[Patient safety training and a safe teaching in primary care]

Area of Science:

• Healthcare education
• Patient safety
• Medical training

Background:

• Patient safety is a critical competency and training opportunity for healthcare residents.
• Primary care faces unique challenges in patient safety training.
• The "7 Steps for Patient Safety in Primary Care" document outlines a systemic approach.

Purpose of the Study:

• To review difficulties and opportunities in patient safety within specialized healthcare training.
• To propose strategies for effective patient safety education.
• To analyze the pandemic's impact on patient safety training.

Main Methods:

• Narrative review of literature on patient safety in healthcare education.
• Analysis of training strategies, including clinical error case presentations and real-life scenarios.
• Inclusion of instruments for patient safety training.

Main Results:

• Clinical error case elaboration and presentation are frequent training strategies.
• Real-life scenarios involve difficult patients, critical incidents, and bioethics.
• The COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted specialized healthcare training.

Conclusions:

• Consolidating clinical safety in specialized healthcare training is a medium-term goal.
• Recommendations are provided for safe teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Patient safety requires a systemic approach and continuous training efforts.