The Experience of Emergency Pediatric Ultrasound Education Course

• Published in: Taehan Soa Ŭnggup Ŭhakhoe chi 2014-06, Vol.1 (1), p.34-41
• Main Authors: Lee, Jin Hee, Kang, Boseung, Kwon, Hyuksool, Kim, Seonguk, Kim, Jung Youn, Lee, Jeong Hun, Jung, Jae Yun, Ha, Young-Rock
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: education; emergency medicine; pediatrics; ultrasonography
• ISSN: 2383-4897; 2508-5506
• DOI: 10.22470/pemj.2014.1.1.34

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess the experience and satisfaction of the trainees participating in the Emergency Pediatric Ultrasound Training Course, which has been developed from a close cooperation between the Korean Society of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Society of Emergency and Critical Care Imaging. Methods A task-force team was formed consisting of 8 members, collectively from both Korean Society of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Society of Emergency and Critical Care Imaging. Over 9 separate discussion sessions, the team reviewed related articles to reach a consensus on an educational framework, a curriculum for the training course, and teaching methods to adapt to the conditions of Pediatric Emergency Medicine in South Korea. Results After running the course twice with a developed curriculum, the trainees were polled for their training experiences. A total of 36 trainees completed the course. The response rates were 81.3% and 40% in the first and second course, respectively. On average, the ratings by participants in the survey were above a 4 for all questions, which are significantly high scores. Over sixty percent of participants rated 4 or above in the Likert scale for all of the questions. Conclusion Korean Society of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Emergency Imaging Study Group (now renamed to Society of Emergency & Critical Care Imaging) successfully developed the Emergency Pediatric Ultrasound Course, which was rated significantly favorably by the trainees.