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Basic Pharmacology for Anesthesia card game

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Description

A tabletop card game developed as a supplementary learning tool for teaching anesthetic drug pharmacology to anesthesiology residents. The deck comprised 55 cards representing 11 anesthetic drugs, with each drug detailed across five cards covering name, dosage, onset and duration, contraindications, side effects, and metabolism or pharmacology. The game objective was for participants to collect a complete set of five cards for a specific anesthetic drug. Content was reviewed and approved by board-certified anesthesiologists.

Design Implications

Context

Requirements

  • Requires a deck of 55 cards representing 11 anesthetic drugs
  • Designed for 3-8 participants per session

Constraints

  • Opioids and local anesthetics were excluded from this version
  • Drug selection was tailored to commonly available anesthetic drugs used in Thailand and at the study institution

Target Learners

  • First- to third-year anesthesiology residents

Learning Goals

  • Anesthetic drug pharmacology knowledge

Claims

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Key Sources

  • Anchalee Santi, Deekiatphaiboon Chanya, Prathep Sumidtra, Jitpakdee Wilasinee. (2026). Effectiveness of game-based learning of anesthetic drugs in anesthesiology residents: a pilot study. BMC Medical Education. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-026-10011-5
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id basic-pharmacology-for-anesthesia-card-game
title Basic Pharmacology for Anesthesia card game
description A tabletop card game developed as a supplementary learning tool for teaching anesthetic drug pharmacology to anesthesiology residents.
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generated by process:settle-candidates on 2026-11-04
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