scholarly journals Sustainability in quality improvement (SusQI): a case-study in undergraduate medical education

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Philippa Clery ◽  
Stuart d’Arch Smith ◽  
Oliver Marsden ◽  
Kathleen Leedham-Green
Keyword(s):  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Medical School ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Real Life ◽  
School Students ◽  
Medical Graduates ◽  
Willingness To Change

Abstract Background There is a pressing need for more sustainable healthcare. UK medical graduates are required to apply social, economic, and environmental principles of sustainability to their practice. The Centre for Sustainable Healthcare has developed a sustainability in quality improvement (SusQI) framework and educator’s toolkit to address these challenges. We aimed to develop and evaluate SusQI teaching using this toolkit at Bristol Medical School. Methods We facilitated a SusQI workshop for all third-year Bristol Medical School students. We used mixed methods including questionnaires, exit interviews and follow-up focus groups to evaluate the outcomes and processes of learning. Results Students reported: improvements in knowledge, confidence, and attitudes in both sustainable healthcare and quality improvement; increased self-rated likelihood to engage in SusQI projects; and willingness to change practices to reduce environmental impact in their healthcare roles. Factors for successful teaching included: interactivity; collaboration and participation; and real-life, relevant and tangible examples of projects delivered by credible role models. Conclusions Students reported that SusQI education supported by the toolkit was effective at building knowledge and skills, and reframed their thinking on sustainability in quality improvement. Combining the two topics provided enhanced motivation for and engagement in both. Further research is needed on the clinical impacts of SusQI learning.

scholarly journals Sustainability in Quality Improvement (SusQI): A Case-study in Undergraduate Medical Education

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philippa Clery ◽  
Stuart d' ArchSmith ◽  
Oliver Marsden ◽  
Kathleen Leedham-Green
Keyword(s):  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Medical School ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Real Life ◽  
School Students ◽  
Medical Graduates ◽  
Willingness To Change

Abstract BackgroundThere is a pressing need for more sustainable healthcare. UK medical graduates are required to apply social, economic and environmental principles of sustainability to their practice. The Centre for Sustainable Healthcare has developed a sustainability in quality improvement (SusQI) framework and educator’s toolkit to address these challenges. We aimed to evaluate this toolkit at Bristol Medical School.MethodsWe facilitated a SusQI workshop for all third-year Bristol Medical School students. We used mixed methods including questionnaires, exit interviews and follow-up focus groups to evaluate the outcomes and processes of learning.ResultsStudents reported: improvements in knowledge, confidence, and attitudes in both sustainable healthcare and quality improvement; increased self-rated likelihood to engage in SusQI projects; and willingness to change behaviour to reduce environmental impact in their healthcare roles. Factors for successful teaching included: interactivity; collaboration and participation; and real-life, relevant and tangible examples of projects delivered by credible role models.ConclusionsSusQI education supported by the toolkit was effective at building knowledge and skills, and reframing thinking on sustainability in quality improvement. Combining the topics provided enhanced motivation for and engagement in both together, not only each individually. Further research is needed on translation of SusQI learning into practice.

Creating a Multimedia Instructional Product for Medical School Students

2007 ◽  
pp. 261-275
Author(s):  
Mitchell Weisburgh
Keyword(s):  
Pain Management ◽  
Medical School ◽  
Pain Medicine ◽  
School Students ◽  
Instructional Product ◽  
Medical School Students

Because most medical school textbooks do not adequately address pain management, the Academy wanted to create TOP MED, an online textbook that would address this need for different specialties and which also could be used as a textbook for an Introduction to Pain Management course. This online textbook would cover eleven topics and consist of the latest findings from the most renowned experts in the different disciplines of pain medicine. This case study is a description of the process of designing and producing the online textbook.

scholarly journals Undergraduate Science Research: A Comparison of Influences and Experiences between Premed and Non–Premed Students

2011 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 199-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lara Brongo Pacifici ◽  
Norman Thomson
Keyword(s):  
Medical School ◽  
Graduate School ◽  
Undergraduate Research ◽  
Science Research ◽  
School Research ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Undergraduate Science ◽  
Rule Out

Most students participating in science undergraduate research (UR) plan to attend either medical school or graduate school. This study examines possible differences between premed and non–premed students in their influences to do research and expectations of research. Questionnaire responses from 55 premed students and 80 non–premed students were analyzed. No differences existed in the expectations of research between the two groups, but attitudes toward science and intrinsic motivation to learn more about science were significantly higher for non–premed students. Follow-up interviews with 11 of the students, including a case study with one premed student, provided explanation for the observed differences. Premed students, while not motivated to learn more about science, were motivated to help people, which is why most of them are pursuing medicine. They viewed research as a way to help them become doctors and to rule out the possibility of research as a career. Non–premed students participated in research to learn more about a specific science topic and gain experience that may be helpful in graduate school research. The difference in the reasons students want to do UR may be used to tailor UR experiences for students planning to go to graduate school or medical school.

