小児科に焦点を当てたインタラクティブなオンライン非同期毒物学カリキュラムの評価
Roselyn Appenteng1,2, Thuy Ngo1, Lisa Yanek1
1Divison of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Journal of medical education and curricular development
|January 12, 2026
まとめ
この研究では、オンラインの小児毒物学カリキュラムを作成しました。医療従事者は、インタラクティブなケースベースのプログラムを完了した後、小児中毒症例の管理に対する自信が高まったと報告しました。
科学分野:
- 医学教育
- 毒物学
- 小児科学
背景:
- 中毒は米国における予防可能な傷害死の主な原因であり、子供たちが最も多く曝露されています。
- 既存の毒物学教育は限られており、学習リソースの強化が必要とされています。
- 小児毒性曝露は、正確な診断と管理のために専門的な知識を必要とします。
研究 の 目的:
- 小児毒物学のためのインタラクティブなオンラインケースベースカリキュラムを開発および評価すること。
- 医療従事者の小児毒性曝露に関する基本的な知識とパターン認識スキルを向上させること。
- 医学部研修医およびフェロー向けの毒物学教育プログラムを補強すること。
主な方法:
- 主要な毒症候群をカバーする、Rise 360を使用した12のケースベースの非同期インタラクティブオンラインカリキュラムを開発しました。
- 小児科および救急医学のさまざまな米国の研修医およびフェロープログラムから参加者を募集しました。
- カリキュラム前後のアンケートとテストを通じて、参加者の快適レベルと知識を評価しました。
主要な成果:
- 152人の参加者が初期アンケートを完了し、52人がカリキュラムを完了しました。
- 参加者は、評価された小児毒性曝露の認識と管理のすべての領域で快適さが大幅に向上したと報告しました。
- サブグループ分析ではテストスコアの改善は有意ではありませんでしたが、全体的な快適レベルは向上しました。
結論:
- 開発されたオンラインカリキュラムは、小児毒物学に焦点を当てた最初のものです。
- このカリキュラムは、さまざまな医療専門家の間で小児毒性曝露の認識と管理における自己申告の快適さを効果的に向上させました。
- このリソースは、小児毒物学トレーニングを強化するための現在の教育イニシアチブを補完することができます。
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