title: Development and initial evaluation of a training program for peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) placement for radiology residents and technicians.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The goals of this study were to develop and evaluate a joint theoretical/practical training course for radiology residents and technicians and to start a collaborative practice agreement enabling radiology technicians to perform PICC placement under the responsibility of an interventional radiologist.
  
  
  METHODS
  A joint training session based on literature evidences and international recommendations was designed. Participants were assessed before and after training, and were also asked to evaluate the program one month after completion of the training course. Practical post-training mentoring guidelines were laid down for radiologists supervising technicians.
  
  
  RESULTS
  From January to April 2014, 6 radiology residents and 12 radiology technicians from the two interventional radiology departments of the University hospitals in Marseille took part in the training program. For both residents and technicians, significant improvement was observed between pretraining and post-training assessment. The majority of participants were satisfied with the program.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our experience suggests that combined theoretical and practical training in PICC placement allows improving technical skill and yields high degrees of satisfaction for both radiology residents and technicians. A collaborative practice agreement is now formally established to enable radiologists to delegate PICC placement procedures to radiology technicians.
authors.affiliation: Service d'imagerie pédiatrique et prénatale, hôpital de La Timone-Enfants, AP-HM, 264, rue Saint-Pierre, 13385 Marseille, France. Electronic address: alexia.dabadie@gmail.com.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dabadie
authors.affiliation: Service de radiologie et imagerie médicale, hôpital Nord, AP-HM, chemin des Bourrely, 13915 Marseille, France.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Soussan
authors.affiliation: BiosTIC, service biostatistiques et technologies de l'information et de la communication, hôpital de La Timone, AP-HM, 264, rue Saint-Pierre, 13385 Marseille, France.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mancini
authors.affiliation: Service de radiologie adultes et neuroradiologie, AP-HM, hôpital de La Timone, 264, rue Saint-Pierre, 13385 Marseille, France.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vidal
authors.affiliation: Service de radiologie adultes et neuroradiologie, AP-HM, hôpital de La Timone, 264, rue Saint-Pierre, 13385 Marseille, France.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Bartoli
authors.affiliation: Service d'imagerie pédiatrique et prénatale, hôpital de La Timone-Enfants, AP-HM, 264, rue Saint-Pierre, 13385 Marseille, France.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gorincour
authors.affiliation: Service d'imagerie pédiatrique et prénatale, hôpital de La Timone-Enfants, AP-HM, 264, rue Saint-Pierre, 13385 Marseille, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Petit
mesh_terms: D000488:Allied Health Personnel; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D007396:Internship and Residency; D011871:Radiology / Q000193:education
keywords: Delegation of tasks; In-training; Radiology residents; Radiology technicians; Venous access devices