Board 362 - Research Abstract Evaluation of Airway Management Simulation Course in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Submission #591)

Abstract

Introduction/Background The Center for Research, Education and Simulation Enhanced Novelty Training (CRESENT) has been conducting regularly a two day simulation course on airway management in affiliation with the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. We describe the pre and post evaluation of the various components of the airway management simulation course. Methods Data were collected using a pre-defined checklist about the various tasks involved in the airway management simulation course. These were divided into four domains: equipment setup, patient positioning, pharmacology use and intubation steps. Each trainee underwent a pre-evaluation through a validated scenario at the beginning of the course and at the end of the second day. Skills were graded as "met" or "not met". Percentages of "met" skills were compared pre and post the course and statistical significance was calculated using Chi-square. Results A total of 47 trainees took the courses in January and May of 2013. They were 66% males mainly residents (83%) in internal medicine (55%) and emergency medicine (21%). The skills improved in “equipment setup” by 157% (30% to 77%, p<0.001), “patient positioning” by 95% (41% to 801%, p<0.001), “pharmacology use” by 28% (53% to 68%, p=0.03), and ’intubation steps” by 117% (40% to 87%, p<0.001). The overall improvement was 90% (41% to 78%, p<0.001). The written exam score improved by 65% (41% to 75%, p<0.001). Conclusion Overall there is excellent improvement in skills acquisition of two day course in airway management among medical residents. Disclosures None.