When Are Trainees Ready to Perform Transvaginal Ultrasound? An Observational Study

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When Are Trainees Ready to Perform Transvaginal Ultrasound? An Observational Study. / Tolsgaard, Martin; Veluppillai, Cergika; Gueneuc, Alexandra; Taksøe-Vester, Caroline; Hajal, Nadim; Levaillant, Jean-Marc; Ville, Yves; Tabor, Ann; Chalouhi, Gihad.

In: Ultraschall in der Medizin, Vol. 40, No. 3, 2019, p. 366-373.

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Tolsgaard, M, Veluppillai, C, Gueneuc, A, Taksøe-Vester, C, Hajal, N, Levaillant, J-M, Ville, Y, Tabor, A & Chalouhi, G 2019, 'When Are Trainees Ready to Perform Transvaginal Ultrasound? An Observational Study', Ultraschall in der Medizin, vol. 40, no. 3, pp. 366-373. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-0753-0259

APA

Tolsgaard, M., Veluppillai, C., Gueneuc, A., Taksøe-Vester, C., Hajal, N., Levaillant, J-M., Ville, Y., Tabor, A., & Chalouhi, G. (2019). When Are Trainees Ready to Perform Transvaginal Ultrasound? An Observational Study. Ultraschall in der Medizin, 40(3), 366-373. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-0753-0259

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Tolsgaard M, Veluppillai C, Gueneuc A, Taksøe-Vester C, Hajal N, Levaillant J-M et al. When Are Trainees Ready to Perform Transvaginal Ultrasound? An Observational Study. Ultraschall in der Medizin. 2019;40(3):366-373. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-0753-0259

Author

Tolsgaard, Martin ; Veluppillai, Cergika ; Gueneuc, Alexandra ; Taksøe-Vester, Caroline ; Hajal, Nadim ; Levaillant, Jean-Marc ; Ville, Yves ; Tabor, Ann ; Chalouhi, Gihad. / When Are Trainees Ready to Perform Transvaginal Ultrasound? An Observational Study. In: Ultraschall in der Medizin. 2019 ; Vol. 40, No. 3. pp. 366-373.

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@article{a48cd3afd53b4fae8b8155b0e65aabc8,
title = "When Are Trainees Ready to Perform Transvaginal Ultrasound?: An Observational Study",
abstract = "PURPOSE:  The purpose of this study was two-fold: (1) To determine how the number of ultrasound scans a trainee has completed predicts the trainee's diagnostic accuracy when performing transvaginal ultrasound examinations, and (2) to examine the utility of simulation-based assessment of ultrasound competence for determining readiness for independently performing examinations.MATERIALS AND METHODS:  101 OB/GYN trainees were surveyed regarding their clinical experience and the number of scans they had completed. All participants completed five different cases on a transvaginal virtual-reality ultrasound simulator (Scantrainer, Medaphor). The participants' diagnostic accuracy was recorded and expert raters evaluated their performance using the Objective Structured Assessment of Ultrasound Skills (OSAUS) scale. The utility of simulation-based assessments was assessed with respect to reliability, validity, acceptability, and costs. The main outcome was diagnostic accuracy for five different ultrasound cases.RESULTS:  Although the number of scans was associated with diagnostic accuracy (p = 0.006), it was a poor predictor (AUC 0.69) of diagnostic accuracy. Only 56.6 % (n = 34) of participants who had more than 100 transvaginal scans demonstrated a diagnostic accuracy of 0.80 or above. The reliability of the OSAUS assessments was high (ICC 0.82) and the majority of participants supported the use of simulation-based assessments for future licensing exams (70.3 %). The running costs of simulation-based assessments (154 EUR per participant) were lower than for practical examinations using real patients.CONCLUSION:  The number of completed ultrasound scans was a poor predictor of the trainees' diagnostic accuracy. Instead, simulation-based assessments can be used to ensure that trainees are ready for independently performing future scans.",
keywords = "Clinical Competence, Female, Humans, Reproducibility of Results, Surveys and Questionnaires, Ultrasonography/methods, Vagina/diagnostic imaging",
author = "Martin Tolsgaard and Cergika Veluppillai and Alexandra Gueneuc and Caroline Taks{\o}e-Vester and Nadim Hajal and Jean-Marc Levaillant and Yves Ville and Ann Tabor and Gihad Chalouhi",
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language = "English",
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pages = "366--373",
journal = "Ultraschall in der Medizin",
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RIS

TY - JOUR

T1 - When Are Trainees Ready to Perform Transvaginal Ultrasound?

