2.2.5 Pre- and post-test interviews

this study. Of them, one was a dual-licensed Chinese and Western medical physi-

2.2.2.1 Expert advice given during course planning meetings and feedback from trainees

Reliability was determined according to the W value of the questionnaires from

The S-CVI values of the five experts were 1, 1, 1, 0.9, and 1, all higher than 0.80, with an overall average of 0.98. This demonstrated that the course had an excellent

Based on the results of the course planning meeting, as well as the reliability and

n Percentage (%)

the raters. A W value of 0.821 was obtained, and the inter-rater reliability was between 0.71 and 0.9 (P < 0.05), suggesting that the five raters had a high degree of consistency in scoring the performance of the trainees. The results indicated that the ultrasound-guided acupuncture course had an excellent reliability and the

validity, and that the course design achieved a high standard (Table 3).

validity analyses, the ultrasound-guided acupuncture course was designed to include four modules, which were taught in four different classes: "Introduction and operation of ASM21", "Advanced clinical application of the GB21 acupoint", "Patient safety and safe acupuncture needle depth", and "Principles and application

Male 8 50 Female 8 50

21–30 7 43.75 31–40 8 50 >41 1 6.25 Had Western medical license 1 6.25

During course planning, several experts suggested that more detailed information about the clinical effects of the advanced application of the GB21 acupoint should be introduced to the trainees, and a half-hour practice session for acupoint selection should be added to the course. As ultrasonography is a relatively unfamiliar technique for Chinese medicine practitioners, in addition to the principles taught in class, the experts also recommended that the trainees be given extra time to practice using the ultrasound machine as per the individual needs of the trainees. The identification of suitable teaching staff for the technique was also important and the process of selection of teaching staff needed to be

cian, and the remaining 15 were all licensed Chinese medical practitioners

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2.2.2 Ultrasound detection acupuncture course

2.2.3 Reliability and validity analyses

design of the teaching materials was appropriate.

(Table 2).

confirmed.

of ultrasonography".

Gender

Age (years)

Demographic information of the trainees in this study

Table 2.

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The pre-test interviews indicated that most of the trainees did not have experience in performing acupuncture at the GB21 point prior to taking this course, and were afraid of causing pneumothorax when performing acupuncture at acupoints near to the chest. To assess the satisfaction of the trainees following the course, they were asked to complete a questionnaire after each class. For the four classes, 8, 10, 14, and 12 completed questionnaires were received.

Feedback was also obtained from the trainees during the post-test interviews, and some useful suggestions were collected as a reference to improve the program, as listed below (Figure 4).
