title: The impact of an interdisciplinary electroencephalogram educational initiative for critical care trainees.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of an interdisciplinary electroencephalogram (EEG) educational module for critical care training. Electroencephalogram is increasingly used for diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment decisions in critically ill patients with neurologic and nonneurologic disorders. Continuous EEG monitoring has an expanded role in the intensive care unit as an additional evaluation tool for critically ill patients with altered mental status.
  
  
  METHODS
  During a neurosurgical intensive care rotation, pulmonary critical care fellows participated in an EEG curriculum covering didactics, clinical exposure, and EEG interpretations. Using 25-question evaluation tools, including EEG interpretations, participants were assessed before EEG instruction and after curriculum completion.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Nine fellows completed the pilot study. Evaluation scores increased from 7.56±2.24 to 16.67±2.96 (P<.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  An interdisciplinary approach was effective for increasing EEG knowledge in critical care fellows as measured by the assessment tools. As an added potential benefit, the pulmonary fellows also learned about sleep disorder-related EEG. This model can be replicated in other institutions for trainees of other specialties interested in critical care.
authors: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Anesthesiology, The Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA.
authors: Destiny
authors: D
authors: Chau
authors: Department of Neurology, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY.
authors: Meriem
authors: M
authors: Bensalem-Owen
authors: Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL. Electronic address: bfahy@anest.ufl.edu.
authors: Brenda G
authors: BG
authors: Fahy
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care; D003479:Curriculum; D004569:Electroencephalography; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D007396:Internship and Residency; D009462:Neurology / Q000193:education*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015272:Pulmonary Medicine / Q000193:education*
keywords: Critical care medicine; EEG instruction; Fellowship training; Seizures; Sleep disorder–related EEG