Mapping Educational Strategies for Tracheostomy Training Among Healthcare Trainees: A Scoping Review Protocol

This scoping review will systematically map existing educational interventions, curricula, and assessment strategies used to teach tracheostomy care to healthcare trainees in pre-licensure or early training stages. Following Joanna Briggs Institute methodology and PRISMA-ScR reporting guidelines, the review will include studies published between 2005 and 2025 describing tracheostomy education for learners in medicine, nursing, respiratory therapy, and allied health fields. Data will be extracted and synthesized narratively to characterize instructional modalities, learner populations, outcomes, and implementation gaps. Findings will inform future curriculum development and efforts to standardize early tracheostomy training across health professions.