Building a neuroinfectious disease consensus curriculum

To delineate a comprehensive curriculum for fellowship training in neuroinfectious diseases, we conducted a modified Delphi approach to reach consensus among 11 experts in the field. The authors invited a diverse range of experts from the American Academy of Neurology Neuro-Infectious Diseases (AAN...

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Published inNeurology Vol. 93; no. 5; p. 208
Main Authors Venkatesan, Arun, Chow, Felicia C, Aksamit, Allen, Bartt, Russell, Bleck, Thomas P, Jay, Cheryl, Pastula, Daniel M, Roos, Karen L, Rumbaugh, Jeffrey, Saylor, Deanna, Cho, Tracey A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 30.07.2019
Subjects
Central Nervous System Infections
Clinical Competence
Curriculum
Delphi Technique
Humans
Neurology - education
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Summary:To delineate a comprehensive curriculum for fellowship training in neuroinfectious diseases, we conducted a modified Delphi approach to reach consensus among 11 experts in the field. The authors invited a diverse range of experts from the American Academy of Neurology Neuro-Infectious Diseases (AAN Neuro-ID) Section to participate in a consensus process using a modified Delphi technique. A comprehensive list of topics was generated with 101 initial items. Through 3 rounds of voting and discussion, a curriculum with 83 items reached consensus. The modified Delphi technique provides an efficient and rigorous means to reach consensus on topics requiring expert opinion. The AAN Neuro-ID section provided the pool of diverse experts, the infrastructure, and the community through which to accomplish the consensus project successfully. This process could be applied to other subspecialties and sections at the AAN.
ISSN:1526-632X
DOI:10.1212/WNL.0000000000007872