Care Escalation: Teaching Residents How to Effectively Communicate Patient Care Concerns.

ABSTRACT: Introduction:Care escalation for patients at risk of deterioration requires that care team members are able to effectively communicate patient care concerns to more senior team members. However, multiple factors inhibit residents from escalating their concerns, which contributes to treatment delays and sentinel events. Methods:We developed and implemented an annual 1- and 2-hour escalation curriculum for senior pediatric residents from the University of Colorado. The curriculum consisted of case presentations (one for the 1-hour or two for the 2-hour session), lecture, large-group discussion, and small-group activities. Faculty and fellows facilitated small groups, in which barriers to care escalation and specific tools for effective escalation were discussed. We administered precurriculum

SUBMITTER: Cotter JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6868518 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature