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ArticleAntimicrobial resistance and infection control2020

"Infection prevention and control idea challenge" contest: a fresh view on medical education and problem solving.

Arash Arianpoor, Ahmadreza Zarifian, Emran Askari, Arash Akhavan-Rezayat, Mojtaba Dayyani, Amin Rahimian, Elahe Amini, Roya Amel, Aghigh Ziaeemehr, Walter Zingg and 2 more

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Article in Antimicrobial resistance and infection control, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.

Arash ArianpoorSurgical Oncology Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Ahmadreza ZarifianMashhad Medical Microbiology Student Research Group, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Emran AskariMashhad Medical Microbiology Student Research Group, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Arash Akhavan-RezayatMashhad Medical Microbiology Student Research Group, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Mojtaba DayyaniStudent Research Committee, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Amin RahimianMashhad Medical Microbiology Student Research Group, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Elahe AminiSurgical Oncology Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Roya AmelMashhad Medical Microbiology Student Research Group, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Aghigh ZiaeemehrSurgical Oncology Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Walter ZinggInfection Control Programme and World Health Organization Collaborating Centre on Patient Safety, University of Geneva Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, 4 Rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil, 1211, Geneva, Switzerland.
Mohammad Hasan AelamiInfection Control and Hand Hygiene Research Center, Imam Reza Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Shariati Square, Mashhad, Iran. AelamiMH@mums.ac.ir.
Didier PittetInfection Control Programme and World Health Organization Collaborating Centre on Patient Safety, University of Geneva Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, 4 Rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil, 1211, Geneva, Switzerland. didier.pittet@hcuge.ch.
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences · IRUniversity of Geneva · CH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHealthcare-associated infections (HAIs) challenge modern medicine. Considering their high prevalence in Iran, we aimed to provide knowledge on the subject, and to teach about the importance of infection prevention and control (IPC) to a broad audience of pre-graduate healthcare professionals, focusing on education as the cornerstone of IPC. MAIN BODY: We invited Iranian medical students to present ideas on "how to reduce HAIs." Projects were eligible if being original and addressing the call. Accepted projects were quality assessed using a scoring system. Forty-nine projects were submitted, of which 37 met the inclusion criteria. They had a mean score of 69.4 ± 18.3 out of the maximum possible score of 115. Four reviewers assessed the 37 projects for clinical applicability, impact on patient safety, and innovation, and selected the best 12 to compete at the 2nd International Congress on Prevention Strategies for Healthcare-associated Infections, Mashhad, Iran, 2018. The competition took place in three rounds. The selected teams presented their projects in the first round and debated one by one in a knockout manner, while the jury reviewed their scientific content and presentation skills. In the second round, the top 5 projects competed for reaching the final stage, in which the teams presented their ideas in front of a panel of international IPC experts to determine the first three ranks. At the end of the contest, the participants gained valuable criticisms on how to improve their ideas. Moreover, by its motivating atmosphere, the contest created an excellent opportunity to promote IPC in medical schools.

conclusionsUsing innovation contests in pre-graduates is an innovative education strategy. It sensitizes medical students to the challenges of IPC and antimicrobial resistance and drives them to think about solutions. By presenting and defending their innovations, they deepen their understanding on the topic and generate knowledge transfer in both ways, from students to teachers and vice versa.

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Education, MedicalCross InfectionDelivery of Health CareDrug Resistance, MicrobialHealth PersonnelHumansInfection ControlIranProblem SolvingStudents, MedicalAntimicrobial resistanceHand hygieneHealthcare-associated infectionsHealthcare economyInfection controlMedical educationProblem solvingSurgical site infection

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