Assessment of physicians in training's knowledge of transfusion medicine at a university hospital

Do advanced clinical practitioners have the theoretical knowledge to authorise blood components for transfusion? A cross sectional survey Study

“…In this study, those that had TM training 7-12 months prior to the questionnaire administration had higher mean correct scores but this was not statistically significant. Similarly, four review studies were unable to identify any statistically significant relationship between TM training and knowledge (Abdi et al, 2017, Alvarado-Navarro et al, 2016, Philip et al, 2015and Morris et al, 2016. In this study, participants that received informal training had a lower mean score than those who had formal training via e-learning or presentation from transfusion specialists (p = .01).…”

“…There are limited participants in the medical group with under three years' experience likely due to junior doctors (foundation year one) rarely attending the emergency department to provide patient care independently. In the review articles that looked at years of experience, three out of the five studies found no statistical significance relating to years of experience and mean correct knowledge scores (Kasraian and Tavassoli, 2014, Alvarado-Navarro et al, 2016and Graham et al, 2014 Suggesting years of experience alone does not appear to influence TM knowledge, variations in personal interest, ability, and in the case of the ACP, years of experience may have further influenced TM knowledge.…”

“…A Literature review was undertaken prior to commencement of the study in order to ground the study in the context of existing knowledge. There were 12 studies identified which included a total of 4,275 participants from 11 different countries (Abdi et al, 2017, Alvarado-Navarro et al, 2016, Kumarage et al, 2016, Mayaki et al, 2016, Yudelowitz et al, 2016, Haspel et al, 2015, Graham et al, 2014, Kasraian and Tavassoli, 2014, Philip et al, 2015, Gharehbaghian et al, 2009, Rock et al, 2002and Morris et al, 2016. These studies focused on investigating the broad knowledge requirements around safe authorisation of blood components as opposed to specific areas, such as transfusion reactions, administration or public knowledge.…”

“…Gharehbaghian et al (2009),Rock et al (2002),Abdi et al (2017),Morris et al (2016), Alvarado-Navarro et al (2016 andGraham et al …”

Transfusion Camp Rwanda 2023: A train‐the‐trainer workshop establishing locally driven leadership in knowledge translation and sustainability in transfusion medicine education

“…Transfusion medicine (TM) education is essential as physicians and nurses in almost every specialty prescribe and manage transfusions and associated reactions [2]. Significant deficits in baseline TM knowledge have been described in postgraduate trainees [3,4].…”