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E-Patient Counseling Trial (E-PACO): Computer Based Education versus Nurse Counseling for Patients to Prepare for Colonoscopy
Published on: August 1, 2019
[Clinical continuing education of younger physicians. A pedagogic trial with postgraduate clinical training using the
T Gjørup1, I B Andersen, K M Jensen
1Hvidovre Hospital, København, medicinsk-gastroenterologisk og hepatologisk afdeling.
Abstract:
The aim of this study was to improve the clinical training of the staff of a department of internal medicine. A total of 16 clinical pathological conferences with patient demonstrations were given. The doctor in charge of the conference motivated his choice of patient and made a critical review of the clinical decision process according to a 16 item check list. The median time used for planning of the presentation was five hours, range 2.5-8 hours. Sixteen of the participants (94%) found the training programme of very high or high quality while 1 (6%) found it less good. Fifteen (88%) of the doctors indicated higher clinical skill after than before the conferences (p less than 0.01). The registrars revealed a significantly better improvement of their clinical skills than did the senior registrars and consultants (p less than 0.05). The median educational value of the items of the check list was stated to be 1.3 (0-2). Statement of the probability of the final diagnosis of the patient, value judgement in clinical decisions and costs of diagnostic examinations were considered of highest educational value, 1.5-1.6. Postgraduate clinical pathological conferences with patient demonstrations including systematic reviews of the clinical decision process are valuable in the clinical training of doctors.
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