measure decision-making competence in health-care professionals. CINAHL, MEDLINE, and Ovid databases identified 84 potentially relevant articles published between January 2000 and May 2017. A total of 12 articles met criteria for inclusion in this review. Findings of these 12 articles indicate that summative assessment in health care using CCSs in the form of clinical scenarios is utilized to assess higher order performance aspects of competence in the form of decision-making. Psychometric strength was validated in eight articles and supported by four replication studies. Two of the eight articles reported evidence of construct validity and support the need for evidence based on a theoretical framework. This literature review offers implications for further research on the use of CCS tools as a method for assessment of competence in health-care professionals and the need for psychometric evidence to support it.
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- Robyn C Ward
- College of Nursing, Rush University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Nurse Anesthesia Program, Rush University, Chicago, IL, USA.,Rush Center for Clinical Skills and Simulation, Rush University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Nurse Anesthesia Program, Mount Marty College, Sioux Falls, SD, USA
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Gowda VBS, Nagaiah BH, Sengodan B. A study of the competency of third year medical students to interpret biochemically based clinical scenarios using knowledge and skills gained in year 1 and 2. Biochem Mol Biol Educ 2016; 44:202-207. [PMID: 26914989 DOI: 10.1002/bmb.20936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2015] [Accepted: 10/14/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Medical students build clinical knowledge on the grounds of previously obtained basic knowledge. The study aimed to evaluate the competency of third year medical students to interpret biochemically based clinical scenarios using knowledge and skills gained during year 1 and 2 of undergraduate medical training. Study was conducted on year 3 MBBS students at AIMST University, Malaysia. Clinical scenarios (25) were constructed and administered to student volunteers, making sure at least one question from each system of year 2 was represented. Feedback was obtained on a five-point Likert scale regarding perception of learning biochemistry in MBBS year 1 versus 2. Mean score of test was 18 (72.11%). Performance was comparatively better in questions related to topics learnt in year 1 and reinforced in year 2 compared to those learnt for first time in year 2. In the feedback obtained, 31% strongly agreed and 56% agreed understanding the subject was helped more by learning biochemistry in year 2 than in year 1. Likewise, 36% strongly agreed and 56% agreed appreciating the importance of biochemistry in patient diagnosis was helped more by learning biochemistry in year 2 than year 1. Thirty one percent strongly agreed and 54% agreed that year 1 biochemistry would have been more relevant if case discussions were done simultaneously. Students retain basic science subjects better and appreciate the importance of basic sciences in patient diagnosis if they are reinforced in the context of clinical situations.
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- Unit of Pathology, AIMST University, Semeling, 08100 Kedah Darul Aman, Malaysia
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Silva LC, Almeida HO, Perkusich A, Perkusich M. A Model-Based Approach to Support Validation of Medical Cyber-Physical Systems. Sensors (Basel) 2015; 15:27625-70. [PMID: 26528982 DOI: 10.3390/s151127625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2015] [Revised: 10/11/2015] [Accepted: 10/16/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Medical Cyber-Physical Systems (MCPS) are context-aware, life-critical systems with patient safety as the main concern, demanding rigorous processes for validation to guarantee user requirement compliance and specification-oriented correctness. In this article, we propose a model-based approach for early validation of MCPS, focusing on promoting reusability and productivity. It enables system developers to build MCPS formal models based on a library of patient and medical device models, and simulate the MCPS to identify undesirable behaviors at design time. Our approach has been applied to three different clinical scenarios to evaluate its reusability potential for different contexts. We have also validated our approach through an empirical evaluation with developers to assess productivity and reusability. Finally, our models have been formally verified considering functional and safety requirements and model coverage.
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