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Table 2 Overview of the content and methods used in the Patient Safety Course

From: Promoting medical student engagement through co-development and peer-assisted learning: a new patient safety course as a case study

Time

Content

Method

08:00-08:25

Introduction to faculty

Key concepts of patient safety

Lecture

08:30-09:20

Speak-up

Barriers of speak-up in the clinical setting

Workshop

Group-discussion

Coffee break

09:25-10:00

Pro´s and con´s of being new in a department

Team dynamics´ influence on working processes

Workshop

Role-play

10:10-11:35

Human factors’ influence on the use of medical equipment and devices

Workshop

Group-discussion

Lunch break

12:25-13:20

The use of the ABCDE approach

Situational awareness in the context of ABCDE

Teamwork in the context of ABCDE

Simulation and debriefing

Coffee break

13:30-14:25

SBAR communication technique

Insight in your own competences and weaknesses

When to offer help and when to say no as it exceeds your abilities

Simulation and debriefing

14:25-15:20

Informing a patient about a medical error

Patients’ and healthcare professionals’ responsibilities and rights

Importance of checking patient identification

Insight on how errors occur and how we can minimize them

Insight in taking care of one’s self – the “second victim”

Simulation and debriefing