The literature poorly addresses whether simulation-learned obstetric ultrasound skills transfer to clinical practice and are sustained over time¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · quant-synthesis r1–r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2021 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Most included studies did not examine how skills translate from the simulation suite to the clinical environment or whether they are maintained over time. → Dromey Brian P. MBChB 2021 q2 i? Included studies largely lacked follow-up cohorts to test medium- and long-term retention of transferred skills. → Dromey Brian P. MBChB 2021 (2)

Evidence¶

Dromey Brian P. MBChB 2021¶

Dromey Brian P. MBChB, MRCOG; Peebles Donald M. MBBS, MD, MRCOG; Stoyanov Danail V. PhD. (2021). A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Use of High-Fidelity Simulation in Obstetric Ultrasound. Simulation in Healthcare. https://doi.org/10.1097/SIH.0000000000000485

q2 · i? · quant-synthesis · r1

Qualitative tabulation (Table 2) of the 8 included studies against the review's aims finds most studies "have not focused on how skills are translated from the simulation suite into the clinical environment" or maintained over time.

"Most studies have not focused on how skills are translated from the simulation suite into the clinical environment, how the acquired skills translate to clinical practice, and if the skills are maintained over time."

Dromey Brian P. MBChB 2021 (2)¶

Dromey Brian P. MBChB, MRCOG; Peebles Donald M. MBBS, MD, MRCOG; Stoyanov Danail V. PhD. (2021). A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Use of High-Fidelity Simulation in Obstetric Ultrasound. Simulation in Healthcare. https://doi.org/10.1097/SIH.0000000000000485

q2 · i? · quant-synthesis · r2

Table 2 records, for study after study, "No follow-up cohort" or "No follow-up," so robustness and sustainability of transferred skills in the medium and long term were not tested by the included literature.

"No follow-up cohort."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Meta-analysis finds a favorable effect of high-fidelity ultrasound simulation training on accuracy of fetal biometry in obstetric ultrasound — related
• Evidence on long-term retention and transfer of clinical communication skills to clinical practice remained inconsistent or lacking across included reviews — a broader claim this one bears on
• Simulation dominates the literature on obstetric emergency knowledge-building, but evidence for sustained behaviour change and clinical impact remains limited — related
• Peer-assisted ultrasound teaching can produce long-term retention of knowledge and skills — reports the opposite