Improving Clinician Awareness of and Screening for Chagas Disease with an Educational Intervention.

ABSTRACT: Chagas disease is an underrecognized, chronic, and potentially life-threatening disease caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. We aimed to improve awareness and screening for Chagas disease among patients from endemic areas using a large safety-net academic hospital system in the United States. We developed an educational intervention consisting of a case-based didactic session presented to physicians, trainees, and other healthcare providers at conferences across different departments. Performance on a knowledge assessment administered before and after the presentation was analyzed with paired Student's t-test for within-subject difference testing. Institutional testing rates for T. cruzi were evaluated for an equal time period (29 months) before and after the start of the intervention

SUBMITTER: Wheelock A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11310624 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature