327 A Novel Task Trainer for Penile Corpus Cavernosa Aspiration

Acute Ischemic Priapism Management: An Educational and Simulation Curriculum

“…The task trainer and accompanying didactic accomplished our initial goals of a low-cost simulation-based educational curriculum that could be easily reproduced and adapted for urologic and nonurologic trainees at other institutions, as it cost significantly less per model than what has been described in the literature ($1.25 vs. $70-$120) and required about a quarter of the assembly time. 9 Moreover, even among a cohort of junior urology residents, most of whom had already had prior clinical experience with priapism management, over 75% demonstrated improvement in cognitive test scores following completion of the curriculum, and nearly 90% improved their confidence in managing this entity. Over 75% felt that the task trainer was appropriate training prior to a real patient interaction, and the same proportion recommended its incorporation into resident training.…”

“…The described model allowed learners to practice corporal aspiration and irrigation but cost $70 to $120 to construct and required about 45 minutes of assembly time for a single unit. 9 Though there are several simulation-based curricula found in MedEdPORTAL, including a novel suprapubic catheter task trainer 10 and a low-fidelity abdominal hysterectomy trainer, 11 there are no prior publications within MedEdPORTAL regarding simulation models for priapism.…”