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(P1-59) Atom Course in Japan

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 May 2011

T. Nagata
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency and Critical Care Center, Fukuoka, Japan
M. Hashizume
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency and Critical Care Center, Fukuoka, Japan
A. Lefore
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, Oyama, Japan
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Abstract

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Introduction

Trauma care is one of the key components of disaster medicine. However, it is difficult in Japan to gain extensive experience in trauma surgery, especially penetrating trauma. The Advanced Trauma Operative Management (ATOM) course was developed as a model for teaching operative trauma techniques to surgical residents, fellows, and attending surgeons as the number of these cases decreases in the US. In 2008, a new ATOM training site was established at Jichi Medical University in Japan, and as of December, 2010, five courses have been offered.

Methods

The ATOM course consists of lectures and a porcine operative experience. Comprehensive evaluation of ATOM was designed to assess participant learning in the cognitive, affective, and psychomotor domains. Data on the first 36 participants was retrospectively collected and analyzed.

Results

Participants included: 20 expert trauma surgeons, and 16 general surgeons. All groups showed improvement in knowledge (pre-test score: 61.9 ± 16.4 (mean ± standard deviation), post-test score: 70.6 ± 16.5, p-value < 0.001) with results in the expert and fellow groups reaching statistical significance. Self-confidence also improved (pre-evaluation score: 65.4 ± 17.6, post-evaluation score: 82.0 ± 9.4, p-value < 0.001), with all groups reaching statistical significance.

Discussion

This course creates real operative situations in a standardized fashion that improves knowledge and operative confidence for trauma operations, which may be of great benefit in disaster medicine training.

Type
Poster Abstracts 17th World Congress for Disaster and Emergency Medicine
Copyright
Copyright © World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine 2011