Can simulation-based education and precision teaching improve paediatric trainees’ behavioural fluency in performing lumbar puncture? A pilot study

Abstract Background Low levels of success in performing lumbar puncture have been observed among paediatric trainees. This study assessed the efficacy of simulation-based education with frequency building and precision teaching for training lumbar puncture to behavioural fluency. Methods The interve...

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Main Authors: Sinéad Lydon, Bronwyn Reid McDermott, Ethel Ryan, Paul O’Connor, Sharon Dempsey, Chloe Walsh, Dara Byrne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:BMC Medical Education
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12909-019-1553-7