Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions (09/15/23) Clemens, Lisa

A retrospective study examined the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of simulation-based primary care procedural skills training in boosting participants' confidence, knowledge and competency in performing the procedures. Pretraining and post-training Likert scale surveys were used to measure these factors, along with clinical procedure performance frequency for abscess incision and drainage and laceration repair up to six months before and six months after training in an outpatient setting. Twenty-five participants reported increased median perceived confidence, skill and knowledge of all procedures covered by the 2-day course. After training, there was a 10% mean increase in laceration repairs in the clinical setting. Additionally, participants reported a median 20% higher performance for abscess incision and drainage after training compared to before, while post-training performance for both procedures increased by a mean 6% in the clinical setting. The author concluded that the lack of statistically significant higher procedure performance requires "further evaluation to establish return on investment."

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