Improving internal medicine residents' performance, knowledge, and confidence in central venous catheterization using simulators

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 410-416

  Millington, Scott J ^a   Wong, Roger Y ^b   Kassen, Barry O ^b   Roberts, James M ^b   Ma, Irene W Y ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Central venous catheterization; Competency; Education; Patient simulation; Procedural skills

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CHECKLIST; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; INTERNAL MEDICINE; JOB PERFORMANCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SIMULATOR TRAINING; SKILL RETENTION; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CHECKLIST; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MANIKINS;

EID: 70449707237     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.570     Document Type: Article

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