Six year experience in teaching pelvic floor ultrasonography using pelvic floor phantoms

Jalalizadeh M1, Alshiek J1, Santoro G A2, Wieczorek A P3, Shobeiri S A1

Research Type

Clinical

Abstract Category

Imaging

Abstract 768
Non Discussion Abstracts
Scientific Non Discussion Abstract Session 36
Anatomy Imaging Pelvic Floor
1. Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, VA, 2. Regional Hospital, Treviso, Italy, 3. Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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Abstract

Hypothesis / aims of study
To review our six year experience (2009-15) in teaching 3D pelvic floor ultrasonography workshops that utilized Pelvic Floor Phantoms (PFP) in the setting of an Objective Structured Assessment of Technical Skills (OSATS) methodology.
Study design, materials and methods
Four-hours OSATS workshops (table 1) were given at several society meetings and involved a didactic session, a hands-on session using the pelvic floor phantoms (figure 1), and a computer station session reviewing pelvic floor pathologies. We analyzed improvement in participants’ diagnostic skills using a test with 60 illustrated questions of normal and pathological findings in live human models.
Results
243 attendees completed the 60 questions test before and after attending the workshop. Paired t-test showed a significant improvement in attendees’ average scores following the workshop in all categories: anatomy, normal or pathological endovaginal imaging and normal or pathological endoanal imaging (p<.001 for all). McNemar test showed statistically significant increased number of correct answers in 50 of 60 (83%) questions.
Interpretation of results
Attendees' diagnostic skills in pelvic floor 3D ultrasonography significantly increased following our workshops.
Concluding message
Our OSATS workshops incorporating pelvic floor phantoms can successfully be used to enhance trainees’ diagnostic skills in pelvic floor 3D endoluminal ultrasonography.
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Disclosures
Funding NA Clinical Trial No Subjects Human Ethics not Req'd There were no patients or protected health info in our study Helsinki not Req'd There were no patients in the study Informed Consent No
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