Unmet Need
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently recognized the trend of “inadequately trained clinicians” performing interventional pain procedures as a contributor to “serious complications and inappropriate utilization.” Historically fellowships accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) have set requirements for the number of case studies and lectures graduates must participate in. However, in 2019, the ACGME removed the minimum number of clinical interventions and procedures required to be performed and effectively eliminated objective markers of proficiency in all medical, diagnostic, and surgical procedures considered essential for the practice of Pain Medicine. Complicating matters further, not all institutions have faculty who specialize in neuromodulation procedures, and not all affiliated training sites are ACGME-accredited. Due to these limitations, there is a strong need for a neuromodulation program to be developed to address the lack of standards occurring within neuromodulation curriculums.
Technology Overview
Researchers at Johns Hopkins have developed a novel online neuromodulation curriculum. Targeting millennial learners, this program takes a different approach from conventional learning styles by creating episodes to engage learners instead of following a traditional lecture-based class. All episodes are produced and hosted by the ACGME-accredited pain medicine program director and feature at least one respected neuromodulation leader as a guest. Each episode is designed to seem like an interview and involves cadaver lab demonstrations, case-based scenarios, games that test decision making, and content reviews. Before and after each episode, there is a test to gauge the impact on knowledge. With an episode-based learning style and a curriculum created and hosted by the ACGME, where all faculty are screened for their expertise to ensure that knowledge learned is updated and accurate, the online program will ensure fellows receive adequate neuromodulation training.
Stage of Development
This product is completed.
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