Pasarica Magdalena, Topping Daniel
Associate Professor of Medicine, Medical Education Department, University of Central Florida College of Medicine.
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medical Education Department, University of Central Florida College of Medicine.
MedEdPORTAL. 2017 Dec 20;13:10662. doi: 10.15766/mep_2374-8265.10662.
The need for education of future and current providers in evidence-based management of obesity and the release of new treatment guidelines prompted the development of a resource for use in the education of medical students and residents.
A self-contained module was developed to provide an overview of recent guidelines for obesity management utilizing evidence-based medicine while debunking popular myths associated with available weight-loss strategies. The module was delivered over 15 months to six groups of learners ( = 180) and was continuously improved through feedback from content experts and the learners. After completion of the module, one subset of learners responded to a three-question survey using a 5-point Likert scale (1 = 5 = ).
Formal evaluation of the module was completed by a subset of the learners ( = 32, 64% response rate). The majority agreed or strongly agreed with these survey statements: "Overall this module was valuable as an educational tool" (97%, = 4); "After completion of this module, I am confident of my knowledge on how to manage obesity in adult patients" (84%, = 4); and "It was easy to navigate the module" (94%, = 5).
This module could be implemented as is at other institutions that strive to educate medical students or residents on the most recent guidelines and evidence-based medicine regarding obesity management.
未来及在职医疗服务提供者需要接受肥胖症循证管理方面的教育，同时新治疗指南的发布促使我们开发一种资源，用于医学生和住院医师的教育。
开发了一个独立模块，以概述利用循证医学的肥胖症管理最新指南，同时揭穿与现有减肥策略相关的流行误区。该模块在15个月内分发给六组学习者（n = 180），并通过内容专家和学习者的反馈不断改进。模块完成后，一部分学习者使用5分李克特量表（1 = 差，5 = 优）回答了一个包含三个问题的调查问卷。
一部分学习者（n = 32，回复率64%）完成了对该模块的正式评估。大多数人同意或强烈同意以下调查陈述：“总体而言，该模块作为一种教育工具很有价值”（97%，n = 4）；“完成该模块后，我对自己在如何管理成年肥胖患者方面拥有的知识充满信心”（84%，n = 4）；以及“该模块易于操作”（94%，n = 5）。
该模块可以在其他致力于向医学生或住院医师传授有关肥胖症管理的最新指南和循证医学的机构原样实施。
