scholarly journals Educational resources for vascular laboratory education in vascular surgery residencies and fellowships: Survey of Vascular Surgery Program Directors

2019 ◽  
Vol 69 (6) ◽  
pp. 1918-1923 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam Tanious ◽  
James D. Brooks ◽  
Linda J. Wang ◽  
Murray L. Shames ◽  
Paul A. Armstrong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vascular Surgery ◽  
Program Directors ◽  
Educational Resources ◽  
Laboratory Education ◽  
Vascular Laboratory

A Roadmap for Noninvasive Vascular Laboratory Education

2019 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-24
Author(s):  
Daisy Chou ◽  
Michael R. Go ◽  
Jean E. Starr ◽  
Bhagwan Satiani
Keyword(s):  
Vascular Surgery ◽  
Clinical Education ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Ohio State University ◽  
State University ◽  
Laboratory Education ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Vascular Laboratory ◽  
Fellowship Programs ◽  
The Ohio State University

Since 2014, the Registered Physician in Vascular Interpretation (RPVI) designation has been required for a vascular surgery board certification candidate to register for the vascular surgery certifying exam. Although the importance of the noninvasive vascular laboratory (NIVL) is recognized, vascular laboratory education within vascular surgery fellowship programs is heterogeneous and much less regulated compared with clinical education. Evidence suggests that many vascular surgery trainees may not have received ideal training to obtain RPVI certification or direct an NIVL. The NIVL curriculum at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center has been used since 2005 and combines didactics, supervised reading, videos, hands-on experience with vascular sonographers, and one on one time with the vascular laboratory medical director. This curriculum is outlined in this article and can be used as a guide for creating NIVL curricula for vascular surgery and other training programs.

Recent trends in publications of US vascular surgery program directors

Vascular ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 259-261
Author(s):  
Anil Hingorani ◽  
Trevor DerDerian ◽  
James Gallagher ◽  
Enrico Ascher
Keyword(s):  
Vascular Surgery ◽  
Basic Science ◽  
Program Directors ◽  
Program Director ◽  
Academic Activity ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Recent Trends ◽  
Number Of Publications ◽  
Annual Distribution ◽  
Number Of Citations

Aim We reviewed the number of vascular publications listed in PubMed from 2001 to 2009 for US program directors in vascular surgery and suggest that this can be used as a benchmark. Methods PubMed listed 3284 citations published during this time period. The average number of citations in PubMed per program director was 3.68 per year. The top third produced 67% of the publications. Journal of Vascular Surgery publications made up 37%. No statistical differences could be ascertained between the regions of the country and the number of publications. Results Compared to the first six years, the number of citations decreased during the last three years (13%). During the first period, there were no programs with no publications and seven with no Journal of Vascular Surgery publication. During the last three years, there were seven programs with no publications and 19 programs with no Journal of Vascular Surgery publications. The number of aortic-endovascular citations peaked in 2002 and 2003, while the number of open and basic science citations decreased. Imaging citations peaked in 2003–2005, and carotid-endovascular, vein-endovascular, and thoracic aortic-endovascular citations climbed. Conclusions The decrease in the number of citations/program/year raises concern about the level of academic activity in vascular surgery. Overall, the annual distribution of the topic of these citations represents a continued shift from open to endovascular cases and decreasing basic science citations.

Code status communication training in Canadian postgraduate oncology programs: A needs assessment survey.

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (31_suppl) ◽  
pp. 13-13
Author(s):  
Oren Hannun Levine ◽  
Sukhbinder K. Dhesy-Thind ◽  
Meghan McConnell ◽  
Melissa C. Brouwers ◽  
Som Mukherjee
Keyword(s):  
Radiation Oncology ◽  
Program Directors ◽  
Communication Training ◽  
Educational Resources ◽  
Code Status ◽  
Assessment Survey ◽  
Barriers To Teaching ◽  
Needs Assessment Survey ◽  
To Receive ◽  
Skill Building

13 Background: Discussions with cancer patients on cardiopulmonary resuscitation directives, or ‘code status,’ are often led by trainees in oncology. This study was carried out across Canada to identify current educational practices and gaps in training for this communication skill. Methods: Medical and radiation oncology residents and program directors (PDs) from across Canada were invited to complete a survey. Questions addressed current teaching practices, perceived importance of this competency, satisfaction with current education and barriers to teaching code status discussion skills. Relative frequencies of categorical and ordinal responses were calculated. Results: Between November 2016 and February 2017, 95 residents (58.6% response rate [RR]) and 17 PDs (63% RR) completed surveys. Both oncology disciplines and trainees at all levels were represented. Only 54.1% and 48.3% of medical and radiation oncology residents, respectively, had experienced any form of code status communication training before entering an oncology program. During oncology training, 41.1% of residents expect to receive formal teaching on this topic and 47.1% of PDs endorsed inclusion of this topic in curricula. Only 20% of residents reported receiving any formal evaluation for this competency while 41.2% of program directors indicated that formal evaluations are provided. All PDs and 98% of residents positively endorsed the importance of this competency in residency and clinical practice. Among residents, 88% felt that more training would be beneficial, and 82.3% of PDs identified a need for new educational resources in this area. Lack of time, educational resources and evaluation tools were among the most commonly identified barriers to teaching (by PDs and trainees). Conclusions: Canadian medical and radiation oncology residency PDs and trainees feel that code status communication is an important competency, yet teaching and evaluation are limited in this area. Barriers to teaching and skill-building have been identified. Further work is underway to develop novel educational resources for code status communication training to include in postgraduate curricula.

scholarly journals Antimicrobial Stewardship Training for Infectious Diseases Fellows: Program Directors Identify a Curriculum Need

2018 ◽  
Vol 67 (8) ◽  
pp. 1285-1287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vera P Luther ◽  
Rachel Shnekendorf ◽  
Lilian M Abbo ◽  
Sonali Advani ◽  
Wendy S Armstrong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Needs Assessment ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Antimicrobial Stewardship ◽  
Core Curriculum ◽  
Program Directors ◽  
Educational Resources ◽  
Assessment Survey ◽  
Needs Assessment Survey

Abstract A needs assessment survey of infectious diseases (ID) training program directors identified gaps in educational resources for training and evaluating ID fellows in antimicrobial stewardship. An Infectious Diseases Society of America–sponsored core curriculum was developed to address that need.

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