Abstract
Article: A Didactic Lecture Is Effective in Teaching Sonographers the TI-RADS System for Stratifying Thyroid Nodules
Authors: Vishal Patel, MD, Jeffrey Roberts, MD, Bruce Cohen, MD, Susan Frank, MD, Rona Orentlicher Fine, MD, Jessica Rosenblum, MD, Mordecai Koenigsberg, MD, and Marjorie Stein, MD
Category: Other
Credit: 0.5 SDMS CME Credit
Objectives: After studying the article entitled “A Didactic Lecture Is Effective in Teaching Sonographers the TI-RADS System for Stratifying Thyroid Nodules,” you will be able to:
Understand the categorization of thyroid nodules using the TI-RADS system
Recognize how to effectively teach sonographers the TI-RADS system
Describe how sonographers can retain knowledge and increase confidence in the TI-RADS lexicon
Which are the correct categories of thyroid nodules as characterized by TI-RADS? Benign, minimally suspicious, moderately suspicious, or highly suspicious Normal, benign, suspicious, or malignant Benign, minimally suspicious, highly suspicious, or malignant Normal, benign, moderately suspicious, or malignant
What is the associated cancer risk with a TI-RADS grade 5? 0.3% 20% 35% 43%
How did the sonographers in this research study learn the TI-RADS system? 2-hour video conference 1-hour image-rich didactic lecture 1.5-hour scanning lab 0.5-hour lecture with scanning
In the study, what was the mean average test score two weeks postlecture? 70% 77% 46% 93%
What did the research study conclude? Didactic lectures were ineffective at educating sonographers on TI-RADS. Sonographers need more than one didactic lecture to retain information. Sonographers improved their knowledge but did not feel confident in TI-RADS. Didactic lectures resulted in knowledge retention and increased confidence in TI-RADS.
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