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ArticleJournal of medical education and curricular development

Assessment of a Brief Handoff Skills Workshop for Incoming Interns: Do past Handoff Experiences Impact Training Outcomes?

Christopher J Smith, Michael C Wadman, Jeffrey Harrison, Gary L Beck

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Article in Journal of medical education and curricular development. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Christopher J SmithDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska College of Medicine, Omaha, NE, USA.
Michael C WadmanDepartment of Emergency Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine, Omaha, NE, USA.
Jeffrey HarrisonDepartment of Family Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine, Omaha, NE, USA.
Gary L BeckOffice of Medical Education, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine, Omaha, NE, USA.
Nebraska Medical Center · USUniversity of Nebraska at Omaha · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPatient care handoffs are a core professional activity that incoming interns are expected to perform without direct supervision upon starting residency, yet training in medical schools is inconsistent.

objectiveTo implement a brief handoff communication workshop for incoming interns and determine whether learner-level determinants were associated with differences in training outcomes.

methodsWe conducted a one-hour interactive handoff skills workshop for all incoming interns at a Midwestern academic medical center. We performed paired pre/post-intervention assessments of participants' attitudes and ability to perform representative handoff skills. The results were analyzed in aggregate and based upon participants' prior handoff experiences using Wilcoxon signed-rank test.

resultsNinety-nine of 108 interns (91.7%) completed both pre- and post-surveys. There was significant improvement in all 10 attitude-based questions (

conclusionA brief interactive workshop for incoming interns can improve participants' confidence and performance of basic handoff skills, regardless of previous training or experience.

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handoffhandoverresident educationsign-out

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PMID35187249
PMCPMC8855376
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