Non-Fellowship regional anesthesia training and assessment: an international Delphi study on a consensus curriculum.
Reg Anesth Pain Med
; 46(10): 867-873, 2021 10.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:
While there are several published recommendations and guidelines for trainees undertaking subspecialty Fellowships in regional anesthesia, a similar document describing a core regional anesthesia curriculum for non-fellowship trainees is less well defined. We aimed to produce an international consensus for the training and teaching of regional anesthesia that is applicable for the majority of worldwide anesthesiologists.METHODS:
This anonymous, electronic Delphi study was conducted over two rounds and distributed to current and immediate past (within 5 years) directors of regional anesthesia training worldwide. The steering committee formulated an initial list of items covering nerve block techniques, learning objectives and skills assessment and volume of practice, relevant to a non-fellowship regional anesthesia curriculum. Participants scored these items in order of importance using a 10-point Likert scale, with free-text feedback. Strong consensus items were defined as highest importance (score ≥8) by ≥70% of all participants.RESULTS:
469 participants/586 invitations (80.0% response) scored in round 1, and 402/469 participants (85.7% response) scored in round 2. Participants represented 66 countries. Strong consensus was reached for 8 core peripheral and neuraxial blocks and 17 items describing learning objectives and skills assessment. Volume of practice for peripheral blocks was uniformly 16-20 blocks per anatomical region, while ≥50 neuraxial blocks were considered minimum.CONCLUSIONS:
This international consensus study provides specific information for designing a non-fellowship regional anesthesia curriculum. Implementation of a standardized curriculum has benefits for patient care through improving quality of training and quality of nerve blocks.Palavras-chave
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
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Bolsas de Estudo
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Anestesia por Condução
Tipo de estudo:
Guideline
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Reg Anesth Pain Med
Assunto da revista:
ANESTESIOLOGIA
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NEUROLOGIA
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PSICOFISIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Austrália