Effectiveness of a Neurocritical Care Course with Problem-Based Learning and Discussion Format in Asia

Hemanshu Prabhakar; Gentle S Shrestha; Indu Kapoor; Charu Mahajan; Vasudha Singhal; Ankur Luthra; Nidhi Gupta; Ruth Evlin Margaretha

doi:10.1213/XAA.0000000000001903

Effectiveness of a Neurocritical Care Course with Problem-Based Learning and Discussion Format in Asia

A A Pract. 2025 Jan 10;19(1):e01903. doi: 10.1213/XAA.0000000000001903. eCollection 2025 Jan 1.

Authors

Hemanshu Prabhakar¹, Gentle S Shrestha², Indu Kapoor¹, Charu Mahajan¹, Vasudha Singhal³, Ankur Luthra⁴, Nidhi Gupta⁵, Ruth Evlin Margaretha⁶

Affiliations

¹ From the Department of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, India.
² Department of Critical Care, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal.
³ Department of Neuroanesthesiology and Critical Care, Medanta The Medicity, Gurgaon, India.
⁴ Department of Neuroanesthesia, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India.
⁵ Department of Neuroanaesthesia, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi, India.
⁶ Department of Anesthesiology and Therapy Intensive, Semen Padang Hospital, Padang, Indonesia.

PMID: 39791589
DOI: 10.1213/XAA.0000000000001903

Abstract

Numerous barriers hinder the effective delivery of neurologic care as well as the education of health care professionals in the low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). This study assessed the knowledge of the participants after Comprehensive Neurocritical Care Course (CN3C) in the LMICs. Data from 177 participants were collected and analyzed. The pre- and postcourse test scores of the participants were compared. There was improvement in their posttest scores (pretest score: 16.45 ± 5.35 vs posttest score: 24.96 ± 6.74; P < .01). The CN3C course improves the overall knowledge of neurocritical care in the participants, as evident by the posttest scores.

MeSH terms

Adult
Asia
Critical Care*
Developing Countries
Female
Health Personnel / education
Humans
Male
Neurology / education
Problem-Based Learning*