Conduct, content and format of the EULAR TTT Courses
| Area | Recommendations |
|---|---|
| 1. Duration and Place | ▸ The TTT should be placed just prior to the EULAR Congress and linked to the EULAR sonography course (100%) ▸ The duration of the TTT should be 1½ day (95%) |
| 2. Faculty members | ▸ The faculty of the TTT Course should mostly include rheumatologists highly qualified in MSUS and highly involved as faculty members in the EULAR sonography courses, but may include other colleagues highly qualified in the field of teaching (76%) |
| 3. Content of the course | ▸ The theoretical part of the TTT Course should include teaching on how to prepare and deliver educational material in MSUS Courses (90%). ▸ The theoretical part of the TTT Course should include teaching on how to organise a MSUS Course (100%) ▸ The lectures on how to organise a course given by the Faculty members of the TTT Course should contain subjects on preparing a programme according to EULAR guidelines, financial aspects, recruiting models/patients and testing participants (90%) ▸ The practical part of the TTT Course should include teaching on how to conduct a practical session in MSUS Courses (100%) ▸ The distribution between the practical and theoretical content in the TTT should be 50–60% practical and 40–50% theoretical (100%) |
| 4. Evaluation of teaching skills | ▸ The participants should demonstrate their teaching skills by giving a representative lecture on a topic included in the EULAR basic level course and conducting a practical session on basic scanning technique during the TTT course (90%) ▸ The presentations sent prior to and given during the TTT Course by the participants of the TTT Course should include their own US images (100%). ▸ The presentations sent prior to and given during the TTT course by the participants of the TTT Course should include didactic anatomical images (86%) ▸ The presentation sent prior to and given during the TTT Course by the participants of the TTT Course should show scanning techniques, and normal and basic pathological US findings at the assigned anatomic area or at different joint sites if applicable (86%) ▸ When demonstrating practical teaching skills, the participants should interact with other participants, ask open questions and actively guide them in a positive way (100%) |
| 5. TTT competency assessment | ▸ Two types of certificates can be provided to the TTT Course participants: certificate of attendance to those who participate in the whole course but do not pass the competency assessment and certificate of successful competency assessment for those who pass the assessment (95%) ▸ The certificate of successful competency assessment for the TTT Course will be provided if the participants fulfil the following: (1) attendance to the full course; (2) successful assessment of theoretical and practical skills by the Faculty members (100%) ▸ The competency assessment for the TTT Course should be performed during the course by assessing theoretical and practical skills of the participants by the Faculty members (81%) ▸ The competency assessment for the TTT Course should include assessment of theoretical and practical skills of the participants during the course by the Faculty members and a final examination on teaching capabilities (76%) ▸ The TTT Faculty members will provide—before the course—feedback on the presentations sent prior to the course on the presentation that the participants will deliver during the course (76%) |
The obtained agreement in per cent is shown in brackets.
MSUS, musculoskeletal ultrasound; TTT, Teaching the Teachers.