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Lessons from Patients |
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Including patient safety as a component in medical curricula has gained acceptance in recent years, but has primarily focused on the basics of patient safety science of healthcare systems. However, another key component is the viewpoint of the patients. Why not include them directly? This was the question posed by a group in Britain, who studied the logistics of recruiting patients and carers, the acceptance of students and faculty, and the suitability of the "outcome measurements" (attitude and knowledge scores of two groups of students). Their findings were mixed. Recruiting patients was possible, but was time consuming. Post intervention questionnaires found the patients rated the experience positively; the students in the intervention group felt they did not achieve the educational objectives as well as those in the control group, but did consider the emotional impact of the patient's participation invaluable.
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