Teaching family practice residents breast cyst aspiration.
OBJECTIVE
To conduct the first study of teaching family practice residents the technique of breast cyst aspiration (BCA) using the Toronto Breast Cyst Aspiration Model (TBCAM) in a workshop. To determine whether this training increases their likelihood of performing the procedure in the future. To discover how residents evaluate the workshop as a teaching method.


METHODS
Prospective parallel-group trial from August to November 1997. Baseline questionnaires were given to both experimental and control groups in August. The experimental group was given a 1.5-hour workshop and a postworkshop questionnaire. Both groups were then given 3-month follow-up questionnaires.


METHODS
Family practice residency program at the University of Toronto.


METHODS
The experimental group consisted of 15 family practice residents from one university-affiliated hospital site. The control group consisted of 54 family practice residents selected from the remaining sites.


METHODS
Confidence score, likelihood of performing BCA, and effectiveness of the workshop rated on a Likert scale ranging from 1-low to 5-high; and knowledge of BCA rated from 0 to 7.


RESULTS
Three months after the workshop, 62% of study subjects and 31% of controls were above the median confidence score of 3.2 (chi 2 3.4, P > .05); 76% of subjects but only 11% of controls were above the median knowledge score of 4 (chi 2 16.67, P < .001); and 75% of subjects and 34% of controls were above the median likelihood to perform score of 3 (chi 2 5.37, P < .05). Most (95%) workshop effectiveness scores were 4s or 5s.


CONCLUSIONS
Workshop training resulted in higher confidence, greater knowledge, and more likelihood of performing BCA. The workshop using the TBCAM was evaluated as a highly effective way to teach BCA.
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Department of Family and Community Medicine, St Michael's Hospital, Ontario. ir.bhatia@utoronto.ca
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D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000379:methods; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000379:methods*; D005194:Family Practice / Q000193:education*; D005260:Female; D005348:Fibrocystic Breast Disease / Q000473:pathology*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D017145:Models, Educational; D010821:Physicians, Family / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires