12 Lead ECG Training to Ensure Optimal Triage and Treatment of Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes and Life-Threating Arrhythmias - 2021 Quality Summit presentation (Non-CE)-12 Lead ECG Training to Ensure Optimal Triage and Treatment of Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes and Life-Threating Arrhythmias

12 Lead ECG Training to Ensure Optimal Triage and Treatment of Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes and Life-Threating Arrhythmias - Rohm

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Heather Rome, the Acute Cardiovascular Emergency Coordinator at the Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio, presents an update on their EKG training program. She expresses gratitude to the ACC Accreditation Foundation for their support of the program, which focuses on training healthcare professionals in the optimal triage and treatment of patients with acute cardiovascular emergencies. Rome discusses the significance of the program, the model for its development, program aims, actions implemented to achieve those aims, as well as pre- and post-test data, user feedback, and future considerations. The program aims to standardize EKG interpretation and competency, with a focus on STEMI recognition. It consists of a comprehensive online training course with videos, pre- and post-tests, and user feedback forms. The results show an improvement in competency after completion of the course, and 56% of users expressed intent to change their practice based on the content. The Christ Hospital plans to revise and expand the training course to meet the needs of different healthcare providers and incorporate it into onboarding and annual education. They also aim to develop a short course with STEMI activation scenarios. The 12-lead EKG training course has been valuable in improving healthcare competency and quality in the region.

Keywords

EKG training program

STEMI recognition

competency improvement

user feedback

healthcare providers