LO42: Ice Cream Rounds: the adaptation and implementation of a peer-support wellness rounds in an emergency medicine residency training program

Abstract

include: trauma team activation, waiting room anxiety, and referral delays from the ED). Working with designers and stakeholders (including patient representatives), learners would map the experience of a particular project. Strengths and opportunities for improvements would be identified at each step of the project. The team would then prototype solutions which will be presented to site chiefs for implementation and evaluation. Conclusion: Working with designers offers a practical and powerful approach to undertaking QI projects in the ED. We hope that this process allows residents to undertake projects that they are personally invested in and helps build longitudinal relationships beyond direct clinical work with the local ED they are working in Keywords: quality improvement, operations, curriculum LO42 Ice Cream Rounds: the adaptation and implementation of a peer-support wellness rounds in an emergency medicine residency training program

Peer support programs in the fields of medicine and nursing: a systematic search and narrative review

“…[11][12][13] Table 1 (Appendix A) summarizes the key program features reported by the included articles. Three models of peer support delivery were identified: in-person (n = 5), 11,12,[14][15][16] online (n = 2), 13,17 mixed (n = 3), 4,18,19 and not specified (n = 1). 20 Mixed delivery is defined as including combinations of in-person and online models along with online and over the phone sessions.…”

“…20 Mixed delivery is defined as including combinations of in-person and online models along with online and over the phone sessions. These programs originated from the United States of America (USA), 4,11,14,17,18,20 Hong Kong, 13 New Zealand, 21 Canada, 12 and Australia. 15,16 The peer support programs and initiatives described in the included articles were targeted to the fields of medicine 4,[12][13][14][15][16][17]20,21 and nursing 11 or both.…”

“…These programs originated from the United States of America (USA), 4,11,14,17,18,20 Hong Kong, 13 New Zealand, 21 Canada, 12 and Australia. 15,16 The peer support programs and initiatives described in the included articles were targeted to the fields of medicine 4,[12][13][14][15][16][17]20,21 and nursing 11 or both. 18 Programs were delivered to specific populations: six programs were offered to medical students, [13][14][15]17,19,20 three to graduated physicians (fellows, residents, specialized physicians), 4,12,16 one to nurses only, 11 and one was offered to both physicians and nurses.…”

“…15,16 The peer support programs and initiatives described in the included articles were targeted to the fields of medicine 4,[12][13][14][15][16][17]20,21 and nursing 11 or both. 18 Programs were delivered to specific populations: six programs were offered to medical students, [13][14][15]17,19,20 three to graduated physicians (fellows, residents, specialized physicians), 4,12,16 one to nurses only, 11 and one was offered to both physicians and nurses. 18 Results of individual studies: George et al 17 made 55 video-narratives which were viewed a total of 369 times.…”

“…In the study by Calder-Sprackman et al 12 targeting emergency medicine residents, 58.8% of survey respondents (n = 20) perceived that they had gained awareness of the challenges within their residency program, as well as of coping strategies to tackle them. Half of the residents (n = 34) felt that the "Ice Cream Rounds," which are regular peer support wellness rounds, helped them reflect on their clinical practice.…”