@article{ref1,
title="Impact of an Educational Intervention on Residents' Knowledge of Pediatric Disaster Medicine",
journal="Pediatric emergency care",
year="2009",
author="Cicero, Mark X. and Blake, Eileen and Gallant, Noelle and Chen, L. and Esposito, L. and Guerrero, Marcela and Baum, Carl R.",
volume="25",
number="7",
pages="447-451",
abstract="BACKGROUND:: Globally, natural and created events have underscored the vulnerability of children in disasters. There is an unmet need for a standardized pediatric disaster medicine (PDM) curriculum. OBJECTIVE:: To create and implement a PDM course, measure course efficacy, and assess medical residents' attitudes toward and experience in disaster medicine. DESIGN/METHODS:: An educational intervention was conducted for pediatric and emergency medicine residents at a tertiary care teaching hospital. Participants completed a precourse survey of PDM attitudes and experience. Paired t tests were used to compare pretest, immediate posttest, and delayed posttest scores. Test performance was assessed by resident type and postgraduate year. A postcourse survey gauged reaction to the course and interest in further PDM training. RESULTS:: Among the participants, 11 residents (9.4%) have treated disaster victims, and 5 (4.3%) had formal disaster medicine education. Most (83%) felt PDM is an important part of their training. Seventy-five eligible residents (64.6%) completed the intervention. Pairwise comparison of scores showed a mean improvement in scores of 24.5% immediately after taking the course (95% confidence interval, 22.9%-30.1%; P < 0.001). Two months later, residents scored a mean of 69.0% for the delayed posttest, with a retained improvement in scores (18.3%; 95% confidence interval, 14.3%-22.3%; P < 0.001). Residents preferred future PDM exercises to additional didactic training (72.0% vs. 32.7%; P < 0.001%). CONCLUSIONS:: Medical residents who complete this curriculum increase their knowledge of PDM with moderate retention of information. Most residents lack PDM training, believe it is important, and request disaster-training exercises.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0749-5161",
doi="10.1097/PEC.0b013e3181ab78af",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PEC.0b013e3181ab78af"
}