The Ottawa Emergency Department Shift Observation Tool (O-EDShOT): A New Tool for Assessing Resident Competence in the Emergency Department.

Warren J CheungTimothy J WoodWade GoftonSebastian DewhirstNancy Dudek

Published in: AEM education and training (2019)

The O-EDShOT successfully discriminated between trainees of different levels regardless of ED treatment area. Multiple sources of validity evidence support the O-EDShOT as a tool to assess a resident's ability to safely run an ED shift. It can serve as a stimulus for daily observation and feedback making it practical to use within an EM residency program.

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emergency department
quality improvement
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