Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To conduct the first study of teaching family practice residents the technique of breast cyst aspiration (BCA) using the Toronto Breast Cyst Aspiration Model (TBCAM) in a workshop. To determine whether this training increases their likelihood of performing the procedure in the future. To discover how residents evaluate the workshop as a teaching method. DESIGN: Prospective parallel-group trial from August to November 1997. Baseline questionnaires were given to both experimental and control groups in August. The experimental group was given a 1.5-hour workshop and a postworkshop questionnaire. Both groups were then given 3-month follow-up questionnaires. SETTING: Family practice residency program at the University of Toronto. PARTICIPANTS: The experimental group consisted of 15 family practice residents from one university-affiliated hospital site. The control group consisted of 54 family practice residents selected from the remaining sites. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Confidence score, likelihood of performing BCA, and effectiveness of the workshop rated on a Likert scale ranging from 1-low to 5-high; and knowledge of BCA rated from 0 to 7. RESULTS: Three months after the workshop, 62% of study subjects and 31% of controls were above the median confidence score of 3.2 (chi 2 3.4, P > .05); 76% of subjects but only 11% of controls were above the median knowledge score of 4 (chi 2 16.67, P < .001); and 75% of subjects and 34% of controls were above the median likelihood to perform score of 3 (chi 2 5.37, P < .05). Most (95%) workshop effectiveness scores were 4s or 5s. CONCLUSIONS: Workshop training resulted in higher confidence, greater knowledge, and more likelihood of performing BCA. The workshop using the TBCAM was evaluated as a highly effective way to teach BCA.
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