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Success of a Resident-Led Safety Council: A Model for Satisfying CLER Pathways to Excellence Patient Safety Goals.

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Cohen, SP; Pelletier, JH; Ladd, JM; Feeney, C; Parente, V; Shaikh, SK
Published in: J Grad Med Educ
April 2019

BACKGROUND: The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Clinical Learning Environment Review (CLER) program focuses on aspects of the graduate medical education learning environment, such as patient safety. Data from CLER site visits reveal that many resident physicians do not receive adequate training on patient safety. OBJECTIVE: We evaluated a pediatric resident-led safety council as a method to meet CLER Pathways to Excellence patient safety objectives. METHODS: The Duke Pediatric Residency Safety Council (PRSC) created an infrastructure for residents to participate in department safety efforts, review safety events, and act as leaders for safety initiatives. Annual surveys were distributed to graduate medical education trainees through the institution's patient safety center and the PRSC. Survey results of safety attitudes were compared over time within the pediatrics program and between pediatrics and nonpediatrics trainees at the institution. Resident-submitted safety reports were tracked through an institutional safety event repository. RESULTS: From 2013 to 2017, the percentage of residents who strongly agreed that they could submit a safety report doubled (from 35% [6 of 17] to 73% [22 of 30], P = .011). The average number of safety reports submitted by a pediatrics resident per year did not significantly change during this period (from 3.0 to 3.8, P = .11). In 2017, 90% of pediatrics residents (27 of 30) agreed or strongly agreed that their concerns would be addressed if they entered a safety report. CONCLUSIONS: The council addressed 5 of the 7 CLER Pathways to Excellence in patient safety.

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J Grad Med Educ

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EISSN

1949-8357

Publication Date

April 2019

Volume

11

Issue

2

Start / End Page

226 / 230

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Safety Management
  • Pediatrics
  • Patient Safety
  • North Carolina
  • Learning
  • Internship and Residency
  • Humans
  • Education, Medical, Graduate
  • Academic Medical Centers
 

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Cohen, S. P., Pelletier, J. H., Ladd, J. M., Feeney, C., Parente, V., & Shaikh, S. K. (2019). Success of a Resident-Led Safety Council: A Model for Satisfying CLER Pathways to Excellence Patient Safety Goals. J Grad Med Educ, 11(2), 226–230. https://doi.org/10.4300/JGME-D-18-00459.1
Cohen, Sarah P., Jonathan H. Pelletier, Jennifer M. Ladd, Colby Feeney, Victoria Parente, and Sophie K. Shaikh. “Success of a Resident-Led Safety Council: A Model for Satisfying CLER Pathways to Excellence Patient Safety Goals.J Grad Med Educ 11, no. 2 (April 2019): 226–30. https://doi.org/10.4300/JGME-D-18-00459.1.
Cohen SP, Pelletier JH, Ladd JM, Feeney C, Parente V, Shaikh SK. Success of a Resident-Led Safety Council: A Model for Satisfying CLER Pathways to Excellence Patient Safety Goals. J Grad Med Educ. 2019 Apr;11(2):226–30.
Cohen, Sarah P., et al. “Success of a Resident-Led Safety Council: A Model for Satisfying CLER Pathways to Excellence Patient Safety Goals.J Grad Med Educ, vol. 11, no. 2, Apr. 2019, pp. 226–30. Pubmed, doi:10.4300/JGME-D-18-00459.1.
Cohen SP, Pelletier JH, Ladd JM, Feeney C, Parente V, Shaikh SK. Success of a Resident-Led Safety Council: A Model for Satisfying CLER Pathways to Excellence Patient Safety Goals. J Grad Med Educ. 2019 Apr;11(2):226–230.

Published In

J Grad Med Educ

DOI

EISSN

1949-8357

Publication Date

April 2019

Volume

11

Issue

2

Start / End Page

226 / 230

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Safety Management
  • Pediatrics
  • Patient Safety
  • North Carolina
  • Learning
  • Internship and Residency
  • Humans
  • Education, Medical, Graduate
  • Academic Medical Centers