Experience with a Clinical Audit Requirement for Interns in the Emergency Department
Background: The clinical audit is an important evaluation tool to ensure quality assurance. A clinical audit requirement for interns during their emergency department (ED) term may be a valuable educational activity. Methods: The Emergency Audit Initiative (EAI) Program was initiated at Redcliffe Ho...
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| description | Background: The clinical audit is an important evaluation tool to ensure quality assurance. A clinical audit requirement for interns during their emergency department (ED) term may be a valuable educational activity. Methods: The Emergency Audit Initiative (EAI) Program was initiated at Redcliffe Hospital in January 2018. Interns, who were paired with a staff specialist audit mentor, chose a topic of interest and carried out a clinical audit during their 10-week ED term. At the end of term, interns formally presented audit findings in a grand round setting. Interns and staff specialists were surveyed at the end of the intern year regarding aspects of the program. Surveys aimed to assess: (1) value of the program as an educational activity, (2) availability of time and resources to conduct the audit, and (3) perceived impact on practice. Results: During the first year of the program, 27 clinical audits were carried out. 16 interns (59%) and 8 staff specialists (57%) responded to the surveys. Interns and staff specialists reported that the audit was a valuable educational experience (88% and 100%). Interns also reported that they had adequate time (94%) and resources (81%) to conduct the audit. Interns and staff specialists however reported only a modest impact on clinical practice because of the audit program. Conclusions: Our experience with the EAI program suggests that incorporating a clinical audit requirement into the ED term is possible. Interns and staff specialists reported it to be a beneficial educational and professional development activity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d2dbbcda2bc945c0aa11cb534c219ab42022-12-21T18:46:14ZengSAGE PublishingJournal of Medical Education and Curricular Development2382-12052021-05-01810.1177/23821205211016508Experience with a Clinical Audit Requirement for Interns in the Emergency DepartmentRyan Windish0Douglas Morel1Catherine E Forristal2School of Clinical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, AustraliaSchool of Public Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, AustraliaSchool of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, AustraliaBackground: The clinical audit is an important evaluation tool to ensure quality assurance. A clinical audit requirement for interns during their emergency department (ED) term may be a valuable educational activity. Methods: The Emergency Audit Initiative (EAI) Program was initiated at Redcliffe Hospital in January 2018. Interns, who were paired with a staff specialist audit mentor, chose a topic of interest and carried out a clinical audit during their 10-week ED term. At the end of term, interns formally presented audit findings in a grand round setting. Interns and staff specialists were surveyed at the end of the intern year regarding aspects of the program. Surveys aimed to assess: (1) value of the program as an educational activity, (2) availability of time and resources to conduct the audit, and (3) perceived impact on practice. Results: During the first year of the program, 27 clinical audits were carried out. 16 interns (59%) and 8 staff specialists (57%) responded to the surveys. Interns and staff specialists reported that the audit was a valuable educational experience (88% and 100%). Interns also reported that they had adequate time (94%) and resources (81%) to conduct the audit. Interns and staff specialists however reported only a modest impact on clinical practice because of the audit program. Conclusions: Our experience with the EAI program suggests that incorporating a clinical audit requirement into the ED term is possible. Interns and staff specialists reported it to be a beneficial educational and professional development activity.https://doi.org/10.1177/23821205211016508 |
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