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01.07.2008 | Innovations in Education

Teaching Medication Reconciliation Through Simulation: A Patient Safety Initiative for Second Year Medical Students

verfasst von: Lee A. Lindquist, MD MPH, Kristine M. Gleason, RPh, Molly R. McDaniel, PharmD, Allan Doeksen, BA, David Liss, BA

Erschienen in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Ausgabe 7/2008

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Abstract

Introduction

Errors in medication reconciliation constitute a large area of potential injury to patients. Medication reconciliation is rarely incorporated into medical school curriculums so students learn primarily from observing clinical care.

Aim

To design and implement an interactive learning exercise to teach second year medical students about medication reconciliation

Setting

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL

Program Description

The Medication Reconciliation Simulation teaches medical students how to elicit information from active real-world sources to reconcile a medication history.

Program Evaluation

At the conclusion of the session, students completed a Likert scale survey rating the level of improvement in their knowledge and comfort in obtaining medication histories. Students rated their knowledge level as having increased by 27% and their comfort level as having increased by 20%. A full 91% of the 158 students felt that it should be performed again for the following medical student class.

Discussion

The Medication Reconciliation Simulation is the first to specifically target medication reconciliation as a curriculum topic for medical students. Students praised the entertaining simulation and felt it provided a very meaningful experience on the patient safety topic. This simulation is generalizable to other institutions interested in teaching medication reconciliation and improving medication safety.

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Titel: Teaching Medication Reconciliation Through Simulation: A Patient Safety Initiative for Second Year Medical Students
verfasst von: Lee A. Lindquist, MD MPH
Kristine M. Gleason, RPh
Molly R. McDaniel, PharmD
Allan Doeksen, BA
David Liss, BA
Publikationsdatum: 01.07.2008
Verlag: Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in: Journal of General Internal Medicine / Ausgabe 7/2008
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Elektronische ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-008-0567-3

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