TY - JOUR
T1 - The Ophthalmology Surgical Competency Assessment Rubric for Panretinal Photocoagulation
AU - Law, Janice C.
AU - Golnik, Karl C.
AU - Cherney, Edward F.
AU - Arevalo, J. Fernando
AU - Li, Xiaoxin
AU - Ramasamy, Kim
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 American Academy of Ophthalmology
PY - 2018/2
Y1 - 2018/2
N2 - Purpose: To develop an internationally valid skill-based rubric that can be used as a global standardized platform for teaching, training, and evaluation of panretinal photocoagulation (PRP) in training programs. Design: A panel of educators and experts in retinal lasers was assembled to develop a standardized objective skill-based rubric. Participants: Sixteen international educators and retina specialists. Methods: The steps to performing slit-lamp delivery of PRP was described in detail. A group of 6 authors reviewed and agreed on the steps and assigned descriptors to expectation levels of novice, beginner, advanced beginner, and expert according to a modified Dreyfuss model. The tool then was vetted by an international panel of 10 retina specialists who are involved in training ophthalmologists in other countries. Main Outcome Measures: Final version of the tool agreed on by the international review panel. Results: The consecutive steps to performing PRP were outlined and broken down into preparation, procedure, and postoperative care. Descriptive words explaining what to expect from a novice, beginner, advanced beginner, and expert were listed for each step of PRP. Expert comments were incorporated, establishing face and content validity. Conclusions: This group of authors clearly defined expectations of a trainee at 4 levels of training according to the modified Dreyfus model, and an international panel of retina specialists agreed to its accuracy. This tool, the International Council of Ophthalmology's Ophthalmology Surgical Competency Assessment Rubric for Panretinal Photocoagulation, has face and content validity. It can be used globally in training programs both to teach and assess this important comprehensive skill in ophthalmic training.
AB - Purpose: To develop an internationally valid skill-based rubric that can be used as a global standardized platform for teaching, training, and evaluation of panretinal photocoagulation (PRP) in training programs. Design: A panel of educators and experts in retinal lasers was assembled to develop a standardized objective skill-based rubric. Participants: Sixteen international educators and retina specialists. Methods: The steps to performing slit-lamp delivery of PRP was described in detail. A group of 6 authors reviewed and agreed on the steps and assigned descriptors to expectation levels of novice, beginner, advanced beginner, and expert according to a modified Dreyfuss model. The tool then was vetted by an international panel of 10 retina specialists who are involved in training ophthalmologists in other countries. Main Outcome Measures: Final version of the tool agreed on by the international review panel. Results: The consecutive steps to performing PRP were outlined and broken down into preparation, procedure, and postoperative care. Descriptive words explaining what to expect from a novice, beginner, advanced beginner, and expert were listed for each step of PRP. Expert comments were incorporated, establishing face and content validity. Conclusions: This group of authors clearly defined expectations of a trainee at 4 levels of training according to the modified Dreyfus model, and an international panel of retina specialists agreed to its accuracy. This tool, the International Council of Ophthalmology's Ophthalmology Surgical Competency Assessment Rubric for Panretinal Photocoagulation, has face and content validity. It can be used globally in training programs both to teach and assess this important comprehensive skill in ophthalmic training.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.oret.2017.06.002
DO - 10.1016/j.oret.2017.06.002
M3 - Article
C2 - 31047343
AN - SCOPUS:85070485890
SN - 2468-7219
VL - 2
SP - 162
EP - 167
JO - Ophthalmology Retina
JF - Ophthalmology Retina
IS - 2
ER -