title: Importance of clinical toxicology teaching and its impact in improving knowledge: sharing experience from a workshop.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the impact of a one-day clinical toxicology workshop in improving knowledge.
  
  
  METHODS
  A one-day clinical toxicology workshop was conducted as a pre-conference workshop of the Annual Emergency Medicine Conference at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, in April 2012. The course was composed of poisoning-related common clinical scenarios. The pre-test and post-test understanding was used to assess the impact of the course in improving knowledge. The participants also evaluated the workshop as a whole thorough written evaluation forms. SPSS 19 was ued for statistical analysis of the data.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were 22 participants in the course. The pre-test mean score was 31.6 +/- 15.1% (95% CI; 24-40; n = 19) compared to the post-test the mean score of 56.0 +/- 10.8% (95% CI; 47- 61; n = 17). The positive difference was also statistically significant (p < 0.001). The overall workshop was evaluated as excellent by 08 (47.46%) and very good by 10 (52.63%) participants.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Short training in clinical toxicology improved knowledge of the participants.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi.
authors.forename: Nadeem Ullah
authors.initials: NU
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi.
authors.forename: Jabeen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fayyaz
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi.
authors.forename: Uzma Rahim
authors.initials: UR
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi.
authors.forename: Asher
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Feroze
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D010154:Pakistan; D014116:Toxicology / Q000193:education*