{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["26(6)"],"submitter":["White J"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background and objectives</h4>Procedural practice by paediatricians in Canada is evolving. Little empirical information is available on the procedural competencies required of general paediatricians. Accordingly, the aim of this study was to conduct a needs assessment of Canadian general paediatricians to identify procedural skills required for practice, with the goal of informing post-graduate and continuing medical education.<h4>Methods</h4>A survey was sent to paediatricians through the Canadian Paediatric Surveillance Program (CPSP) (www.cpsp.cps.ca/surveillance). In addition to demographic information about practice type and location, participants were asked to indicate the frequency with which they performed each of 32 pre-selected procedures and whether each procedure was considered essential to their practice.<h4>Results</h4>The survey response rate was 33.2% (938/2,822). Data from participants who primarily practice general paediatrics were analyzed (n=481). Of these, 71.0% reported performing procedures. The most frequently performed procedures were: bag-valve-mask ventilation of an infant, lumbar puncture, and ear curettage, being performed monthly by 40.8%, 34.1%, and 27.7% of paediatricians, respectively. The procedures performed by most paediatricians were also those found most essential to practice, with a few exceptions. Respondents performed infant airway procedures with greater frequency and rated them more essential when compared to the same skill performed on children. We found a negative correlation between procedures being performed and difficulty maintaining proficiency in a skill.<h4>Conclusions</h4>This report of experiences from Canadian general paediatricians suggests a wide variability in the frequency of procedural performance. It helps establish priorities for post-graduate and continuing professional medical education curricula in the era of competency-based medical education."],"journal":["Paediatrics & child health"],"pagination":["e265-e271"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9977237"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Procedural skill needs for Canadian paediatricians: A national profile."],"pmcid":["PMC9977237"],"pubmed_authors":["Writer H","Gupta R","White J","Rowan-Legg A","Chanchlani R"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Procedural skill needs for Canadian paediatricians: A national profile.","description":"<h4>Background and objectives</h4>Procedural practice by paediatricians in Canada is evolving. Little empirical information is available on the procedural competencies required of general paediatricians. Accordingly, the aim of this study was to conduct a needs assessment of Canadian general paediatricians to identify procedural skills required for practice, with the goal of informing post-graduate and continuing medical education.<h4>Methods</h4>A survey was sent to paediatricians through the Canadian Paediatric Surveillance Program (CPSP) (www.cpsp.cps.ca/surveillance). In addition to demographic information about practice type and location, participants were asked to indicate the frequency with which they performed each of 32 pre-selected procedures and whether each procedure was considered essential to their practice.<h4>Results</h4>The survey response rate was 33.2% (938/2,822). Data from participants who primarily practice general paediatrics were analyzed (n=481). Of these, 71.0% reported performing procedures. The most frequently performed procedures were: bag-valve-mask ventilation of an infant, lumbar puncture, and ear curettage, being performed monthly by 40.8%, 34.1%, and 27.7% of paediatricians, respectively. The procedures performed by most paediatricians were also those found most essential to practice, with a few exceptions. Respondents performed infant airway procedures with greater frequency and rated them more essential when compared to the same skill performed on children. We found a negative correlation between procedures being performed and difficulty maintaining proficiency in a skill.<h4>Conclusions</h4>This report of experiences from Canadian general paediatricians suggests a wide variability in the frequency of procedural performance. It helps establish priorities for post-graduate and continuing professional medical education curricula in the era of competency-based medical education.","dates":{"release":"2021-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2021 Oct","modification":"2025-04-22T10:04:18.418Z","creation":"2025-02-19T02:21:26.918Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC9977237","cross_references":{"pubmed":["36874401"],"doi":["10.1093/pch/pxaa103"]}}