scholarly journals Students’ Alternative Conceptions Associated With Application of Redox Reactions in Everyday Life

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth Adu-Gyamfi ◽  
Joseph Ghartey Ampiah
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Alternative Conceptions ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
School Students ◽  
Design Based Research ◽  
Chemistry Students ◽  
Life Context ◽  
Sampling Procedures

The study explored chemistry students’ alternative conceptions associated with application of the processes of oxidation and reduction in real life context. As part of a design-based research approach, a case-study design was followed. Purposive and convenient sampling procedures were employed to select 213 senior high school students to respond to a diagnostic test. Data obtained were analysed using item difficult index, percentages, and themes. The results showed that alternative conceptions existed as preconceived notions, conceptual misunderstanding, and factual misconceptions. It is recommended that chemistry educators should select most appropriate instructional strategies to unearth and address alternative conceptions students may bring to the classroom.

scholarly journals Histology Slide Quality Improvement Project Utilizing DMAIC principle of Six Sigma Quality Improvement Methodology

2021 ◽  
Vol 156 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S111-S112
Author(s):  
Y Wang ◽  
A Loboda ◽  
M Chitsaz ◽  
S Ganesan
Keyword(s):  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Six Sigma ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Endometrial Biopsy ◽  
Improvement Project ◽  
Histology Slide ◽  
Six Sigma Methodology ◽  
And Control

Abstract Introduction/Objective DMAIC (an acronym for Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control) refers to a data- driven improvement cycle used for improving, optimizing, and stabilizing business processes and designs. Our goal was to utilize DMAIC principle of six sigma quality to improve histology slide quality. Methods/Case Report We “defined” the problem as suboptimal quality in endometrial biopsy slides (defects). Utilizing the DMAIC principle and adhering to a strict timeline, the defects found during baseline slide quality review were “measured” by linking the defects to specific histology competencies, which were addressed systematically for process improvement (PI). After PI, a follow up review (“improve” and “control” phases) was carried out to identify measurable outcomes as a testament to quality. Results (if a Case Study enter NA) During the problem “measurement” phase, the defects found in the baseline review of 175 slides were linked to four specific histology competencies (fixation, embedding, cutting, and staining). Processing was excluded as it is completely automated and standardized. Our analysis showed that 83.3 % of defects were linked to embedding (“tissue too dispersed”). As embedding competency depends on the size and nature of the tissue (e.g. mucus and blood admixed with tissue), grossing competency was also addressed along with embedding at the respective workstations. Recommendations were offered to the grosser, embedder, and cutter to reduce variables during the “improvement” phase. Follow up review was done on 196 slides. The number of defective slides decreased and the defects that linked to “tissue too dispersed” had an overall improvement of 91.3%. Once the PI is proven to be effective, in service to histotechnology personnel biannually were also offered during “control” phase. Conclusion We have demonstrated successful methods for improving histology slide quality utilizing DMAIC principle of quality improvement by six sigma methodology DMAIC principle can be creatively adapted in laboratory practice management to enhance quality.

scholarly journals E-TAN, a technology-enhanced platform with tangible objects for the assessment of visual neglect: a multiple single-case study

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Cerrato ◽  
Daniela Pacella ◽  
Francesco Palumbo ◽  
Diane Beauvais ◽  
Michela Ponticorvo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Right Hemisphere ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Ecological Validity ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Visual Neglect ◽  
Right Hemisphere Damage ◽  
Object Locations ◽  
Left And Right

AbstractVisual neglect is a frequent and disabling consequence of right brain damage. Traditional paper-and- pencil tests of neglect have limitations in sensitivity and ecological validity. The Baking Tray Task (BTT), instead, approaches real-life situations, because it requires participants to place 16 physical objects on a board. The number of objects placed on the left and right portions of the board provides a clinical index of visual neglect. Here we present E-TAN, a technology-enhanced platform which allows patients to perform an enhanced version of the BTT (E-BTT). This platform automatically determines the object locations on the board, and also records the sequence and timing of their placement. We used E-BTT to test 9 patients with right hemisphere damage, and compared their performance with that obtained by 115 healthy participants. To this end, we developed a new method of analysis of participants’ performance, based on the use of the convex hull described by the objects on the board. This measure provides an estimate of the portion of space processed by each participant, and can effectively discriminate neglect patients from patients without neglect. E-TAN allows clinicians to assess visuospatial performance by using a convenient, fast, and relatively automatized procedure, that patients can even perform at home to follow-up the effects of rehabilitation.

