The College of Emergency Medicine curriculum: is the specialty-specific knowledge section fit for purpose?
Emerg Med J
; 24(3): 194-7, 2007 Mar.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-17351225
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To determine whether the knowledge specified in the specialty-specific section of the College of Emergency Medicine curriculum covered the diagnoses presenting to a UK teaching hospital emergency department.METHOD:
An audit of 1000 sets of notes was undertaken, the diagnosis abstracted and mapped to the curriculum.RESULTS:
1076 diagnoses were derived and all were covered by the curriculum. The three most common diagnostic categories were musculoskeletal, wound management and cardiology.CONCLUSION:
The curriculum covered all the diagnoses in this sample. Knowing the frequency of a diagnosis could be used to inform training and assessment.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Currículo
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Educação de Pós-Graduação em Medicina
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Medicina de Emergência
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Emerg Med J
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA DE EMERGENCIA
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Reino Unido