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. 2024 Oct;48(10):2471-2476.
doi: 10.1002/wjs.12350. Epub 2024 Sep 19.

A needs assessment for simulation-based training in emergency urological skills in Ethiopia

Anteneh Tadesse Kifle  1 , Matthew Trail  2 , Tizazu Abebayehu Tsega  3 , Tilaneh Leyeh Demilow  3 , Getaneh Tesfaye Teferi  3 , Stephen R Payne  4 , Chandra Shekhar Biyani  5
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A needs assessment for simulation-based training in emergency urological skills in Ethiopia

Anteneh Tadesse Kifle et al. World J Surg. 2024 Oct.

Abstract

Background: Urologic emergencies are common and complications from their management are high. Simulation-based education (SBE) is a highly effective training method, allowing trainees to learn both technical and nontechnical skills in a safe environment. Training in the management of urological emergencies is limited in many healthcare settings, so we performed a needs assessment for a urological emergencies SBE course in Ethiopia.

Methods: This study presents data from a descriptive cross-sectional, survey-based survey of consultants and residents in the Ethiopian surgical community. The survey was disseminated using online Google Forms, through social media (WhatsApp), and to colleagues in the College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa (COSECSA) via email and social media.

Results: One hundred-seven results were received; two were discarded due to incomplete data. Fifty three of the respondents were general surgeons and 38 of the respondents were urologists. Sixty nine respondents strongly agreed that simulation-based training was important for first-year surgical residents, whereas twenty-five respondents agreed and nine respondents strongly disagreed; one respondent disagreed and one was neutral. Eighty seven respondents suggested a 3-day training course, whereas 17 respondents suggested a two-day course. More than 80 of the respondents rated training in the management of acute urinary retention, acute scrotum, urethral, and suprapubic catheterization as extreme or very important and 79 respondents wanted education about urologic trauma and Fournier's gangrene.

Conclusion: Surgical and urology residents in Ethiopia have expressed a need for, and a strong interest in, simulation-based urological emergency training.

Keywords: Ethiopia; simulation‐based education; sub‐Saharan Africa; training; urologic emergencies; urology.

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