TY - JOUR
T1 - Position Paper on Global Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Education and Educational Agenda for the Future
T2 - A Statement From the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization ECMOed Taskforce
AU - the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) ECMOed Taskforce
AU - Zakhary, Bishoy
AU - Shekar, Kiran
AU - Diaz, Rodrigo
AU - Badulak, Jenelle
AU - Johnston, Lindsay
AU - Roeleveld, Peter Paul
AU - Alinier, Guillaume
AU - Lai, Peter Chi Keung
AU - Ramanathan, Kollengode
AU - Moore, Elizabeth
AU - Hassan, Ibrahim
AU - Agerstrand, Cara
AU - Ngai, Wallace Chun Wai
AU - Salazar, Leonardo
AU - Raman, Lakshmi
AU - Bembea, Melania M.
AU - Davidson, Mark
AU - Gomez-Gutierrez, Rene D.
AU - Mateo-Sidrón, Jose Alfonso Rubio
AU - Kukutschka, Jeannie
AU - Antonini, Marta V.
AU - Dickstein, Marc L.
AU - Schmidt, Matthieu
AU - Abrams, Darryl
AU - Ogino, Mark T.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2020/3/1
Y1 - 2020/3/1
N2 - Objectives: The purpose of this position paper is two-fold: first, to describe the state of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation education worldwide, noting current limitations and challenges; and second, to put forth an educational agenda regarding opportunities for an international collaborative approach toward standardization. Design: Relevant medical literature was reviewed through literature search, and materials from national organizations were accessed through the Internet. Taskforce members generated a consensus statement using an iterative consensus process through teleconferences and electronic communication. Setting: In 2018, the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization convened the ECMOed Taskforce at two structured, face-to-face meetings of 40 healthcare practitioners and educators with expertise in caring for the extracorporeal membrane oxygenation patient and in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation education. Patients: None. Interventions: None. Measurements and Main Results: The ECMOed Taskforce identified seven educational domains that would benefit from international collaborative efforts. Of primary importance, the Taskforce outlined actionable items regarding 1) the creation of a standardized extracorporeal membrane oxygenation curriculum; 2) defining criteria for an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation course as a vehicle for delivering the curriculum; 3) outlining a mechanism for evaluating the quality of educational offerings; 4) utilizing validated assessment tools in the development of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation practitioner certification; and 5) promoting high-quality educational research to guide ongoing educational and competency assessment development. Conclusions: Significant variability and limitations in global extracorporeal membrane oxygenation education exist. In this position paper, we outline a road map for standardizing international extracorporeal membrane oxygenation education and practitioner certification. Ongoing high-quality educational research is needed to evaluate the impact of these initiatives.
AB - Objectives: The purpose of this position paper is two-fold: first, to describe the state of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation education worldwide, noting current limitations and challenges; and second, to put forth an educational agenda regarding opportunities for an international collaborative approach toward standardization. Design: Relevant medical literature was reviewed through literature search, and materials from national organizations were accessed through the Internet. Taskforce members generated a consensus statement using an iterative consensus process through teleconferences and electronic communication. Setting: In 2018, the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization convened the ECMOed Taskforce at two structured, face-to-face meetings of 40 healthcare practitioners and educators with expertise in caring for the extracorporeal membrane oxygenation patient and in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation education. Patients: None. Interventions: None. Measurements and Main Results: The ECMOed Taskforce identified seven educational domains that would benefit from international collaborative efforts. Of primary importance, the Taskforce outlined actionable items regarding 1) the creation of a standardized extracorporeal membrane oxygenation curriculum; 2) defining criteria for an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation course as a vehicle for delivering the curriculum; 3) outlining a mechanism for evaluating the quality of educational offerings; 4) utilizing validated assessment tools in the development of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation practitioner certification; and 5) promoting high-quality educational research to guide ongoing educational and competency assessment development. Conclusions: Significant variability and limitations in global extracorporeal membrane oxygenation education exist. In this position paper, we outline a road map for standardizing international extracorporeal membrane oxygenation education and practitioner certification. Ongoing high-quality educational research is needed to evaluate the impact of these initiatives.
KW - Extracorporeal Life Support Organization
KW - certification
KW - education
KW - extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
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U2 - 10.1097/CCM.0000000000004158
DO - 10.1097/CCM.0000000000004158
M3 - Review article
C2 - 31833901
AN - SCOPUS:85079345463
SN - 0090-3493
VL - 48
SP - 406
EP - 414
JO - Critical care medicine
JF - Critical care medicine
IS - 3
ER -