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ArticleCanadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie2025

Simulation-based ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia education: a national survey of Canadian anesthesiology residency training programs.

Pooyan Sekhavati, Reva Ramlogan, Jonathan G Bailey, Jason W Busse, Sylvain Boet, Yuqi Gu

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Article in Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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Pooyan SekhavatiFaculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Roger Guindon Hall, 451 Smyth Rd #2044, Ottawa, ON, K1H 8M5, Canada. pooyan.sekhavati@uottawa.ca.ORCID 0009-0007-1150-6022
Reva RamloganDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Jonathan G BaileyDepartment of Anesthesia, Pain Management & Perioperative Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.
Jason W BusseDepartment of Anesthesia, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Sylvain BoetDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Yuqi GuDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.

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CIHR Canada Research Chair in Prevention and Management of Chronic Pain
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeSimulation-based education in ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia (UGRA) improves knowledge, skills, and patient outcomes. Nevertheless, it is not known how simulation-based UGRA education is used across Canada. We aimed to characterize the current use of simulation-based UGRA education in Canadian anesthesiology residency training programs.

methodsWe developed and distributed a structured national survey to simulation leads of all 17 Canadian anesthesiology residency training programs. The survey inquired about program demographics, simulation modalities, facilitators and barriers to simulation use, use for assessment, and beliefs around simulation-based UGRA education. We gathered data from August to November 2023 and summarized our findings descriptively.

resultsFifteen programs (88%) responded to our survey. Eight programs (53%) used UGRA simulation for technical training and nine programs (60%) for nontechnical training. The most common simulators used were live model scanning (13 programs, 87%) and gel phantom models (7 programs, 47%). Five programs (33%) mandated simulation-based UGRA in their curriculum. We found that deliberate practice and improved patient safety were most valued in simulation training while lack of funding and faculty availability were the most common barriers to implementation. Most respondents agreed that formative simulation-based education would improve trainee skills and called for greater standardization. Nevertheless, there were mixed responses regarding summative UGRA simulation and the need for simulation proficiency before clinical practice.

conclusionsOur findings show significant variations in simulation implementation and views on UGRA simulation-based education among Canadian anesthesiology residency training programs. Future studies should explore avenues to overcome barriers and improve knowledge translation in UGRA.

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Anesthesia, ConductionAnesthesiologyInternship and ResidencySimulation TrainingUltrasonography, InterventionalCanadaClinical CompetenceCurriculumHumansSurveys and Questionnairesregional anesthesiaSBMEsimulationUGRAultrasound-guided regional anesthesia

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