Abstract
Objective
Dissemination of patient safety data is key to understanding safety events and improving the quality of patient care. However, there is limited guidance on how psychiatry residency programs can create a supportive environment in which to disclose and discuss such information. The authors developed and piloted a resident-led Patient Safety Presentation process at an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education–accredited psychiatry residency program, sharing patient safety data while enhancing residents’ education and engagement in patient safety.
Methods
From September 2020 through February 2021, the authors convened a workgroup of psychiatry residents and faculty members to devise and conduct the presentation process. The process consisted of an introductory hour-long training of residents in patient safety concepts, followed a week later by the presentation by two psychiatry residents. The authors evaluated the pilot presentation process using pre- and post-presentation resident surveys.
Results
The introductory training and the Patient Safety Presentation were included into the didactic schedules of all 32 program residents. Twenty (62.5%) and 17 (53.1%) residents completed the pre- and post-presentation surveys, respectively. Improvements were seen in residents’ knowledge regarding the medical center’s patient safety practices and perspectives on patient safety practices. On the post-presentation survey, all 17 residents reported overall satisfaction with the presentation.
Conclusions
The piloted Patient Safety Presentation process increased psychiatry residents’ knowledge of and engagement in patient safety. The development and pilot of the presentation process serve as an illustrative case study for other residency programs that are aspiring to grow this aspect of their curriculum.
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The authors wish to thank the VA Boston Healthcare System (VABHS)’s patient safety leadership, as well as the residents and faculty of the Harvard South Shore Psychiatry Residency Training Program at VABHS, for their guidance and participation.
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The methods used in this work were approved by the office of the associate chief of staff for education at the VA Boston Healthcare System (VABHS) as a Category #1 exemption under the 2018 revision of the Common Rule 45 CFR 46.
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Kim, B., Grech, S.M., Rembisz, A.E. et al. Development and Pilot of a Process for Regularly Sharing Summary Patient Safety Data. Acad Psychiatry 47, 53–58 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-022-01671-8
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