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Effectiveness of echocardiography simulation training for paediatric cardiology fellows in CHD

Part of: Echocardiography

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 January 2018

Jeffrey D. Dayton ,
Alan M. Groves ,
Julie S. Glickstein  and
Patrick A. Flynn
Jeffrey D. Dayton*
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
Alan M. Groves
Affiliation:
Division of Neonatology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
Julie S. Glickstein
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, United States of America
Patrick A. Flynn
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
*
Correspondence to: J. Dayton, MD, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, 525 East 68th Street, Room F-695B, New York, NY 10065, United States of America. Tel: 212 746 3561; Fax: 212 746 8373; E-mail: jed9031@med.cornell.edu
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Abstract

Simulation is used in many aspects of medical training but less so for echocardiography instruction in paediatric cardiology. We report our experience with the introduction of simulator-based echocardiography training at Weill Cornell Medicine for paediatric cardiology fellows of the New York–Presbyterian Hospital of Columbia University and Weill Cornell Medicine. Knowledge of CHD and echocardiographic performance improved following simulation-based training. Simulator training in echocardiography can be an effective addition to standard training for paediatric cardiology trainees.

Keywords

Echocardiographysimulationtraining
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Brief Report
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Cardiology in the Young , Volume 28 , Issue 4 , April 2018 , pp. 611 - 615
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© Cambridge University Press 2018 

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