Impact of an Educational Intervention on Residents' Knowledge of Pediatric Disaster Medicine

• 2009

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• Mark Cicero; Eileen Blake; Noelle Gallant; Lei Chen; Lauren Esposito; Magdalena Guerrero
PMID: 19564807DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/pec.0b013e3181ab78af

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This article discusses the development and implementation of a standardized pediatric disaster medicine (PDM) curriculum aimed at pediatric and emergency medicine residents. The study evaluates the course's efficacy, residents' attitudes toward disaster medicine, and their experiences treating disaster victims. Results show a significant improvement in residents' knowledge immediately after the course, with retention of information over time. Most residents recognize PDM's importance in their training and express interest in practical disaster-training exercises over didactic training. This curriculum helps fill the pediatric disaster preparedness education gap for medical residents.

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Focus Area: Everyday Emergency

Audiences: Emergency Managers; EMS Clinicians; Physicians

Emergency Management Stage: Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Collection: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Disaster Planning; Education, Medical; Educational Measurement; Emergency Medicine; Internship and Residency; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Pediatrics; Retrospective Studies; Teaching; Disaster Medicine; Surveys and Questionnaires

Institutions: Yale University

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