Key result
Chief resident-led targeted handoff workshops significantly increased the proportion of pediatric residents feeling fairly or very confident in their handoff skills from 67% to 98% (P<0.001).
Why the study?
An increase in patient safety alerts due to communication failures and gaps during handoff prompted the identification of improvement areas and implementation of strategies to enhance handoff competence among pediatric residents.
Do chief resident-led handoff workshops improve handoff protocol adherence and confidence among pediatric residents?
Comparison
Chief resident-led targeted workshops and feedback vs pre-workshop baseline
Design
Quality improvement pre-post intervention study
Follow-up
six months
Authors
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Supports chief resident-led workshops as feasible training; hypothesis-generating for handoff safety outcomes in pediatrics.
Observational (n=40)
No
Do chief resident-led handoff workshops improve handoff protocol adherence and confidence among pediatric residents?
Absolute Event Rate: 98% vs 67%
p-value: p=<0.001
Chief resident-led targeted workshops significantly improved pediatric residents' confidence in handoff procedures and eliminated observed protocol failures.
Moufarrej et al. (2024) conducted an observational in Medical education and patient handoffs (n=40). Chief resident-led handoff workshops vs. Pre-workshop baseline was evaluated on Proportion of residents reporting feeling fairly or very confident in their ability to perform handoff (p=<0.001). Chief resident-led targeted handoff workshops significantly increased the proportion of pediatric residents feeling fairly or very confident in their handoff skills from 67% to 98% (P<0.001).