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A comprehensive disaster training program to improve emergency physicians' preparedness: a 1-year pilot study.

Dino P Rumoro¹, Jamil D Bayram, Mamta Malik

¹Department of Emergency Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

American Journal of Disaster Medicine

|February 16, 2011

Summary

A yearlong disaster preparedness training program significantly improved cognitive competence in emergency physicians. The training enhanced both written test scores and self-assessments, indicating better preparedness for medical emergencies.

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Area of Science:

Emergency Medicine
Disaster Preparedness Training
Medical Education

Background:

Disaster preparedness is a critical skill for emergency physicians (EPs).
Assessing the long-term effectiveness of training programs is essential for medical education.
This pilot study evaluates a comprehensive training intervention for EPs.

Purpose of the Study:

To measure the effectiveness of a 1-year comprehensive training program.
To assess the long-term cognitive competence in disaster preparedness among attending EPs.
To evaluate improvements in disaster preparedness knowledge and self-assessment.

Main Methods:

Ten attending EPs participated in a year-long disaster preparedness training program.
Training included didactic core topics, recognized courses, and practical drills.
Pretraining and post-training written tests and self-evaluation questionnaires were administered and compared.

Main Results:

A statistically significant increase in overall post-test versus pretest scores on the written examination was observed (44.4 vs. 29.8, p < 0.005).
Statistically significant increases in self-assessed disaster preparedness were noted (2.7 +/- 0.82 vs. 3.9 +/- 0.56, p = 0.01).
Improvements were significant across all areas of disaster preparedness evaluated.

Conclusions:

A yearlong pilot training program significantly enhanced cognitive competence in disaster preparedness among EPs.
The findings suggest the training program is effective in improving preparedness.
Further research is needed to validate the training content and evaluation instruments.