How Should Surgical Residents Be Educated About Patient Safety

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Educational Safety Curriculum; Surgical Resident; Medical Education; Patient Safety
• Interventions: Behavioral: Education - BIPS course; Behavioral: Formal safety curriculum; Behavioral: Ongoing evaluation and feedback

• Registration Number: NCT02401711
• Lead Sponsor: The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of two methods, safety curriculum in addition to online training alone, for teaching patient safety to surgery residents. Despite multiple studies evaluating educational safety curricula, the best methods for teaching residents about patient safety is unknown. It is hypothesized that empowering surgery residents to actively engage in behaviors to increase patient safety may lead to a higher quality perioperative care and communication.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-02
• Study First Submitted: 2015-03-23
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-03-27
• Study First Posted: 2015-03-30
• Primary Completion: 2015-08
• Study Completion: 2015-08
• Status Verified: 2017-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-10-26
• Last Update Posted: 2017-10-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 58

Inclusion Criteria

• All surgery residents at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, from post-graduate year (PGY)-1 to PGY-5.

Exclusion Criteria

• Non-surgery residents at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Online training	Education - BIPS course	Residents randomized to the control group will only participate in the Breakthroughs in Patient Safety (BIPS) online training (Education - BIPS course). All residents in the comparison arm will receive evaluations on their non-technical skills, but the results will not be fed back to them until after the study has been completed.
Online training & Safety curriculum & Evaluation and feedback	Formal safety curriculum	Those in the intervention group will participate in a formal safety education curriculum in addition to the currently required Breakthroughs in Patient Safety (BIPS) online training. The intervention will have three components: (1) the mandatory online BIPS course (Education - BIPS course), (2) the formal safety curriculum, and (3) ongoing evaluation and feedback of operating room performance.
Online training & Safety curriculum & Evaluation and feedback	Education - BIPS course	Those in the intervention group will participate in a formal safety education curriculum in addition to the currently required Breakthroughs in Patient Safety (BIPS) online training. The intervention will have three components: (1) the mandatory online BIPS course (Education - BIPS course), (2) the formal safety curriculum, and (3) ongoing evaluation and feedback of operating room performance.
Online training & Safety curriculum & Evaluation and feedback	Ongoing evaluation and feedback	Those in the intervention group will participate in a formal safety education curriculum in addition to the currently required Breakthroughs in Patient Safety (BIPS) online training. The intervention will have three components: (1) the mandatory online BIPS course (Education - BIPS course), (2) the formal safety curriculum, and (3) ongoing evaluation and feedback of operating room performance.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Changes in safety culture as measured by the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ)	Baseline, One year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Learner satisfaction, knowledge, and behaviors as measured by the Oxford Non-Technical Skills (NOTECHS) system	One year