title: The development of a national pediatric trauma curriculum.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Educational programs dedicated to pediatric trauma are either not available or comprehensive. Pediatric trauma is thus managed by a range of specialists with training in a variety of related fields. Post-certification fellowships in pediatric medicine all mandate education in the assessment and management of the injured child. The purpose of this study was to develop a blueprint for a national pediatric trauma training curriculum.
  
  
  METHODS
  A team of four experts developed content for a national pediatric trauma curriculum and disseminated it to 11 pediatric trauma sites across Canada. The objectives contained both knowledge and skill sets related to the management of the pediatric trauma patients. A multi-tiered Delphi process was used to develop the final content.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All the 11 pediatric teaching centers across the country participated. A final list, representing a consensus of views, was developed in 10 domains through the iterative process of the Delphi technique. The domains for the curriculum included introduction to pediatric trauma and epidemiology, initial management, pediatric airway, shock, thoracic injuries, abdominal and pelvic injuries, spinal and neurological injuries, pediatric head injuries, burns and electrical injuries, and orthopedic injuries.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The Delphi process is an invaluable tool in developing curricula. The pediatric trauma curriculum can be used in teaching hospitals for house staff education and meeting core competencies. The blueprint can be validated further in the future.
authors.affiliation: University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Rahim.valani@sunnybrook.ca
authors.forename: Rahim A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Valani
authors.forename: Natalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yanchar
authors.forename: Vince
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Grant
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Hancock
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking / Q000592:standards*; D002170:Canada; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D003479:Curriculum; D003697:Delphi Technique; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards; D016730:Program Development; D014194:Traumatology / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000601:surgery*