Journal article
Assessing the Assessment in Emergency Care Training
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Each year over 1.5 million health care professionals attend emergency care courses. Despite high stakes for patients and extensive resources involved, little evidence exists on the quality of assessment. The aim of this study was to evaluate the validity and reliability of commonly used formats in assessing emergency care skills.
METHODS: Residents were assessed at the end of a 2-week emergency course; a subgroup was videotaped. …
Authors
Dankbaar MEW; Stegers-Jager KM; Baarveld F; van Merrienboer JJG; Norman GR; Rutten FL; van Saase JLCM; Schuit SCE
Journal
PLOS ONE, Vol. 9, No. 12,
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0114663
ISSN
1932-6203