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Development and evaluation of a simulation-based resuscitation scenario assessment tool for emergency medicine residents

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2015

Andrew Koch Hall ,
William Pickett  and
Jeffrey Damon Dagnone
Andrew Koch Hall*
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, ON
William Pickett
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, ON
Jeffrey Damon Dagnone
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, ON
*
Department of Emergency Medicine, Kingston General Hospital, Empire 3, 76 Stuart Street, Kingston, ON K7L 2V7

Abstract

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Objective:

We sought to develop and validate a three-station simulation-based Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) tool to assess emergency medicine resident competency in resuscitation scenarios.

Methods:

An expert panel of emergency physicians developed three scenarios for use with high-fidelity mannequins. For each scenario, a corresponding assessment tool was developed with an essential actions (EA) checklist and a global assessment score (GAS). The scenarios were (1) unstable ventricular tachycardia, (2) respiratory failure, and (3) ST elevation myocardial infarction. Emergency medicine residents were videotaped completing the OSCE, and three clinician experts independently evaluated the videotapes using the assessment tool.

Results:

Twenty-one residents completed the OSCE (nine residents in the College of Family Physicians of Canada– Emergency Medicine [CCFP-EM] program, six junior residents in the Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada–Emergency Medicine [FRCP-EM] program, six senior residents in the FRCP-EM). Interrater reliability for the EA scores was good but varied between scenarios (Spearman rho 5 [1] 0.68, [2] 0.81, [3] 0.41). Interrater reliability for the GAS was also good, with less variability (rho 5 [1] 0.64, [2] 0.56, [3] 0.62). When comparing GAS scores, senior FRCP residents outperformed CCFP-EM residents in all scenarios and junior residents in two of three scenarios (p , 0.001 to 0.01). Based on EA scores, senior FRCP residents outperformed CCFP-EM residents, but junior residents outperformed senior FRCP residents in scenario 1 and CCFPEM residents in all scenarios (p 5 0.006 to 0.04).

Conclusions:

This study outlines the creation of a high-fidelity simulation assessment tool for trainees in emergency medicine. A single-point GAS demonstrated stronger relational validity and more consistent reliability in comparison with an EA checklist. This preliminary work will provide a foundation for ongoing future development of simulationbased assessment tools.

Keywords

assessmentemergency medicinemedical educationresidentresuscitationsimulation
Type
Original Research • Recherche originale
Information
Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine , Volume 14 , Issue 3 , March 2012 , pp. 139 - 146
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2012

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