Feasibility and integration of an intensive emergency pediatric care curriculum in Armenia

Background Emergency pediatric care curriculum (EPCC) was developed to address the need for pediatric rapid assessment and resuscitation skills among out-of-hospital emergency providers in Armenia. This study was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of EPCC in increasing physicians’ knowledge when...

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Published in:International journal of emergency medicine 2021-01, Vol.14 (1), p.1-8, Article 1
Main Authors: Baghdassarian, Aline, Best, Al M., Virabyan, Anushavan, Alexanian, Claire, Shekherdimian, Shant, Santen, Sally A., Simonyan, Hambartzum
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ambulance
Angiology
Armenia
Cardiology
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
CPR
Curricula
Education
Educational Advances in Emergency Medicine
Emergency medical care
Emergency Medicine
EMS
Internal Medicine
Knowledge acquisition
Medical diagnosis
Medical education
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Paramedics
Pediatric emergency
Pediatrics
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Summary:Background Emergency pediatric care curriculum (EPCC) was developed to address the need for pediatric rapid assessment and resuscitation skills among out-of-hospital emergency providers in Armenia. This study was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of EPCC in increasing physicians’ knowledge when instruction transitioned to local instructors. We hypothesize that (1) EPCC will have a positive impact on post-test knowledge, (2) this effect will be maintained when local trainers teach the course, and (3) curriculum will satisfy participants. Methods This is a quasi-experimental, pre-test/post-test study over a 4-year period from October 2014‑November 2017. Train-the-trainer model was used. Primary outcomes are immediate knowledge acquisition each year and comparison of knowledge acquisition between two cohorts based on North American vs local instructors. Descriptive statistics was used to summarize results. Pre-post change and differences across years were analyzed using repeated measures mixed models. Results Test scores improved from pretest mean of 51% (95% CI 49.6 to 53.0%) to post-test mean of 78% (95% CI 77.0 to 79.6%, p  
ISSN:1865-1372
1865-1380
DOI:10.1186/s12245-020-00320-x