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View article: The Advocacy-Inquiry Rubric (AIR): a standard to build debriefing and feedback skills
The Advocacy-Inquiry Rubric (AIR): a standard to build debriefing and feedback skills Open
Background Teaching and learning debriefing and feedback skills—especially to a level of mastery—is challenging without an agreed-upon standard. There are a number of rating scales and rubrics to identify and evaluate debriefing and feedba…
View article: ‘You can't have an ego in this game’: A simulation primed qualitative inquiry of team reflection in paediatrics
‘You can't have an ego in this game’: A simulation primed qualitative inquiry of team reflection in paediatrics Open
Introduction Acute care paediatric teams face ambiguous, dynamic patient care situations that demand adaptability to avoid patient harm. Team huddles and adaptation processes have shown promise in mitigating risk and reducing harm. One tea…
View article: HUGS@Home - An initial evaluation of a psychological first aid programme for families and friends of first responders
HUGS@Home - An initial evaluation of a psychological first aid programme for families and friends of first responders Open
HUGS@Home contributes significantly to the international PFA evidence base as the first evaluation of a PFA intervention in Ireland. This is the first study to demonstrate that family members and friends can effectively provide PFA to firs…
View article: A Surgical Handover System for Patient Physiology and Safety
A Surgical Handover System for Patient Physiology and Safety Open
Importance Ineffective patient handover leads to patient harm, yet no criterion standard exists for safe and effective practice in surgery. Objective To determine whether the SIPS (sickest patients first; introduction, situation, backgroun…
View article: A process model of team effectiveness in extreme environments
A process model of team effectiveness in extreme environments Open
Teamwork is the cornerstone of successful human endeavors in extreme environments, including intensive care units, firefighting operations, polar expeditions, and space. However, in such high‐stake contexts, adverse work conditions and mis…
View article: “It’s Still Exposure Just in a Slightly Different Way”—Understanding the Contribution of Simulation to Developing Physical Therapist Skills in Ireland: An Interpretive Description Study
“It’s Still Exposure Just in a Slightly Different Way”—Understanding the Contribution of Simulation to Developing Physical Therapist Skills in Ireland: An Interpretive Description Study Open
Importance Simulation-based education (SBE) is increasingly used in physical therapist training to address growing student numbers and clinical placement shortages. However, clinical educators’ perspectives on the role of SBE in preparing …
View article: Patient perceptions of outcomes used to evaluate in-hospital handover interventions: a rapid review of qualitative data
Patient perceptions of outcomes used to evaluate in-hospital handover interventions: a rapid review of qualitative data Open
Objectives High quality handover is critical for patient safety and care continuity. Existing practice is based on a weak evidence base in which the patient voice is poorly captured. The aim of this study was to identify outcomes of import…
View article: Development and pilot evaluation of a structured curriculum for surgical handover
Development and pilot evaluation of a structured curriculum for surgical handover Open
Background Effective handover communication is a core professional competency in graduate medical education, yet very few junior doctors working in surgery receive formal training. A structured curriculum was developed and piloted to teach…
View article: When I say … interprofessional collaboration
When I say … interprofessional collaboration Open
In the latest “When I Say…” Austin et al. dissect the concept of interprofessional collaboration to clarify understanding and practice.
