An interventional study of Standard Simulation Based ACLS Refresher Teaching and Cognitive Aid based ACLS Refresher training in Long-term Retention of Advanced Cardiac Life Support Skills, sponsored by Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. Completed at 1 site in Canada. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2017-04-28.
Sponsored by Ottawa Hospital Research Institute · Not applicable, Interventional, and Other
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether formal instruction on the use of cognitive aids in managing a crisis will result in better longterm retention of knowledge and skills. In particular, this study examines the impact of cognitive aid teaching on the Advanced Cardiac Life Support course.
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This group gets a simulation based ACLS refresher as treatment, but no access to cognitive aids for any of the tests.
Other: Standard Simulation Based ACLS Refresher Teaching
This group receives a standard Simulation based ACLS refresher as the intervention, like the control group. No mention is made of Cognitive Aids in the teaching, but they are available during the post-test and retention post-test.
Other: Standard Simulation Based ACLS Refresher Teaching
This group receives Cognitive Aid based teaching as the intervention. They also have access to cognitive aids for post-test and retention post-test
Other: Cognitive Aid based ACLS Refresher training
45min-1 hour time. 15 minutes didactic review of 2010 ACLS guidelines followed by practice simulated megacodes
45min-1 hour time. 15 minutes didactic review of 2010 ACLS guidelines followed by simulated ACLS megacode practice focused on the use of Cognitive Aids to guide management.
ACLS Megacode Examination Scale Score
Simulated scenarios will be videotaped. These will be scored according to the ACLS megacode testing checklist by trained video raters
Time frame: 6 months
Anesthesia Non-Technical Skills Scale (ANTS)
Simulated Scenarios will be videotaped. Videos will be scored by trained raters according to the validated Anesthesia Nontechnical Skills Scale.
Time frame: 6 Months
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