Trial reportAcademic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges2014
Educating resident physicians using virtual case-based simulation improves diabetes management: a randomized controlled trial.
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- The efficacy of simulation-based learning versus non-simulation-based learning in endocrinology education: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC medical education · 2024Pooled it
- Digital Health Professions Education on Diabetes Management: Systematic Review by the Digital Health Education Collaboration.Journal of medical Internet research · 2019Pooled it
- Clinical Virtual Simulation in Nursing Education: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2019Trial
- Preschool and primary school teachers' attitudes toward students with type 1 diabetes: A cross-sectional study.PloS one · 2026Article
- What Type of Self-Assessment Is Best for Your Educational Activity? A Review of Pre-Post, Now-Then, and Post-Only Designs.Journal of general internal medicine · 2025Review
- Simulation-based learning in endocrinology postdoctoral training: Application and effectiveness analysis.Journal of education and health promotion · 2025Article
- Pilot Study of a Modified DOPS Scale for Insulin Pump and CGM Installation Training in Chinese Medical Students During Endocrinology Rotations.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2025Article
- Application of the online teaching model based on BOPPPS virtual simulation platform in preventive medicine undergraduate experiment.BMC medical education · 2024Article
- The Impact of Web-Based Continuing Medical Education Using Patient Simulation on Real-World Treatment Selection in Type 2 Diabetes: Retrospective Case-Control Analysis.JMIR medical education · 2023Article
- Virtual Patient Simulation Offers an Objective Assessment of CME Activity by Improving Clinical Knowledge and the Levels of Competency of Healthcare Providers.Journal of CME · 2023Article
- Modeling Ketogenesis for Use in Pediatric Diabetes Simulation.Journal of diabetes science and technology · 2021Article
- Therapeutic Inertia: Still a Long Way to Go That Cannot Be Postponed.Diabetes spectrum : a publication of the American Diabetes Association · 2020Article
- Perpetual and Virtual Patients for Cardiorespiratory Physiological Studies.Journal of pediatric intensive care · 2016Review
- Outpatient diabetes clinical decision support: current status and future directions.Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association · 2016Review
- Impact of Multiple Sclerosis Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) on Provider Confidence and Clinical Practice.International journal of MS careArticle
- Project Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) in Multiple Sclerosis: Increasing Clinician Capacity.International journal of MS careArticle
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Abstract
purposeTo test a virtual case-based Simulated Diabetes Education intervention (SimDE) developed to teach primary care residents how to manage diabetes.
methodNineteen primary care residency programs, with 341 volunteer residents in all postgraduate years (PGY), were randomly assigned to a SimDE intervention group or control group (CG). The Web-based interactive educational intervention used computerized virtual patients who responded to provider actions through programmed simulation models. Eighteen distinct learning cases (L-cases) were assigned to SimDE residents over six months from 2010 to 2011. Impact was assessed using performance on four virtual assessment cases (A-cases), an objective knowledge test, and pre-post changes in self-assessed diabetes knowledge and confidence. Group comparisons were analyzed using generalized linear mixed models, controlling for clustering of residents within residency programs and differences in baseline knowledge.
resultsThe percentages of residents appropriately achieving A-case composite clinical goals for glucose, blood pressure, and lipids were as follows: A-case 1: SimDE = 21.2%, CG = 1.8%, P = .002; A-case 2: SimDE = 15.7%, CG = 4.7%, P = .02; A-case 3: SimDE = 48.0%, CG = 10.4%, P < .001; and A-case 4: SimDE = 42.1%, CG = 18.7%, P = .004. The mean knowledge score and pre-post changes in self-assessed knowledge and confidence were significantly better for SimDE group than CG participants.
conclusionsA virtual case-based simulated diabetes education intervention improved diabetes management skills, knowledge, and confidence for primary care residents.
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