Tyler H. Harris1, Mark Adler2, Sharon M. Unti3, Mary E. McBride4
Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.12, No.4, pp. 546-553, 2017, DOI:10.1111/chd.12483
Abstract Background: Training guidelines state that pediatricians should be able to diagnose, manage, and
triage patients with heart disease. Acutely ill cardiac patients present infrequently and with high
acuity, yet residents receive less exposure to acute cardiac conditions than previous generations.
Trainees must learn to manage these situations despite this gap. Simulation has been used successfully to train learners to provide acute care. We hypothesized that a simulation-based cardiac
curriculum would improve residents’ ability to manage cardiac patients.
Methods: Pediatric residents completed 4 simulation cases followed by debriefing and a computer
presentation reviewing the learning objectives. Subjects returned at 1 month… More >
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