Quality assurance processes for standardized patient programs
| Autor: | Jolene R. Bostwick, Sarah E. Kelling, Kristin K. Soreide, Shelley Zhang |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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020205 medical informatics
Formative Feedback Quality Assurance Health Care Best practice Scopus Collaborative Care Pharmacy 02 engineering and technology Pharmacists Thinking 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Health care 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Humans 030212 general & internal medicine General Pharmacology Toxicology and Pharmaceutics Grading (education) Observer Variation Medical education Physician-Patient Relations business.industry Communication Teaching United States Patient Simulation Education Pharmacy Clinical Competence Curriculum Thematic analysis Empathy business Psychology Quality assurance Licensure Pharmacy |
| Zdroj: | Currents in pharmacy teachinglearning. 10(4) |
| ISSN: | 1877-1300 |
| Popis: | Our problem As the pharmacy profession evolves to include non-dispensing services and collaborative care, greater emphasis is placed on communication skills building through standardized patient programs. Best practices for assuring the quality of standardized patient (SP) programs, however, remains unclear. The objective of this manuscript is to summarize quality assurance processes for standardized patient programs from health professions education literature. Methodological literature review A search of PubMed and Scopus between 2011 and 2016 was conducted and 22 articles were retained for thematic analysis. Articles were screened for relevance to quality assurance. Our recommendations and their applications The thematic analysis revealed four themes: (1) enhanced SP training programs, (2) structured feedback to students, (3) statistical measurements to ensure inter-rater reliability, and (4) observation and evaluation of the SP to improve SP performance. Specific methods to assure the quality of an SP program were identified, including training program content and feedback techniques. Potential impact Although SP programs varied widely in their implementation, there were several common strategies used to evaluate the consistency of performance, effectiveness of feedback to students, and reliability of grading. Additional research is necessary to establish standards for SP programs across professional healthcare disciplines. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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