“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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Main Authors: Hannah Kis, Kaitlin Endres, Anna Karwowska, Megan Harrison, Stephanie Lau, Olivia Lemire, Marc Zucker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Canadian Medical Education Journal 2022-04-01
Series:Canadian Medical Education Journal
Online Access:https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/cmej/article/view/73167
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author Hannah Kis
Kaitlin Endres
Anna Karwowska
Megan Harrison
Stephanie Lau
Olivia Lemire
Marc Zucker
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description 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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Canadian Medical Education Journal
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