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Hyperbaric medicine in Canadian undergraduate medical school curriculum

Published inDiving and hyperbaric medicine, vol. 53, no. 2, p. 138-141
First online date2023-06-30
Abstract

Introduction: Hyperbaric oxygen treatment (HBOT) has fourteen approved indications in the management of acute and chronic diseases in various medical specialties. However, lack of physician knowledge and exposure to hyperbaric medicine may hinder the ability of patients to access this treatment option for approved indications. We aimed to determine the prevalence and nature of HBOT-related learning objectives in Canadian undergraduate medical education programs.

Methods: Pre-clerkship and clerkship learning objectives from responding Canadian medical schools' curricula were reviewed. These were acquired through the school websites or by emailing the faculties. Descriptive statistics were used to summarise the number of hyperbaric medicine objectives taught in Canadian medical schools, and within each institution.

Results: Learning objectives from seven of the 17 Canadian medical schools were received and reviewed. From the curriculum of the responding schools, only one objective was found to be related to hyperbaric medicine. Hyperbaric medicine was absent from the other six schools' objectives.

Conclusions: Based on the responding Canadian medical schools, hyperbaric medicine objectives were mostly absent from undergraduate medical curricula. These findings illustrate a possible gap in HBOT education and the need for discussion regarding the design and implementation of HBOT educational initiatives in medical training.

Keywords
  • Education
  • Hyperbaric oxygen treatment
  • Teaching
  • Canada
  • Curriculum
  • Education, Medical, Undergraduate
  • Humans
  • Hyperbaric Oxygenation
  • Medicine
  • Schools, Medical
Affiliation entities Not a UNIGE publication
Citation (ISO format)
TALBOT, Zoé, LEE, Alex, BOET, Sylvain. Hyperbaric medicine in Canadian undergraduate medical school curriculum. In: Diving and hyperbaric medicine, 2023, vol. 53, n° 2, p. 138–141. doi: 10.28920/dhm53.2.138-141
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