T2 - An Observational Study

AU - Tolsgaard, Martin

AU - Veluppillai, Cergika

AU - Gueneuc, Alexandra

AU - Taksøe-Vester, Caroline

AU - Hajal, Nadim

AU - Levaillant, Jean-Marc

AU - Ville, Yves

AU - Tabor, Ann

AU - Chalouhi, Gihad

N1 - © Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York.

PY - 2019

Y1 - 2019

N2 - PURPOSE:  The purpose of this study was two-fold: (1) To determine how the number of ultrasound scans a trainee has completed predicts the trainee's diagnostic accuracy when performing transvaginal ultrasound examinations, and (2) to examine the utility of simulation-based assessment of ultrasound competence for determining readiness for independently performing examinations.MATERIALS AND METHODS:  101 OB/GYN trainees were surveyed regarding their clinical experience and the number of scans they had completed. All participants completed five different cases on a transvaginal virtual-reality ultrasound simulator (Scantrainer, Medaphor). The participants' diagnostic accuracy was recorded and expert raters evaluated their performance using the Objective Structured Assessment of Ultrasound Skills (OSAUS) scale. The utility of simulation-based assessments was assessed with respect to reliability, validity, acceptability, and costs. The main outcome was diagnostic accuracy for five different ultrasound cases.RESULTS:  Although the number of scans was associated with diagnostic accuracy (p = 0.006), it was a poor predictor (AUC 0.69) of diagnostic accuracy. Only 56.6 % (n = 34) of participants who had more than 100 transvaginal scans demonstrated a diagnostic accuracy of 0.80 or above. The reliability of the OSAUS assessments was high (ICC 0.82) and the majority of participants supported the use of simulation-based assessments for future licensing exams (70.3 %). The running costs of simulation-based assessments (154 EUR per participant) were lower than for practical examinations using real patients.CONCLUSION:  The number of completed ultrasound scans was a poor predictor of the trainees' diagnostic accuracy. Instead, simulation-based assessments can be used to ensure that trainees are ready for independently performing future scans.

AB - PURPOSE:  The purpose of this study was two-fold: (1) To determine how the number of ultrasound scans a trainee has completed predicts the trainee's diagnostic accuracy when performing transvaginal ultrasound examinations, and (2) to examine the utility of simulation-based assessment of ultrasound competence for determining readiness for independently performing examinations.MATERIALS AND METHODS:  101 OB/GYN trainees were surveyed regarding their clinical experience and the number of scans they had completed. All participants completed five different cases on a transvaginal virtual-reality ultrasound simulator (Scantrainer, Medaphor). The participants' diagnostic accuracy was recorded and expert raters evaluated their performance using the Objective Structured Assessment of Ultrasound Skills (OSAUS) scale. The utility of simulation-based assessments was assessed with respect to reliability, validity, acceptability, and costs. The main outcome was diagnostic accuracy for five different ultrasound cases.RESULTS:  Although the number of scans was associated with diagnostic accuracy (p = 0.006), it was a poor predictor (AUC 0.69) of diagnostic accuracy. Only 56.6 % (n = 34) of participants who had more than 100 transvaginal scans demonstrated a diagnostic accuracy of 0.80 or above. The reliability of the OSAUS assessments was high (ICC 0.82) and the majority of participants supported the use of simulation-based assessments for future licensing exams (70.3 %). The running costs of simulation-based assessments (154 EUR per participant) were lower than for practical examinations using real patients.CONCLUSION:  The number of completed ultrasound scans was a poor predictor of the trainees' diagnostic accuracy. Instead, simulation-based assessments can be used to ensure that trainees are ready for independently performing future scans.

KW - Clinical Competence

KW - Female

KW - Humans

KW - Reproducibility of Results

KW - Surveys and Questionnaires

KW - Ultrasonography/methods

KW - Vagina/diagnostic imaging

U2 - 10.1055/a-0753-0259

DO - 10.1055/a-0753-0259

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 30360009

VL - 40

SP - 366

EP - 373

JO - Ultraschall in der Medizin

JF - Ultraschall in der Medizin

SN - 0172-4614

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