MS Pain and Addiction Progress 2009 11

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Contents 1 Project Guide 2 Overview 3 Progress During November 2009 3.1 Objective 1: Develop Curriculum 3.2 Objective 2: Conduct Needs Analysis 3.3 Objective 3: Design the website and learning experience 3.4 Objective 4: Develop Prototype Course Including SP 3.5 Objective 5: Usability Testing 4 Work to be Performed in the Next Reporting Period 4.1 Objective 1: Develop Curriculum 4.2 Objective 2: Conduct Needs Analysis 4.3 Objective 3: Design the website and learning experience 4.4 Objective 4: Develop Prototype Course Including SP 4.5 Objective 5: Usability Testing 5 Other Progress Reports

Project Guide

Federal Funding: NIDA #1R44DA027245-01

Title: Medical Student Skills Training on Pain and Addiction Assessment

PI: T. Bradley Tanner, MD

Reporting Period: 11/1/09 – 11/30/09

Project Period: 9/1/09 – 4/30/2010

MS Pain Project Framework

MS Pain Curriculum

Overview

We continued to revise the curriculum outline in response to reviews by consultants and have completed a second version in response to their feedback. Additionally, we completed preparations for and began the first needs analysis evaluation with medical students. We also prepared a needs analysis survey for medical school faculty for an evaluation next month.

Progress During November 2009

Objective 1: Develop Curriculum

Develop a complete curriculum plan for 5-7 modules on the topic of pain and addiction

• We completed development of the second draft of the at MS Pain Curriculum, based on feedback received from the expert consultants that responded (6/8).

Objective 2: Conduct Needs Analysis

Conduct needs analysis focused on how best to use a remote standardized patient interview within an online learning module.

• We recruited medical students for the first needs analysis survey, which is available Survey Monkey. Six students had completed the survey by the end of the month and 4 more are needed to complete this evaluation. While we had over 50 students from one medical school complete the screening survey, to gain a variety of perspectives, we are reserving the remaining 4 spots for students from other medical schools. Early results indicate that medical students find SPs useful to practice interviewing skills (100%) and develop confidence (100%) but not to learn new material (17%).
• We continued to develop survey questions for the needs analysis with medical school faculty (n=10), which will be a survey of medical school faculty followed by semi-structured, follow-up interviews.

Objective 3: Design the website and learning experience

Define a prototype in detail including a standardized patient learning experience, case scenarios, interactive questions, didactic information, and links to additional resources

• No action taken this month.

Objective 4: Develop Prototype Course Including SP

Evaluate Interface Design

• No action taken this month.

Objective 5: Usability Testing

Conduct remote usability testing on the learning experience with the standardized patient as a teaching component

• No action taken this month.

Work to be Performed in the Next Reporting Period

Objective 1: Develop Curriculum

Develop a complete curriculum plan for 5-7 modules on the topic of pain and addiction

• Revise the draft according to NIDA's Centers of Excellence.

Objective 2: Conduct Needs Analysis

Conduct needs analysis focused on how best to use a remote standardized patient interview within an online learning module.

• Recruit 4 medical students for the current needs analysis survey and 10 for the next one.
• Complete 1st medical student needs analysis survey
• Analyze data from medical student needs analysis survey and develop action plans in response to results
• Finalize questions for needs analysis survey of faculty and write questions for follow-up interviews
• Recruit for needs analysis: faculty (n=10)
• Start follow-up interviews of faculty completing the needs analysis survey
• Analyze data once faculty needs analysis survey is completed
• Write survey questions for the 2nd medical student needs analysis survey.

Objective 3: Design the website and learning experience

Define a prototype in detail including a standardized patient learning experience, case scenarios, interactive questions, didactic information, and links to additional resources

• Begin developing the content for the case scenario, basing it on progress in other CTI projects in this area.

Objective 4: Develop Prototype Course Including SP

Create the standardized patient case for the prototype module

• Start developing didactic content for prototype course Assessment and Diagnosis of Pain and Addiction.

Objective 5: Usability Testing

Conduct remote usability testing on the learning experience with the standardized patient as a teaching component

• No action planned next month.

Other Progress Reports