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ArticleBMC medical education2019

Geriatric medicine and old age psychiatry joint training pre-feasibility pilot study: an innovative approach to collaborative postgraduate training.

Carly Welch, Ayesha Bangash, Robert Wears, David Rice, Victor Aziz, Geriatric Medicine Research Collaborative

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Article in BMC medical education, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Carly WelchSandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, Sandwell General Hospital, Lyndon, West Bromwich, West Midlands, B71 4HJ, UK. welchc@bham.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3894-355X
Ayesha BangashHealth Education England (West Midlands), 213 Hagley Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B16 9RG, UK.
Robert WearsHealth Education England (West Midlands), 213 Hagley Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B16 9RG, UK.
David RiceHealth Education England (West Midlands), 213 Hagley Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B16 9RG, UK.
Victor AzizFaculty of Old Age Psychiatry, Royal College of Psychiatrists, 21 Prescot Street, London, E1 8BB, UK.
Geriatric Medicine Research Collaborative
Health Education England · GBRoyal College of Psychiatrists · GBUniversity Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust · GB

Funding

National Institute for Health Research ACF
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPhysical and psychological health problems are prevalent in older adults and rarely exist in isolation. Treating these problems in isolation is resourceful and can be potentially harmful to patients due to delays in diagnosis and treatment and incomplete holistic care plans. Historically, trainees in geriatric medicine and old age psychiatry within the United Kingdom have completed very different training programmes.

methodsWe undertook a pre-feasibility pilot study of collaborative postgraduate training between trainees in geriatric medicine and old age psychiatry within the West Midlands training region, United Kingdom. Trainees in each specialty were paired with each other and advised to arrange appropriate training opportunities for their counterpart; these included shadowing each other in their workplace and arranging opportunities to attend training opportunities with their consultants. Pre- and post-pilot surveys were completed by all trainees and reflections from trainees were collated.

resultsFive trainee pairs were formed and arranged shadowing and training opportunities between October 2017 and May 2018. This included a combination of inpatient, outpatient, and community work. For both specialties, trainees' confidence in topics relating to their counterparts' specialty increased between the pre- and post-pilot surveys. Recurrent themes included within reflections included the benefits of collaborative training.

conclusionsOur pilot has demonstrated that it is feasible to implement a programme of joint training into postgraduate medical training, and that this can have a positive impact upon the confidence of both specialties. An extended pilot is planned for the training year 2018-2019.

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Cooperative BehaviorEducation, Medical, GraduateAgedFeasibility StudiesGeriatricsHumansPilot ProjectsProgram EvaluationPsychiatrySurveys and QuestionnairesUnited KingdomCollaborationEducationGeriatricsPostgraduatePsychiatryTraining

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PMCPMC6659292
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