Open AccessEfficacy of an Online Curriculum for Perioperative Goals of Care and Code Status Discussions: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Author(s) -
Amy Robertson,
Leslie C. Fowler,
Thomas S Kimball,
Jonathan A Niconchuk,
Michael T Kreger,
Ethan Y. Brovman,
Elizabeth Rickerson,
Nicholas Sadovnikoff,
David L. Hepner,
Matthew D. McEvoy,
Angela M. Bader,
Richard D. Urman
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
anesthesia and analgesia/anesthesia and analgesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1526-7598
pISSN - 0003-2999
DOI - 10.1213/ane.0000000000005548
Subject(s) - medicine , randomized controlled trial , curriculum , rubric , inter rater reliability , anesthesiology , medical education , objective structured clinical examination , reading (process) , anesthesia , psychology , surgery , mathematics education , pedagogy , political science , law , developmental psychology , rating scale
Preoperative goals of care (GOC) and code status (CS) discussions are important in achieving an in-depth understanding of the patient's care goals in the setting of a serious illness, enabling the clinician to ensure patient autonomy and shared decision making. Past studies have shown that anesthesiologists are not formally trained in leading these discussions and may lack the necessary skill set. We created an innovative online video curriculum designed to teach these skills. This curriculum was compared to a traditional method of learning from reading the medical literature.