Bridging the Gap: Evaluation of an Electrocardiogram Curriculum for Advanced Practice Clinicians.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Training programs for advanced practice providers (APP) often have significant variability in their curriculum, including electrocardiogram (ECG) education. Despite limitations in formal ECG training, APPs in the emergency department (ED) may be the first practitioner to interpret an ECG. Foundations of Emergency Medicine (FoEM) offers free, open-access curricula that are widely used for resident education. We sought to improve APP ECG interpretation skills by implementing the FoEM ECG I course.

Methods

This was a single-site, pre- and post-intervention study of 23 APPs at our high-acuity, urban ED. In the fall of 2020, APP learners enrolled in a FoEM ECG I course led by faculty and senior resident instructors. The course consisted of six virtual, small-group, act

SUBMITTER: Lindsey S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11000549 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature