EACVI SIMULATOR-online study: evaluation of transoesophageal echocardiography knowledge and skills of young cardiologists
Year: 2022
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: AIMS: To assess the level of transesophageal echocardiography (TOE) knowledge and skills of young cardiologists. METHODS AND RESULTS: A European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) online study using the first fully virtual simulation-based software was conducted in two periods (9-12 December 2021 and 10-13 April 2022). All young cardiologists eligible to participate (<40 years) across the world were invited to participate. After a short survey, each participant completed two tests: a theoretical test to assess TOE knowledge and a practical test using an online TOE simulator to investigate TOE skills. Among 716 young cardiologists from 81 countries, the mean theoretical test score was 56.8 ± 20.9 points, and the mean practical test score was 47.4 ± 7.2 points (/100 points max each), including 18.4 ± 8.7 points for the acquisition test score and 29.0 ± 6.7 points for the anatomy test score (/50 points max each). Acquisition test scores were higher for four-chamber (2.3 ± 1.5 points), two-chamber (2.2 ± 1.4 points) and three-chamber views (2.3 ± 1.4 points) than for other views (all P < 0.001). Prior participation to a TOE simulation-based training session, a higher number of TOE exams performed per week, and EACVI certification for TOE were independently associated with a higher global score (all P < 0.001). CONCLUSION: Online evaluation of young cardiologists around the world showed a relatively low level of TOE skills and knowledge. Prior participation to a TOE simulation-based training session, a higher number of TOE exams performed per week, and the EACVI certification for TOE were independently associated with a higher global score.
Authors: Théo Pezel, Augustin Coisne, Błażej Michalski, Hatem Soliman, Nina Ajmone, Robin Nijveldt, Ivan Stankovic, Erwan Donal, Joost van der Maaten, Constantinos Papadopoulos, Thor Edvardsen, Denisa Muraru, Steffen E Petersen, Bernard Cosyns, Magnus Bäck, Philippe B Bertrand, Kristina H Haugaa, Niall Keenan, Erwan Donal, Bernard Cosyns
Institutions: Inserm, Université Paris Cité, Hôpital Lariboisière, Marqueurs cardiovasculaires en situation de stress, Université de Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille, Medical University of Lodz, Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, Harefield Hospital, Leiden University Medical Center, Radboud University Medical Center, University of Belgrade, Zemun Hospital, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rennes, Université Rennes 1, Université de Rennes, University Medical Center Groningen, Hellenic Red Cross, Red Cross Hospital, Oslo University Hospital, University of Milano-Bicocca, St Bartholomew's Hospital, Queen Mary University of London, Barts Health NHS Trust, William Harvey Research Institute, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Laboratoire Traitement du Signal et de l'Image, Hôpital Pontchaillou
Language: English
Subfield: Surgery
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $4,359
OpenAlex ID: W4297183454