Interventional Radiology Peer Learning Platform and Adverse Event Reporting (IR-PEER): Initial Experience...

Area of Science:

• Medical Imaging
• Radiology
• Healthcare Quality Improvement

Background:

• Diagnostic radiology has benefited from peer learning, but its implementation in interventional radiology (IR) is less explored.
• Diverse IR teams, including technologists, nurses, and physicians, can gain from team-based peer learning systems.
• Archiving events with educational value is crucial for quality and safety in IR.

Purpose of the Study:

• To implement and assess a team-based peer learning platform for complication and learning opportunity reporting in interventional radiology.
• To evaluate the impact of the IR-PEER platform on perceptions of complication reporting across various clinical roles.

Main Methods:

• A HIPAA-compliant, secure IR complication and learning opportunity reporting platform (IR-PEER) was developed with multidisciplinary stakeholder input.
• Case submissions were monitored for 24 weeks, with monthly reports to leadership.
• Pre- and post-intervention surveys assessed the platform's impact on reporting perceptions.

Main Results:

• The IR-PEER platform received 92 submissions over 24 weeks (3.8/week), with 64.1% involving complications/adverse events and 35.9% identifying learning opportunities.
• Nurses found the complication reporting process easier (P=.01) with IR-PEER.
• All clinical roles reported an improved overall complication reporting process.

Conclusions:

• Peer learning frameworks like IR-PEER offer an equitable platform for multidisciplinary teams.
• The system effectively captures and archives learning opportunities, supporting quality and safety improvements in IR.
• IR-PEER enhances communication and collaboration among diverse IR team members.