Educational intervention is effective in improving knowledge and confidence in surgical ethics-a prospective study.
Am J Surg
; 200(5): 665-9, 2010 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-21056150
BACKGROUND: Professionalism and ethics are Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) core competencies, but there is little evidence regarding the effectiveness of ethics education. METHODS: General surgery residents at the University of Pittsburgh completed questionnaires measuring attitudes and knowledge about surgical ethics before and after four 60-minute, faculty-facilitated seminars implementing the American College of Surgeons ethics curriculum. RESULTS: Most residents experienced ethical challenges at least once every rotation: competition of interests (75%), professional obligations (75%), confidentiality (83%), truth telling (88%), surrogate decision making (91%), and end-of-life issues (100%). The educational intervention increased both knowledge about surgical ethics (P = .013) and confidence in dealing with competition of interests (P = .001), professional obligations (P = .011), truth telling (P = .013), confidentiality (P = .011), end-of-life issues (P = .007), and surrogate decision making (P = .052). Most residents recommended the American College of Surgeons text for future use (84%), considering ethics education a "standard" part of residency training (70%). CONCLUSIONS: Focused instruction using the American College of Surgeons ethics curriculum can effectively improve both knowledge and confidence about surgical ethics.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Competencia Profesional
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Cirugía General
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Actitud del Personal de Salud
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Ética Médica
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Internado y Residencia
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Aspecto:
Ethics
Límite:
Adult
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Humans
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Surg
Año:
2010
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos