Quality Improvement Initiative: Using Digital Ophthalmoscope and Otoscope Visual Arts Observation Training to Improve Family Medicine Residency Training
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Enrollment
- 46
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Visual Identification of Images (Post)
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of Welch Allyn PanOptic Plus Ophthalmoscope with smartphone adaptor, and assess residents' opinions on acceptability and usability of the device and curriculum vs the conventional non-digital device used in current clinical practice.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Other
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Resident in Penn States Family and Community Medicine Department
Exclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Arms & Interventions
Welch Allyn PanOptic iExaminer Digital Imaging Kit
Novel digital instrument to visualize eyes and ears in clinical practice
Intervention: Digital Otoscope and Ophthalmoscope (Other)
Conventional non-digital instrument used in current clinical training and standard practice
Standard practice
Intervention: Conventional otoscope and ophthalmoscope (Other)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Visual Identification of Images (Post)
Time Frame: 3 months
Residents will be shown 34 images of the eye and ear which they will need to correctly identify. Correct identification of 0 images = lowest score. Correct identification of 34 images = highest score.
Resident Confidence Survey (Pre)
Time Frame: 0 months
Survey will measure Resident's confidence. Survey will consist of 10 questions based on a Likert scale where a value of 1=not at all confident and 5=very confident. A score of 10 would indicate no confidence and a score of 50 would indicate complete confidence.
Resident Knowledge Survey (Post)
Time Frame: 3 months
Survey will measure Resident's knowledge. Survey will consist of 12 questions based on a Likert scale where a value of 1=not at all confident and 5=very confident. A score of 12 would indicate absence of knowledge and a score of 60 would indicate complete knowledge.
Visual Identification of Images (Pre)
Time Frame: 0 months
Residents will be shown 34 images of the eye and ear which they will need to correctly identify. Correct identification of 0 images = lowest score. Correct identification of 34 images = highest score.
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported
Investigators
Joseph Wiedemer
MD, Associate Professor, Program Director of Penn State Health Family and Community Medicine Residency at Mount Nittany Medical Center
Penn State Health Milton S Hershey Medical Center