Adolescent Addiction Curriculum: Impact on Knowledge Self-Assessment in Pediatric Learners

Addiction is developmentally a pediatric-onset disease. Adolescent addiction recently gained the nation's attention due to the steep increase in opioid-related drug overdose deaths. Educating future adolescent health providers on adolescent addiction is a strategic initiative to mitigate the im...

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Published in:MedEdPORTAL 2018-05, Vol.14, p.10716
Main Authors: Onigu-Otite, Edore, Shorter, Daryl
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Addiction
Addiction Medicine - methods
Addiction Medicine - trends
Adolescence
Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior - psychology
Curriculum
Curriculum - trends
Education, Medical, Graduate - methods
Educational Measurement - methods
Female
Humans
Male
Mental Health
Original Publication
Pilot Projects
Self-Assessment
Substance-Related Disorders
Substance-Related Disorders - physiopathology
Substance-Related Disorders - psychology
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Summary:Addiction is developmentally a pediatric-onset disease. Adolescent addiction recently gained the nation's attention due to the steep increase in opioid-related drug overdose deaths. Educating future adolescent health providers on adolescent addiction is a strategic initiative to mitigate the impact of this challenging public health concern. We used a logic model worksheet to identify key target areas informing the curriculum content development. The curriculum was written to be delivered in three successive parts-the Science of Addiction, Adolescence and Addiction, and Diagnosis and Treatment-each within a 2-hour interactive lecture session using PowerPoint presentations, brief videos, and learner activities. We collected data using pre- and postsession self-evaluation questionnaires. We calculated mean differences in scores and obtained qualitative data from learner comments. Sessions were well received by attendees. A total of 31 participants attended at least one session. Knowledge of adolescent addiction increased in each session, with the greatest increase in the Science of Addiction (1.6, = .0011), followed by Diagnosis and Treatment (1.1, < .0001) and Adolescence and Addiction (0.9, < .0001). Attendance at one or more sessions improved participants' addiction-related knowledge. Graduate medical training programs can provide adolescent addiction education using systematic curricula such as this. Furthermore, this curriculum can be adapted to suit different groups of learners.
ISSN:2374-8265
2374-8265
DOI:10.15766/mep_2374-8265.10716