Development of an interactive model for teaching emergency pediatric radiography: preliminary report.
OBJECTIVE
The authors describe the development of an interactive digital teaching module designed to help prepare residents to diagnose emergency pediatric radiology cases.


METHODS
Cases were identified using the authors' own dictation search software. Cases were selected that depicted common conditions that had been misdiagnosed by the radiology resident who had first interpreted them clinically. Normal cases involving similar anatomic regions were also collected. Images from these cases were captured from the picture archiving and communication system. "Hotspots" were superimposed on abnormalities to highlight them. Example dictations were captured. A simple user interface was developed for the teaching module, and a database was built to log all user responses.


RESULTS
The system has been well received at the authors' institution. It has been incorporated into the standard orientation for all incoming residents. Residents' diagnostic performance has subjectively improved since the module was launched.


CONCLUSIONS
The module is interactive, easy to use, and subjectively improves incoming residents' diagnostic accuracy. A prospective, controlled study assessing its impact on short-term and long-term diagnostic performance is under way.
Halsted
Mark J
MJ
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Department of Radiology, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229-3039, USA. mark.halsted@cchmc.org
Perry
Laurie A
LA
Perry
Douglas J
DJ
Benton
Corning
C
D002648:Child; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000379:methods*; D003479:Curriculum; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000193:education; D011871:Radiology / Q000193:education*; D013663:Teaching; D014584:User-Computer Interface