Why the study?
Does attendance at ASA workshops improve test scores in anesthesiologists?
Does attendance at ASA workshops improve test scores in anesthesiologists?
Attendance at ASA workshops did not consistently improve test scores more than taking the tests alone, highlighting the need for better testing techniques to evaluate workshop effectiveness.
Workshops add no consistent benefit over testing alone; leaves open the need for better metrics to evaluate anesthesiology education.
Results of tests given to participants in six American Society of Anesthesiologists workshops were analyzed to detemine whether attendance at the workshops increased the participants' scores on sequential tests. Those who attended the workshops took the same test prior to, immediately after, and three months after the workshop. Two control groups of anesthesiologists took the tests in the same time sequence for comparison. Both workshop and control groups increased their scores with each successive test. In only one instance did those who attended the workshop improve their scores significantly more than did the control group. Because of difficulties inherent in designing valid and reliable tests, further development of the testing technique currently used at the workshops is necessary to make it a useful measure of workshop effectiveness.
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