RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Dyad practice; an efficient training method for learning bronchoschopy skills
JF European Respiratory Journal
JO Eur Respir J
FD European Respiratory Society
SP 3506
VO 42
IS Suppl 57
A1 Anne Sofie Bjerrum
A1 Berit Eika
A1 Peder Charles
A1 Ole Hilberg
YR 2013
UL http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/42/Suppl_57/3506.abstract
AB IntroductionSimulation-based bronchoscopy training has become an integrated part of bronchoscopy skills learning. However, effective training methods are needed, as instructor resources are limited. A training method shown to be effective for learning basic motor skills is dyad practice (two participants alternate between physical and observational practice, undertaking only half of the training physically compared to individual training). This training method may be effective also for complex skills learning, like bronchoscopy.Methods36 medical students were randomly assigned to individual practice or dyad practice. They practised on ten bronchoscopy simulation cases individually or in dyads. Assessment of bronchoscopy simulation skills was performed prior to training (pre-test), immediately after training (post-test) and three weeks after training (retention test) with previously validated bronchoscopy simulator metrics.ResultsA significant main effect of test was found for all measures (for the primary outcome measure “Percent bronchial segments entered per minute”; (F(2,67)= 109.24, p< .0001), indicating improvement in performance from pre-test to post- and retention test. No interaction was found between test and group, and most importantly, no main effect of group was found for any of the measures, signifying equal learning curves.ConclusionDyad practice and individual practice was equally effective for learning bronchoscopy skills through simulation training. However, dyad practice was more efficient than individual practice as two participants practising in dyads learned as much as one individually practicing participant without increasing instructor resources or time scheduled for training.