View article: Patient perspectives on surgical handover quality: a mixed-methods survey
Patient perspectives on surgical handover quality: a mixed-methods survey Open
Background In-hospital handover of patient care is an essential but high-risk professional activity that often lacks transparency for patients. The purpose of this survey was to gain insight into surgical patients’ perceptions of handover …
View article: Getting ON-TRAC, a team-centred design study of a reflexivity aid to support resuscitation teams’ information sharing
Getting ON-TRAC, a team-centred design study of a reflexivity aid to support resuscitation teams’ information sharing Open
Background Effective information sharing is crucial for emergency care teams to maintain an accurate shared mental model. This study describes the design, simulation-based testing and implementation of a team reflexivity aid to facilitate …
View article: Insights from 40 years of educational research: honoring Jeroen van Merriënboer
Insights from 40 years of educational research: honoring Jeroen van Merriënboer Open
Simulation-based education in healthcare has advanced significantly, yet a persistent gap remains between educational science and healthcare simulation research. The late Jeroen van Merriënboer’s extensive work in educational science provi…
View article: Gender Equality Training for Students in Higher Education: Scoping Review
Gender Equality Training for Students in Higher Education: Scoping Review Open
Background Despite recent improvements, gender inequality persists within the higher education sector, as evidenced by the proportionally greater number of student and academic leadership positions occupied by male students and staff. Gend…
View article: Exploring the Meta-debrief
Exploring the Meta-debrief Open
Summary Statement Otherwise known as debriefing the debrief, meta-debriefing describes the practice of debriefing simulation facilitators after they have facilitated, or observed, a debriefing. It is a vital component of enhancing debriefi…
View article: Event Characteristics and Team Adaptation in Extreme Contexts: Evidence from an Antarctic Summer Campaign
Event Characteristics and Team Adaptation in Extreme Contexts: Evidence from an Antarctic Summer Campaign Open
Team adaptation is particularly impactful within extreme and isolated environments, where sudden and abrupt events drastically challenge effective teamwork. To advance the team adaptation literature, we examined how event characteristics i…
View article: Effectiveness of hybrid simulation training on medical student performance in whole-task consultation of cardiac patients: The ASSIMILATE EXCELLENCE randomized waitlist-controlled trial
Effectiveness of hybrid simulation training on medical student performance in whole-task consultation of cardiac patients: The ASSIMILATE EXCELLENCE randomized waitlist-controlled trial Open
Background Assessment of comprehensive consultations in medicine, i.e. a complete history, physical examination, and differential diagnosis, is regarded as authentic tests of clinical competence; however, they have been shown to have low r…
View article: A primer on participatory research for health professional education
A primer on participatory research for health professional education Open
Participatory research methodologies are gaining traction in health professional education research (HPER) due to their ability to foster collaboration and inclusivity with communities involved in or affected by the issues being studied. T…
View article: Surgical Handover Core Outcome Measures (SH-CORE): a protocol for the development of a core outcome set for trials in surgical handover
Surgical Handover Core Outcome Measures (SH-CORE): a protocol for the development of a core outcome set for trials in surgical handover Open
Background Surgical handover is associated with a significant risk of care failures. Existing research displays methodological deficiencies and little consensus on the outcomes that should be used to evaluate interventions in this area. Th…
View article: Assessing current handover practices in surgery: A survey of non-consultant hospital doctors in Ireland
Assessing current handover practices in surgery: A survey of non-consultant hospital doctors in Ireland Open
Surgical NCHDs working in Irish hospitals reported poor compliance with international best practice for handover and identified potential harms. Process standardisation, appropriate staff training, and the provision of necessary handover-r…
View article: “This is it…this is our normal” - the voices of family members and first responders experiencing duty-related trauma in Ireland
“This is it…this is our normal” - the voices of family members and first responders experiencing duty-related trauma in Ireland Open
FM are often unheard, hidden members of the first responder community in Ireland, highlighting an unmet need for FR organizations to acknowledge FM role in supporting FR and to provide them with the appropriate training and resources requi…
View article: Gender Equality Training for Students in Higher Education: Scoping Review (Preprint)
Gender Equality Training for Students in Higher Education: Scoping Review (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND Despite recent improvements, gender inequality persists within the higher education sector, as evidenced by the proportionally greater number of student and academic leadership positions occupied by male students and staff. Gen…
View article: Current Use of Simulation in Canadian Cardiology Residency Programs: Painting the Landscape to Better Visualise the Future
Current Use of Simulation in Canadian Cardiology Residency Programs: Painting the Landscape to Better Visualise the Future Open
Simulation-based medical education (SBME) has been proposed as a method to expose cardiology residents to common and uncommon clinical scenarios. This approach aims to develop the core clinical competencies required for practice amidst man…
View article: Daily handover in surgery: systematic review and a novel taxonomy of interventions and outcomes
Daily handover in surgery: systematic review and a novel taxonomy of interventions and outcomes Open
Background Poor-quality handovers lead to adverse outcomes for patients; however, there is a lack of evidence to support safe surgical handovers. This systematic review aims to summarize the interventions available to improve end-of-shift …