title: A new method to evaluate clinical performance and critical incidents in anaesthesia: quantification of daily comments by teachers.
abstract: We have found that the Clinical Anesthesia System of Evaluation (CASE) method provides information regarding clinical performance of residents and critical incidents that is not available from other sources. As a result, it expands the dimensions of the evaluation process and improves validity. In addition, the technique has helped address the concerns of many investigators. (1) It provides specific, real-time evaluations that permit early intervention, improve feedback and guide remediation; (2) it improves sampling techniques by increasing the breadth and volume of evaluators and settings; (3) it enhances the discriminatory power of the evaluation process; and (4) it improves documentation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Case Western Reserve Medical School, Cleveland, Ohio.
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Rhoton
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia / Q000592:standards*; D002983:Clinical Competence; D005178:Faculty; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D008722:Methods; D009820:Ohio