North American Neuromodulation Society Educational Curriculum for Intrathecal Drug Delivery Systems Implantation and Management.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-14-2022
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Intrathecal drug delivery systems (IDDSs) are used for the treatment of pain and spasticity. A wide range of educational criteria exist for these devices. The North American Neuromodulation Society (NANS) Education Committee developed a comprehensive IDDS curriculum to function as a standard for physician graduate education and assessment through training and into practice.
MATERIAL AND METHODS: A multidisciplinary and diverse task force gathered by the NANS Education Committee met in person and virtually over several sessions and developed an IDDS curriculum modeling their previous work on spinal cord stimulation and following the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Milestones. There were iterative revisions and adaptations to the curriculum, and the final version was approved by the NANS Board of Directors.
RESULTS: The curriculum was developed with distinction between implanting physicians and managing physician and physicians who perform both tasks. There is a lateral temporal progression from early learner to practitioner, with advanced learner in the middle. In addition, there is a modular vertical organization that divides the curriculum into the six educational competencies outlined by the ACGME.
CONCLUSION: A comprehensive, modular, graduated, and segmented educational curriculum for IDDSs was developed by NANS. We propose the curriculum to be the standard for guidance and assessment of trainees and physicians pursuing training in implanting or managing IDDSs.
ISSN
1525-1403
Published In/Presented At
Chaiban, G., Abdallah, R. T., Abd-Elsayed, A., Kalia, H., Malinowski, M., Bhatia, A., Burkey, A., Carayannopoulos, A., Christiansen, S., Karri, J., Lee, E., Malik, T., Meacham, K., Orhurhu, V. J. E., Raskin, J. S., Sivanesan, E., Tolba, R., & Raslan, A. M. (2022). North American Neuromodulation Society Educational Curriculum for Intrathecal Drug Delivery Systems Implantation and Management. Neuromodulation : journal of the International Neuromodulation Society, S1094-7159(21)06945-2. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neurom.2021.11.012
Disciplines
Anesthesiology | Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
35088723
Department(s)
Department of Anesthesiology
Document Type
Article