P165 The patient’s journey: the IBD terrain

Abstract Background Patients with IBD have already travelled a long journey before they muster up courage to speak about their symptoms with their doctor or the family. During this period they may undergo enormous suffering. This educational film, part sponsored by Crohn’s and Colitis UK, highlights this issue for the first time. It recognises that doctors and nurses are not trained to address pre-consultation journey of IBD patients. Methods This 40 min long drama documentary film was made with the help of a filming crew. Script was written, directed, produced and co-edited by the two authors with the help of the filming experts. It was part sponsored by the Crohn’s and Colitis UK. The film tells three touching stories that aim to educate patients and medical professionals. It shows physical, emotional, social and relational effects of silent sufferers with IBD. Results It is highlighted that patient journeys before they muster up courage to speak to anybody about their symptoms have a massive bearing on their general outcomes. The doctors and nurses so frequently are naïve about this aspect of patient care, as we are neither taught about it nor trained to deal with it. Conclusion This film is first of its kind. There is need for the Medical education curriculum to incorporate training and awareness about suffering of IBD patients before having medical consultations, and prior to sharing their stories with relatives and friends. The film has educational elements for all; doctors and nurses as well as the patients.

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PILOT SURVEY OF THE MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS IN BULGARIA ON INTEGRATING EBM TRAINING IN MEDICAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM

CBU International Conference Proceedings ◽

10.12955/cbup.v6.1272 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 ◽

pp. 922-927

Author(s):

Nikoleta Leventi ◽

Antoniya Yanakieva

Keyword(s):

Medical Education ◽

Pilot Study ◽

Medical Curriculum ◽

Daily Practice ◽

Medical Professionals ◽

Education Curriculum ◽

Care Services ◽

Based Medicine ◽

Medical Education Curriculum

INTRODUCTION: Many medical schools all over the world have incorporated evidence-based medicine (EBM) training into their curriculum. According to their results, teaching EBM helps health professionals both to update their knowledge and also to provide better care to their patients in their daily practice while improving the quality of the healthcare system. OBJECTIVE: The main purpose of this paper is to present the necessity of the integration of EBM training into the medical curriculum in order to improve the quality of education. The introduction of EBM in medical professionals’ education in Bulgaria is explored with a pilot study together with the respective opportunities and challenges.METHODS: About one hundred practicing medical professionals (physicians, dentists, nurses, midwives, and physiotherapists) were included in this pilot study. A paper questionnaire, including three parts (demographic characteristics, attitude towards EBM, application of EBM in everyday clinical practice), was used for collecting data.RESULTS: Completed questionnaires were received from 84 medical professionals. From the respondents 55 were familiar with the term EBM. The majority (59) of the participants agreed that EBM training would help them in their daily practice. According to 59 of the respondents EBM improves the quality of the provided health and care services to the patients. From the data collected, 65 participants support the necessity of incorporating EBM in their medical education, 9 do not support, and 10 cannot evaluate. Most of the respondents (69) speak and understand a foreign language good enough to read and understand scientific literature without difficulty, as well as the majority (81) of the participants reported computer skills at a good level.CONCLUSIONS: Data from this pilot study demonstrated a positive attitude from medical professionals toward EBM. The majority confirmed the need to integrate EBM training as a discipline into the medical education curriculum.

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