Creating a Multimedia Instructional Product for Medical School Students

2011 ◽  
pp. 474-484
Author(s):  
Mitchell Weisburgh
Keyword(s):  
Pain Management ◽  
American Academy ◽  
Medical School ◽  
Pain Medicine ◽  
School Students ◽  
Instructional Product ◽  
Medical School Students

Because most medical school textbooks do not adequately address pain management, the American Academy of Pain Medicine wanted to create TOP MED, an online textbook that would address this need for different specialties and which also could be used as a textbook for the Introduction to Pain Management course. This online textbook would cover 11 topics and consist of the latest findings from the most renowned experts in the different disciplines of pain medicine. This case study is a description of the process of designing and producing the online textbook.

scholarly journals Toward physiological indices of emotional state driving future ebook interactivity

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. e60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan B.F. van Erp ◽  
Maarten A. Hogervorst ◽  
Ysbrand D. van der Werf
Keyword(s):  
Emotional State ◽  
Emotional Experience ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Physiological Measures ◽  
Subjective Ratings ◽  
Art Form ◽  
Real Life Situation ◽  
Hybrid Art

Ebooks of the future may respond to the emotional experience of the reader. (Neuro-) physiological measures could capture a reader’s emotional state and use this to enhance the reading experience by adding matching sounds or to change the storyline therewith creating a hybrid art form in between literature and gaming. We describe the theoretical foundation of the emotional and creative brain and review the neurophysiological indices that can be used to drive future ebook interactivity in a real life situation. As a case study, we report the neurophysiological measurements of a bestselling author during nine days of writing which can potentially be used later to compare them to those of the readers. In designated calibration blocks, the artist wrote emotional paragraphs for emotional (IAPS) pictures. Analyses showed that we can reliably distinguish writing blocks from resting but we found no reliable differences related to the emotional content of the writing. The study shows that measurements of EEG, heart rate (variability), skin conductance, facial expression and subjective ratings can be done over several hours a day and for several days in a row. In follow-up phases, we will measure 300 readers with a similar setup.

scholarly journals Education and public engagement using an active research project: lessons and recipes from the SEA-SEIS North Atlantic Expedition's programme for Irish schools

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergei Lebedev ◽  
Raffaele Bonadio ◽  
Clara Gómez-García ◽  
Janneke I. de Laat ◽  
Laura Bérdi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
North Atlantic ◽  
Public Engagement ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Structure Evolution ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
School Students ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Active Research

Abstract. An exciting research project, for example with an unusual field component, presents a unique opportunity for education and public engagement (EPE). The adventure aspect of the fieldwork and the drive and creativity of the researchers can combine to produce effective, novel EPE approaches. Engagement with schools, in particular, can have a profound impact, showing the students how science works in practice, encouraging them to study science, and broadening their career perspectives. The project SEA-SEIS (Structure, Evolution And Seismicity of the Irish offshore, https://www.sea-seis.ie, last access: 6 October 2019) kicked off in 2018 with a 3-week expedition on the research vessel (RV) Celtic Explorer in the North Atlantic. Secondary and primary school students were invited to participate and help scientists in the research project, which got the students enthusiastically engaged. In a nation-wide competition before the expedition, schools from across Ireland gave names to each of the seismometers. During the expedition, teachers were invited to sign up for live, ship-to-class video link-ups, and 18 of these were conducted. The follow-up survey showed that the engagement was not only exciting but encouraged the students' interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and STEM-related careers. With most of the lead presenting scientists on the ship being female, both girls and boys in the classrooms were presented with engaging role models. After the expedition, the programme continued with follow-up, geoscience-themed competitions (a song-and-rap one for secondary and a drawing one for primary schools). Many of the programme's best ideas came from teachers, who were its key co-creators. The activities were developed by a diverse team including scientists and engineers, teachers, a journalist, and a sound artist. The programme's success in engaging and inspiring school students illustrates the EPE potential of active research projects. The programme shows how research projects and the researchers working on them are a rich resource for EPE, highlights the importance of an EPE team with diverse backgrounds and expertise, and demonstrates the value of co-creation by the EPE team, teachers, and school students. It also provides a template for a multifaceted EPE programme that school teachers can use with flexibility, without extra strain on their teaching schedules. The outcomes of an EPE programme coupled with research projects can include both an increase in the students' interest in STEM and STEM careers and an increase in the researchers' interest and proficiency in EPE.

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