The Effect of a Surgical Skills Course on Confidence Levels of Rural General Practitioners: An Observational Study
Abstract Objective To investigate the effect of a short surgical skills course on general practitioners' confidence levels to perform procedural skills. Design Prospective observational study. Setting The Clinical Evaluation and Training Centre, a practica...
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Objective To investigate the effect of a short surgical skills course on general practitioners' confidence levels to perform procedural skills.
Design Prospective observational study.
Setting The Clinical Evaluation and Training Centre, a practical skills-based educational facility, at The University of Western Australia.
Participants Medical practitioners who participated in these courses. Nurses, physiotherapists, and medical students were excluded. The response rate was 61% with 61 participants providing 788 responses for pre- and postcourse confidence levels regarding various surgical skills.
Intervention One- to two-day surgical skills courses consisting of presentations, demonstrations, and practical stations, facilitated by specialists.
Main Outcome Measures A two-page precourse and postcourse questionnaire was administered to medical practitioners on the day. Participants rated their confidence levels to perform skills addressed during the course on a 4-point Likert scale.
Results Of the 788 responses regarding confidence levels, 621 were rated as improved postcourse, 163 were rated as no change, and 4 were rated as lower postcourse. Seven of the courses showed a 25% median increase in confidence levels, and one course demonstrated a 50% median increase. All courses showed statistically significant results (p < 0.001).
Conclusion A short surgical skills course resulted in a statistically significant improvement in the confidence levels of rural general practitioners to perform these skills. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-36d394384afc488297e28020539504d32022-12-21T19:38:43ZengThieme Medical Publishers, Inc.The Surgery Journal2378-51282378-51362016-10-010204e109e11210.1055/s-0036-1593737The Effect of a Surgical Skills Course on Confidence Levels of Rural General Practitioners: An Observational StudyPippa Byrd0Olga Ward1Jeffrey Hamdorf2Clinical Training and Evaluation Centre, School of Surgery, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, AustraliaClinical Training and Evaluation Centre, School of Surgery, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, AustraliaClinical Training and Evaluation Centre, School of Surgery, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, AustraliaAbstract Objective To investigate the effect of a short surgical skills course on general practitioners' confidence levels to perform procedural skills. Design Prospective observational study. Setting The Clinical Evaluation and Training Centre, a practical skills-based educational facility, at The University of Western Australia. Participants Medical practitioners who participated in these courses. Nurses, physiotherapists, and medical students were excluded. The response rate was 61% with 61 participants providing 788 responses for pre- and postcourse confidence levels regarding various surgical skills. Intervention One- to two-day surgical skills courses consisting of presentations, demonstrations, and practical stations, facilitated by specialists. Main Outcome Measures A two-page precourse and postcourse questionnaire was administered to medical practitioners on the day. Participants rated their confidence levels to perform skills addressed during the course on a 4-point Likert scale. Results Of the 788 responses regarding confidence levels, 621 were rated as improved postcourse, 163 were rated as no change, and 4 were rated as lower postcourse. Seven of the courses showed a 25% median increase in confidence levels, and one course demonstrated a 50% median increase. All courses showed statistically significant results (p < 0.001). Conclusion A short surgical skills course resulted in a statistically significant improvement in the confidence levels of rural general practitioners to perform these skills.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0036-1593737surgical proceduresfamily physiciantrainingteachingrural health |
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| title | The Effect of a Surgical Skills Course on Confidence Levels of Rural General Practitioners: An Observational Study |
| title_full | The Effect of a Surgical Skills Course on Confidence Levels of Rural General Practitioners: An Observational Study |
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| title_short | The Effect of a Surgical Skills Course on Confidence Levels of Rural General Practitioners: An Observational Study |
| title_sort | effect of a surgical skills course on confidence levels of rural general practitioners an observational study |
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