Abusive Head Trauma Module in the Child Abuse Pediatrics Curriculum for Physicians (CAP-CuP): Rehma's Story.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Abusive head trauma (AHT) is the leading cause of death from head injuries in children under 2 years and a critically undertaught topic in medical education.

Methods

We created an interactive module on AHT for medical students, residents, and physicians who treat children. We evaluated the module in three formats: individual, self-paced completion by a multidisciplinary (primarily physician) audience; presentation to a small multidisciplinary (primarily physician) audience at a Child and Adolescent Neurology (CAN) educational conference; and presentation to a large group of first-year medical students as part of a neuropsychology and development course. All versions took 45 minutes. A five-question pre- and postmodule assessment was completed to measure particip

SUBMITTER: Johnson KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11882959 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature