The international league against epilepsy primary healthcare educational curriculum: Assessment of educational needs
Singh G, Braga P, Carrizosa J, Prevos-Morgant M, Mehndiratta MM, Shisler P, Triki C, Wiebe S, Wilmshurst J, Blümcke I (2024)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2024
Journal
DOI: 10.1002/epd2.20256
Abstract
Objective: To assess the need for an epilepsy educational curriculum for primary healthcare providers formulated by the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) and the importance attributed to its competencies by epilepsy specialists and primary care providers and across country-income settings. Methods: The ILAE primary care epilepsy curriculum was translated to five languages. A structured questionnaire assessing the importance of its 26 curricular competencies was posted online and publicized widely to an international community. Respondents included epilepsy specialists, primary care providers, and others from three World Bank country-income categories. Responses from different groups were compared with univariate and ordinal logistic regression analyses. Results: Of 785 respondents, 60% noted that a primary care epilepsy curriculum did not exist or they were unaware of one in their country. Median ranks of importance for all competencies were high (very important to extremely important) in the entire sample and across different groups. Fewer primary care providers than specialists rated the following competencies as extremely important: definition of epilepsy (p =.03), recognition of seizure mimics (p =.02), interpretation of test results for epilepsy care (p =.001), identification of drug-resistant epilepsy (0.005) and management of psychiatric comorbidities (0.05). Likewise, fewer respondents from LMICs in comparison to UMICs rated 15 competencies as extremely important. Significance: The survey underscores the unmet need for an epilepsy curriculum in primary care and the relevance of its competencies across different vocational and socioeconomic settings. Differences across vocational and country income groups indicate that educational packages should be developed and adapted to needs in different settings.
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Universidad de Antioquía (UDEA)
Colombia (CO)
Centre Médical de La Teppe
France (FR)
Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital
South Africa (ZA)
University of Sfax / جامعة صفاقس
Tunisia (TN)
University of the Republic / Universidad de la República (UdelaR)
Uruguay (UY)
University of Calgary
Canada (CA)
Dayanand Medical College & Hospital
India (IN)
Colombia (CO)
Centre Médical de La Teppe
France (FR)
Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital
South Africa (ZA)
University of Sfax / جامعة صفاقس
Tunisia (TN)
University of the Republic / Universidad de la República (UdelaR)
Uruguay (UY)
University of Calgary
Canada (CA)
Dayanand Medical College & Hospital
India (IN)
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APA:
Singh, G., Braga, P., Carrizosa, J., Prevos-Morgant, M., Mehndiratta, M.M., Shisler, P.,... Blümcke, I. (2024). The international league against epilepsy primary healthcare educational curriculum: Assessment of educational needs. Epileptic Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1002/epd2.20256
MLA:
Singh, Gagandeep, et al. "The international league against epilepsy primary healthcare educational curriculum: Assessment of educational needs." Epileptic Disorders (2024).
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