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Position paper on global ECMO education and educational agenda for the future: a statement from the extracorporeal life support organization ECMOed taskforce
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...
Show moreObjectives: 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.
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- Zakhary, B.; Shekar, K.; Diaz, R.; Badulak, J.; Johnston, L.; Roeleveld, P.P.; Alinier, G.; Lai, P.C.K.; Ramanathan, K.; Moore, E.; Hassan, I.; Agerstrand, C.; Ngai, W.C.W.; Salazar, L.; Raman, L.; Bembea, M.M.; Davidson, M.; Gomez-Gutierrez, R.D.; Mateo-Sidron, J.A.R.; Kukutschka, J.; Antonini, M.V.; Dickstein, M.L.; Schmidt, M.; Abrams, D.; Ogino, M.T.; Extracorporeal Life Support Org EL
- Date
- 2020-03-01
- Journal
- Critical Care Medicine
- Volume
- 48
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 406 - 414