RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 NightShift simulation to train newly qualified doctors in non-technical skills: a feasibility study
JF Future Hospital Journal
JO Future Hosp J
FD Royal College of Physicians
SP 94
OP 98
DO 10.7861/futurehosp.3-2-94
VO 3
IS 2
A1 Brown, Michael
A1 Pinchin, James
A1 Valand, Reena
A1 Larkin, Christopher
A1 Pattinson, Joanne
A1 Benning, Kelly
A1 Housley, Gemma
A1 Hatton, Jim
A1 Shaw, Dominick
A1 Syrysko, Paul
A1 Sharples, Sarah
A1 Blakey, John D
YR 2016
UL http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/3/2/94.abstract
AB 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.