Improving competence and safety in pain medicine: a practical clinical teaching strategy for students combining simulation and bedside teaching.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pain is a devastating sensation and has to be treated immediately. Therefore, we developed a training program to improve the knowledge of medical students in the field of pain medicine. In the present study, the applicability and efficacy of this training program was tested.

Methods

Half of the students attended first a training with simulated patients (SP) followed by bedside teaching (Group 1). Group 2 performed the training programs in reverse order. The evaluation based on standardized questionnaires completed by students (self-assessment) and all students took part in two practical examinations after the learning interventions.

Results

This study included 35 students. The quality of the simulation was evaluated by the students with average grade 1.1 (1

SUBMITTER: Kurz S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7905916 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature