“Teddy Bear Hospital Project” school visits improve pre-clerkship students’ comfort explaining medical concepts to children
Implication Statement The “Teddy Bear Hospital Project” (TBHP) is a low cost, international initiative aimed at reducing children’s fears associated with healthcare visits by modelling these interactions using teddy bears. The University of Ottawa program had the additional objective of assessing...
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Canadian Medical Education Journal
2022-04-01
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| author | Hannah Kis Kaitlin Endres Anna Karwowska Megan Harrison Stephanie Lau Olivia Lemire Marc Zucker |
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Implication Statement
The “Teddy Bear Hospital Project” (TBHP) is a low cost, international initiative aimed at reducing children’s fears associated with healthcare visits by modelling these interactions using teddy bears. The University of Ottawa program had the additional objective of assessing whether TBHP increased pre-clerkship medical students’ comfort communicating medical concepts to children. Our student volunteers reported a statistically significant increase in their comfort communicating medical topics to young children and all volunteers would recommend TBHP to a colleague interested in pursuing family medicine or pediatrics. Our program could also be easily replicated by Pediatric Interest Groups at other Canadian medical schools.
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| spelling | doaj.art-6c8fd1c3fc554e3aba00b0eea2f876022022-12-22T01:53:19ZengCanadian Medical Education JournalCanadian Medical Education Journal1923-12022022-04-0110.36834/cmej.73167“Teddy Bear Hospital Project” school visits improve pre-clerkship students’ comfort explaining medical concepts to childrenHannah Kis0Kaitlin Endres1Anna Karwowska2Megan Harrison3Stephanie Lau4Olivia Lemire5Marc Zucker6University of OttawaUniversity of OttawaUniversity of OttawaUniversity of OttawaUniversity of OttawaUniversity of OttawaUniversity of Ottawa Implication Statement The “Teddy Bear Hospital Project” (TBHP) is a low cost, international initiative aimed at reducing children’s fears associated with healthcare visits by modelling these interactions using teddy bears. The University of Ottawa program had the additional objective of assessing whether TBHP increased pre-clerkship medical students’ comfort communicating medical concepts to children. Our student volunteers reported a statistically significant increase in their comfort communicating medical topics to young children and all volunteers would recommend TBHP to a colleague interested in pursuing family medicine or pediatrics. Our program could also be easily replicated by Pediatric Interest Groups at other Canadian medical schools. https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/cmej/article/view/73167 |
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| title | “Teddy Bear Hospital Project” school visits improve pre-clerkship students’ comfort explaining medical concepts to children |
| title_full | “Teddy Bear Hospital Project” school visits improve pre-clerkship students’ comfort explaining medical concepts to children |
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| title_short | “Teddy Bear Hospital Project” school visits improve pre-clerkship students’ comfort explaining medical concepts to children |
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