NightShift simulation to train newly qualified doctors in non-technical skills: a feasibility study
There is growing evidence of greater rates of morbidity and mortality in hospitals during out-of-hours shifts, which appears to be exacerbated during the period in which newly qualified doctors commence work. In order to combat this issue, an online simulation of a night shift was developed and tria...
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| author | Brown, Michael Pinchin, James Valand, Reena Larkin, Christopher Pattinson, Joanne Benning, Kelly Housley, Gemma Hatton, Jim Shaw, Dominick E. Syrysko, Paul Sharples, Sarah Blakey, John |
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| description | There is growing evidence of greater rates of morbidity and mortality in hospitals during out-of-hours shifts, which appears to be exacerbated during the period in which newly qualified doctors commence work. In order to combat this issue, an online simulation of a night shift was developed and trialled in order to improve the non-technical skills of newly qualified doctors and, ultimately, improve clinical outcomes. A randomised feasibility trial of the electronic training simulation was performed with medical students (n=30) at the end of their training and in the initial weeks of working at a large teaching hospital. The study showed that participants in the intervention group completed their non-urgent tasks more rapidly than the control group: mean (SD) time to complete a non-urgent task of 85.1 (50.1) versus 157.6 (90.4) minutes, p=0.027. This difference persisted using linear regression analysis, which was undertaken using rota and task volume as independent cofactors (p=0.028). This study shows the potential for simulation technologies to improve non-technical skills. |
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| spelling | nottingham-378212020-05-04T17:48:09Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/37821/ NightShift simulation to train newly qualified doctors in non-technical skills: a feasibility study Brown, Michael Pinchin, James Valand, Reena Larkin, Christopher Pattinson, Joanne Benning, Kelly Housley, Gemma Hatton, Jim Shaw, Dominick E. Syrysko, Paul Sharples, Sarah Blakey, John There is growing evidence of greater rates of morbidity and mortality in hospitals during out-of-hours shifts, which appears to be exacerbated during the period in which newly qualified doctors commence work. In order to combat this issue, an online simulation of a night shift was developed and trialled in order to improve the non-technical skills of newly qualified doctors and, ultimately, improve clinical outcomes. A randomised feasibility trial of the electronic training simulation was performed with medical students (n=30) at the end of their training and in the initial weeks of working at a large teaching hospital. The study showed that participants in the intervention group completed their non-urgent tasks more rapidly than the control group: mean (SD) time to complete a non-urgent task of 85.1 (50.1) versus 157.6 (90.4) minutes, p=0.027. This difference persisted using linear regression analysis, which was undertaken using rota and task volume as independent cofactors (p=0.028). This study shows the potential for simulation technologies to improve non-technical skills. Royal College of Physicians 2016-06-01 Article PeerReviewed Brown, Michael, Pinchin, James, Valand, Reena, Larkin, Christopher, Pattinson, Joanne, Benning, Kelly, Housley, Gemma, Hatton, Jim, Shaw, Dominick E., Syrysko, Paul, Sharples, Sarah and Blakey, John (2016) NightShift simulation to train newly qualified doctors in non-technical skills: a feasibility study. Future Hospital Journal, 3 (2). pp. 94-98. ISSN 2055-3331 Out-of-hours Care Secondary Care Simulation Medical Education Non-technical Skills http://futurehospital.rcpjournal.org/content/3/2/94.short doi:10.7861/futurehosp.3-2-94 doi:10.7861/futurehosp.3-2-94 |
| spellingShingle | Out-of-hours Care Secondary Care Simulation Medical Education Non-technical Skills Brown, Michael Pinchin, James Valand, Reena Larkin, Christopher Pattinson, Joanne Benning, Kelly Housley, Gemma Hatton, Jim Shaw, Dominick E. Syrysko, Paul Sharples, Sarah Blakey, John NightShift simulation to train newly qualified doctors in non-technical skills: a feasibility study |
| title | NightShift simulation to train newly qualified doctors in non-technical skills: a feasibility study |
| title_full | NightShift simulation to train newly qualified doctors in non-technical skills: a feasibility study |
| title_fullStr | NightShift simulation to train newly qualified doctors in non-technical skills: a feasibility study |
| title_full_unstemmed | NightShift simulation to train newly qualified doctors in non-technical skills: a feasibility study |
| title_short | NightShift simulation to train newly qualified doctors in non-technical skills: a feasibility study |
| title_sort | nightshift simulation to train newly qualified doctors in non-technical skills: a feasibility study |
| topic | Out-of-hours Care Secondary Care Simulation Medical Education Non-technical Skills |
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