Online Primary Care Physician (PCP) Training in Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral, and Treatment

This project seeks to develop a comprehensive, computer-based education program for primary care physicians that will improve their skills in structured substance abuse screening, brief interventions, and referral and treatment (SBIRT). The investigators will develop two online education programs based on virtual patient (VP) technology. One program will include five typical, interactive, problem-solving VPs and the second will include five identical VPs except that two VPs will have been "worked" by substance abuse experts and presented as case studies. The remaining three VPs will be "unworked" (typical VPs). The investigators hypothesize that both education programs will significantly improve educational outcomes, compared to no training, as measured by a validated survey tool. A secondary hypothesis is that physicians using the "worked" (guided learning) program will achieve similar educational results as those using the typical VP approach, but will require less training time.

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Key information

Conditions

Medical Education

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Medical Directions, Inc.

Tucson, Arizona, 85712, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Physician in primary care training program
Faculty member in primary care training program

Exclusion criteria

Advanced medical training in substance abuse management

Treatment and study plan

Online education

Behavioral

A brief (2-hour) interactive online training program in substance abuse (SU) management using virtual patient (VP) technology. Each learner will take one of two similar online programs involving five VPs that represent the range of SU management issues that commonly arise in clinical practice.

Primary outcomes

Scores on The Physicians' Competence in Substance Abuse Test (P-CSAT)

Time frame: Following completion of education program and 2 months later

The Physicians' Competence in Substance Abuse Test (P-CSAT) was developed as part of this project. Information, including a complete description of the P-CSAT, has been submitted for publication in a peer-reviewed journal

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Medical Directions, Inc

Industry

Collaborators

Cleveland Clinic Florida
Contra Costa County Regional Medical Center
University of Arizona
University of Miami
Valley Family Medicine Residency, UC Davis Network

Registry information

Official study title

Fast Track SBIR Study Online PCP Training in Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral, and Treatment

Important dates

Study start: 2011
Primary completion: 2012
Study completion: 2012
First posted: Mar 31, 2011
Registry last updated: Jul 25, 2012

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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