PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Y.W. Lui
AU  - J.M. Farinhas
AU  - A.M. Basalely
AU  - K.A. Hsu
AU  - K. Freeman
AU  - J.A. Bello
TI  - Assessment of an Introductory Cervicocerebral Catheter Angiography Learning Program: A Pilot Study
AID  - 10.3174/ajnr.A2931
DP  - 2012 Jun 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 1041--1045
VI  - 33
IP  - 6
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/33/6/1041.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/33/6/1041.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.2012 Jun 01; 33
AB  - BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: There is no standardized curriculum currently available at most institutions for establishing procedural competency in trainees performing cervicocerebral angiography. The purpose of this study was to evaluate a simple learning program to supplement the teaching of basic cervicocerebral angiography. MATERIALS AND METHODS: An 11-session interactive curriculum was implemented covering anatomic, clinical, and radiographic topics for the novice cervicocerebral angiographer. The target learner was the neuroradiology fellow. Data were gathered regarding fellow comfort level on topics relating to cervicocerebral angiography by using a 5-point Likert scale. Improvement in scores on knowledge-based questions after completion of the curriculum was calculated (McNemar test). Trainee-perceived utility of the program was also recorded by using a 5-point Likert scale. Focus sessions were held at the completion of the curriculum to gather feedback regarding the strengths and weaknesses of the program from participants. RESULTS: Ten subjects were enrolled in this pilot study for 3 years. Topics where participants reported a poor initial comfort level (4 or higher) included selection of injection rates and volumes and reformation of reverse-curve catheters. Trainees demonstrated a statistically significant change in the distribution of scores of 29.3% (49.4%–78.7% correct response rate, P < .0001). The average perceived utility was 1.5 (1 = most useful, 5 = least useful). CONCLUSIONS: This simple learning program was a useful adjunct to the training of fellows in diagnostic cervicocerebral angiography, resulting in quantitative improvements in knowledge. ACGMEAccreditation Council for Graduate Medical EducationASNRAmerican Society of NeuroradiologySNISSociety of NeuroInterventional Surgery