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Development of an innovative curriculum for paediatricians on peanut allergy prevention: How do we address current
Stephanie Leeds1, Martin Slade2, Janet Hafler2
1Division of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
Insights
An innovative educational curriculum was developed to train pediatricians on early peanut introduction for preventing peanut allergy. This aims to improve guideline implementation and infant health outcomes.
Area of Science:
- Allergy and Immunology
- Pediatric Medicine
- Medical Education
Background:
- Strong evidence supports early peanut introduction for primary prevention of peanut allergy in at-risk infants.
- Updated clinical guidelines for peanut allergy prevention require effective dissemination and implementation strategies.
- Educational initiatives are crucial for healthcare providers to adopt new prevention protocols.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop an innovative educational curriculum for pediatricians focused on peanut allergy prevention.
- To address the need for accessible and effective training modules based on current clinical guidelines.
- To improve pediatrician knowledge and practice regarding early peanut introduction.
Main Methods:
- Leveraged the Intervention to Reduce Early Allergy (Peanut) in Childhood (iREACH) study for pediatrician recruitment and needs assessment.
- Evaluated existing educational materials, including a YouTube video and knowledge surveys.
- Developed an online, interactive curriculum incorporating clinical cases, games, and updated knowledge assessment tools.
Main Results:
- Needs assessment indicated a strong demand from pediatricians for an effective peanut allergy prevention educational module.
- Existing educational video showed suboptimal engagement, though baseline knowledge improved post-viewing.
- A new online curriculum was developed, featuring interactive elements and validated knowledge assessment questions.
Conclusions:
- The developed curriculum serves as a model for integrating specialty guidelines into clinical practice through education.
- Future steps involve implementing and evaluating the curriculum via a randomized, prospective study.
- The project aims to enhance pediatrician capacity in peanut allergy prevention, ultimately benefiting infant health.
Background:
There exists strong evidence for the early introduction of peanut to at-risk infants for the primary prevention of peanut allergy. There is a need for educational initiatives to assist in dissemination and implementation of updated clinical guidelines on peanut allergy prevention.
Approach:
The aim for this project was to create an innovative curriculum for paediatricians on peanut allergy prevention. The Intervention to Reduce Early Allergy (Peanut) in Childhood (iREACH) study was leveraged to recruit paediatricians for a needs assessment. Materials from the iREACH study, including an educational YouTube video and knowledge survey, were evaluated. Applying findings from the needs assessment, an innovative curriculum was developed, and updated knowledge survey questions were developed.
Evaluation:
The iREACH YouTube video had suboptimal viewing behaviours, and iREACH participants had high baseline knowledge scores that did improve after viewing the video. The majority of respondents to the needs assessment felt that all paediatricians needed access to an effective educational module on peanut allergy prevention, and they wanted a broadly accessible curriculum that incorporated quality media and content segmentation. An online, interactive curriculum was developed that includes clinical cases and games, and updated knowledge questions were created with associated internal structure and reliability evidence, as well as relation to other variables evidence.
Implication:
The next steps of this project will focus on curriculum implementation and evaluation through a randomised, prospective study with the aim to serve as an educational model for how to integrate specialty-specific guidelines into broader clinical practice through education.
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