A study of innovative patient safety education

Abstract

With the caveats of a small sample size, first experience of high-fidelity simulation, the 'halo' effect in the evaluation, and with possible omissions from our evaluation, the students reported predominantly positively on the experience. We believe that the use of high-fidelity simulation in patient safety is a promising, safe and low-cost curricular development in undergraduate medical education. It is transferable worldwide and has the potential to improve patient safety outcomes by reducing medical error.

Student views of stressful simulated ward rounds

“…Despite this, students greatly valued the simulations, which were deemed to be of high fidelity and built confidence. Undergraduates expressed interest in mandatory curricular integration, echoing the work of other comparable simulations …”

“…In response, simulated ward round experiences are a rapidly emerging trend in undergraduate medical education. To foster non‐technical skills, newer generation simulations have concentrated on recreating the stress of the clinical environment: from ward rounds rich in ward‐based distraction through to simulated on‐call duty . If curricular integration of simulated ward round experiences is to be realised, then student acceptability of this challenging and stressful educational tool needs careful consideration.…”

Advancing the Future of Patient Safety in Oncology: Implications of Patient Safety Education on Cancer Care Delivery

“…The educational framework for the patient safety program began with an evidenced-based needs assessment performed by reviewing the literature on patient safety and medical errors to uncover potential performance gaps and inform key learning objectives [16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26]. Several recommendations for curriculum content were also identified from the World Health Organization (WHO) [27], Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) [28], IOM reports [14,15], and insight provided by local faculty with expertise in patient safety science and quality improvement theory.…”

Driven to distraction: a prospective controlled study of a simulated ward round experience to improve patient safety teaching for medical students

“…Periodically, students were interrupted with pager requests to add fidelity. Meanwhile, Smith et al 23 constructed a simulated ward round experience rich in distractions and interruptions such as telephone calls and the ward radio. Both studies reported on high levels of student acceptability.…”