The impact of a simulation-based approach to teaching crisis resource management for medical emergencies on neonatal intensive care units in the UK, India, Nepal and Saudi Arabia | [Anaesthesia, Pain and Intensive Care • 2018]

Author(s):

1. Syed Mohinuddin: London Neonatal Transport Service, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, (UK); Department of Neonatal Intensive Care, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, (Saudi Arabia)

2. Rajkumar Rajendram: Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Aylesbury, (UK); Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, (Saudi Arabia)

3. Ravi Swamy: Centre for Perinatal Neuroscience, Imperial College London, London, (UK); Department of Neonatology, Imperial College Healthcare NHS, London, (UK); and Manipal Hospitals, Bengaluru, (India)

Abstract:

Efective communication, team working and human factors are given little attention in traditional medical curricula. However, these skills are fundamentally important during crisis resource management (CRM) in healthcare. These skills can be learnt and can be taught very effectively within a simulated environment. Thus simulation-based training on CRM can positively impact patient safety. One such course which focuses on the management of common neonatal emergencies is the 'Neonatal Emergencies Simulation Team training' (NEST) program. This one day multiprofessional educational program, originally designed by the London Neonatal Transfer Service, aims to develop multidisciplinary confidence and competence in the management of common neonatal emergencies. This program has been evaluated positively in India, Nepal, Saudi Arabia and the UK and shows promise for wider implementation in high-, middle- and lowincome countries. Here we give an overview of the program and its implications.

Page(s): 124-128

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Published: Journal: Anaesthesia, Pain and Intensive Care, Volume: 22, Issue: SI, Year: 2018

Keywords:

Communication , Simulation , Team work , Human factors , Crisis Resource Management , Neonatal emergencies

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