Education

Hand Hygiene Peer Review

Mon, 10/03/2011 - 16:16 — traine

As part of the Emergency Department’s ongoing commitment to improving Hand Hygiene practices, the ED has agreed to support this pilot project for Hand Hygiene Peer Review. In the last quarter, the ED Hand Hygiene Compliance rate increased from 44% to 58%. Congratulations!

Goal of this project:

To increase staff awareness and understanding of the why when and how of hand hygiene and to decrease hospital acquired infections (VRE, MRSA, CDI etc) as a result.

How do I participate in this project?

Using the pilot PHC – Hand Hygiene Peer Review Tool, you observe a colleague while they practice hand hygiene and provide them with feedback. Ideally each staff member will have the opportunity to observe and be observed.

There will be 4 binders of blank peer review tool forms for use. There will be staff lists in the binders located in the Acute and Fast Track areas. Please check off your name when you have been observed and each time you have been the observer. Once the forms are completed, please slide them under the CNL’s office door (room 134) or place them in Kirsten Fuller’s mailbox.

What is the benefit to me?

Each time you observe a colleague, your name will be entered into a monthly draw for an iTouch – once you have been observed try to observe more than one colleague per shift.

Allows you to be professionally supported and learn from others to improve your practice.

Obtaining peer feedback during this project will help you meet your professional practice standards.

Where can I learn more?

You can also contact Kirsten Fuller or IPAC for details (IPAC 69357).

Province Wide Department of Emergency Medicine Rounds

Sat, 08/27/2011 - 16:45 — traine

In October the UBC Dept of Emergency Medicine will kick off our monthly Provincial Department of Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds. This is an exciting step in the amalgamation of the Department across the province and will be an important component of our Knowledge Translation initiative.

During the first year we will be highlighting certain aspects of our strategic initiatives. Since we have very accomplished leaders of those initiatives, I hope that these rounds will be of great interest to you from an academic department perspective but also from a clinical or departmental management perspective. Many of you may not know that we have over 250 faculty in the Department, scattered across the province.

The rounds will be scheduled on the first Wednesday of each month (excluding July and August). They will be videoOlinked to all medical school sites and any other sites where there is significant interest. The capacity to link in via a personal computer is growing and we hope to add that capacity in the not too distant future.

Medical Education in the Digital Age

Tue, 07/19/2011 - 18:09 — traine

Medical Education in the Digital Age (An Introduction) from Department of Emergency Medicine on Vimeo.

A basic introduction to teaching and learning using digital technology.

Resources mentioned:

Textbooks etc.:

**All of these require a log in and/or a subscription.**

These first three (and a host of other resources) can also be accessed through the Canadian Medical Association website.

Online Journals

UBC Library If you start your search here, and enter your Campus Wide Login when prompted, you will have full access to the UBC Library’s online collection.

Doing Well in Your ED Rotation Pt 2

Tue, 07/05/2011 - 18:56 — traine

Michelle Lin (of Academic Life in the Emergency Department) adds her thoughts to "An Intern's Perspective". This is sage advise that we recommend you follow here at St Paul's.

A Faculty's Perspective