Essential pediatric hypertension: defining the educational needs of primary care pediatricians

BMC Medical Education

John D Mahan²  Deena J Chisolm¹  Stephen D Cha² 

[1] The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA;The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA

关键词: Medical education;    Primary care physicians;    Primary care pediatricians;    Pediatric hypertension;   

Others  :  1092199
DOI  :  10.1186/1472-6920-14-154

 received in 2013-02-15, accepted in 2014-07-17,  发布年份 2014

【 摘 要 】

Background

In order to better understand the educational needs regarding appropriate recognition, diagnosis and management of pediatric hypertension (HTN), we asked practicing pediatricians questions regarding their educational needs and comfort level on this topic.

Methods

We conducted 4 focus group sessions that included 27 participants representing pediatric residents, adolescent medicine physicians, clinic based pediatricians and office based pediatricians. Each focus group session lasted for approximately an hour and 90 pages of total transcriptions were produced verbatim from audio recordings.

Results

Four reviewers read each transcript and themes were elucidated from these transcripts. Overall, 5 major themes related to educational needs and clinical concerns were found: utilization of resources to define blood pressure (BP), correct BP measurement method(s), co-morbidities, barriers to care, and experience level with HTN. Six minor themes were also identified: differences in BP measurement, accuracy of BP, recognition of HTN, practice pattern of care, education of families and patients, and differences in level of training. The focus group participants were also questioned on their preferences regarding educational methods (i.e. e-learning, small group sessions, self-study, large group presentations) and revealed varied teaching and learning preferences.

Conclusions

There are multiple methods to approach education regarding pediatric HTN for primary care pediatricians based on provider preferences and multiple educational activities should be pursued to achieve best outcomes. Based on this data, the next direction will be to develop and deliver multiple educational methods and to evaluate the impact on practice patterns of care for children and adolescents with HTN.

【 授权许可】

   
2014 Cha et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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