Background: There is limited data regarding the morbidity and progression to primary angle closure glaucoma in those presenting with acute primary angle closure (APAC) in the UK. We aim to report on the vision and intraocular pressure (IOP) outcomes and treatment required after an APAC episode and to identify any risk factors that could predict worse outcomes.
Methods: A retrospective observational case series review including 117 consecutive patients (121 eyes) attending Moorfields Eye Hospital, at a tertiary referral unit in the UK, with APAC was performed.
Objectives: The purpose of this educational intervention was to introduce, iteratively adapt, and implement a digital formative assessment tool in a surgical speciality. The study also evaluated the intervention's impact on perioperative teaching, learning, feedback, and surgical competency.
Design: A participatory action research model with a mixed methods approach.
Background: Workplace-based assessments (WBAs) are part of a competency-based curriculum where training progression is dependent on the achievement of defined competencies in a real-world clinical environment. There is a significant literature gap on the impact of WBAs implemented in resource constrained countries and their contextual challenges. This study aimed to examine the use, impact, and educational context of WBAs in South African medical specialist training programs drawing on perspectives from both trainees and trainers to identify educational challenges and propose effective solutions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To investigate the use and effectiveness of Workplace-based assessments (WBAs) and their impact on training, feedback, and perioperative teaching in surgical training programs.
Design: A mixed methods cross-sectional, national electronic survey was conducted with surgical trainees and consultant trainers.
Settings: The trainees and supervising faculty were from all 8 major surgical training universities across 11 surgical disciplines in South Africa.
Background: Feedback is vital to improving trainee competencies in medical education. The challenges of the global COVID-19 pandemic related to social distancing to curb the spread of the virus ignited a rapid transition to online medical education. These changes highlight the need for digital feedback tools that enhance the efficacy and efficiency of feedback practices.
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