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This study introduces an effective simulation for teaching quality improvement and patient safety (QIPS) to healthcare trainees. The simulation enhances understanding and confidence in QIPS principles and practices.

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Area of Science:

  • Medical Education
  • Healthcare Quality Improvement
  • Patient Safety

Background:

  • Medical education increasingly emphasizes Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (QIPS).
  • Optimal teaching methods for foundational QIPS principles and skills remain undetermined.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and evaluate an approachable simulation for teaching QIPS to healthcare trainees.
  • To assess the simulation's effectiveness in enhancing QIPS knowledge and confidence.

Main Methods:

  • A paper-based simulation was developed in collaboration with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement Open School.
  • Trainees worked in teams to investigate a patient elopement case using basic QI principles.
  • Facilitators with QI expertise guided the simulation activities.

Main Results:

  • The simulation was successfully implemented with hundreds of health professional trainees.
  • Participants engaged with incident reporting, process mapping, and plan-do-study-act cycles.
  • Surveys indicated participants learned QI principles, gained confidence, and were more likely to lead QI initiatives.

Conclusions:

  • Simulation is a viable and effective method for QIPS education in medical training.
  • This simulation increases trainee understanding of and interest in QIPS.