Teaching the pelvic organ prolapse quantitation system.
OBJECTIVE
The objective of this study was to determine the ease with which the new Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantitation system could be learned by residents and medical students.


METHODS
Standardized multiple-choice tests were administered to 51 obstetric and gynecology residents and medical students from 4 community-based and university-based programs. Parallel pretests and posttests were administered in conjunction with a 17-minute video demonstration of the Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantitation system and with the addition of a visual memory aid. The posttest was repeated 3 months after the video presentation.


RESULTS
The use of a 17-minute video significantly enhanced participants' ability to interpret examination findings when expressed in the terminology of the system (mean improvement in scores 33%, P <.0001). Posttest scores were similar regardless of the type of program or exposure to urogynecology faculty. These scores were maintained at the 3-month retesting.


CONCLUSIONS
The Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantitation system can be effectively taught by means of a public-domain video presentation.
Steele
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Divisions of Urogynecology/Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Good Samaritan Hospital and Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
Mallipeddi
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Welgoss
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Soled
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Kohli
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Karram
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D001296:Audiovisual Aids; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000379:methods; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005260:Female; D006176:Gynecology / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000379:methods; D017773:Pelvic Floor; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014596:Uterine Prolapse / Q000145:classification*; D014743:Videotape Recording