Key result
Neurology, pediatric, and med-peds residents report poor knowledge and confidence transitioning youth with epilepsy.
Why the study?
The study was conducted to appraise the current training of Neurology, Pediatric, and Med-Peds residents in providing care to patients with epilepsy transitioning from pediatric to adult care.
Cross-Sectional
No
Residents across specialties report poor knowledge and confidence in transitioning youth with epilepsy to adult care, highlighting a need for targeted educational interventions.
Resident knowledge gaps may inform epilepsy transition curricula; leaves open whether training improves care delivery.
OBJECTIVE: To appraise the current training of Neurology (N), Pediatric (P), and Med-Peds (MP) residents at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (MGUH) in providing care to patients with epilepsy who are transitioning from pediatric to adult care. METHODS: Through an online questionnaire, we surveyed Neurology, Pediatric, and Med-Peds residents to assess their knowledge, confidence, and experience at transitioning youth with epilepsy to adult-oriented health care. RESULTS: N, P, and MP residents generally rated their knowledge and confidence at providing transition care to youth with epilepsy to be poor; however, P and MP residents rated higher in limited measures of knowledge and experience. CONCLUSION: Our appraisal of resident training in transitions care for youth with epilepsy has highlighted training elements in our institution that require attention for both adult and pediatric providers, leading to the formulation of an educational intervention that will promote experiential and multimodal approaches in this area.
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Tirol et al. (2020) conducted a cross-sectional in Epilepsy transition care training. Online questionnaire was evaluated on Self-rated knowledge, confidence, and experience at transitioning youth with epilepsy to adult care. Neurology, Pediatric, and Med-Peds residents generally rated their knowledge and confidence in providing transition care to youth with epilepsy as poor.
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