Cultural Competency, Risk Management, and Patient Safety Internet-Based Curriculum for OB/GYN Resident Physicians (PROM)

Cultural Competency, Risk Management, and Patient Safety Internet-Based Curriculum for OB/GYN Resident Physicians and Adverse Patient Events

Additional educational training lectures were provided to healthcare workers. Outcome measure of cultural competency was completed to assess patient safety, risk management, and cultural competency of healthcare providers in an urban academic Labor and Delivery Unit.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Risk Reduction
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Lectures

Detailed Description

Introduction: Patient safety, risk management, and cultural competency are essential topics for healthcare provider mastery in a high stakes, urban academic Labor and Delivery Unit.

Methods: A prospective cross sectional pilot study was performed with IRB exempt status to examine the effect of an internet based educational curriculum on topics including patient safety, risk management and cultural competency over 6 months amongst OB/GYN and Family Medicine medical students, nurses, and physicians. 76 healthcare providers participated. Assessments took place before and after curriculum implementation. Primary outcome measures were cultural competency as measured by the Tucker-Culturally Sensitive Health Care Inventory (TCSHCI) Provider Form, Pascal Metrics of Patient Safety survey for healthcare providers, patient satisfaction measured by the Press Ganey patient survey scores, and poor Labor and Delivery Outcomes. The curriculum intervention included five online lectures lasting 30-60 minutes pertaining to cultural competency, risk management, patient safety, and Team STEPPS training.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 76
• Phase: Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:. Inclusion criteria were OB/GYN medical students, Labor and Delivery nurses, and resident/ attending physicians in OB/GYN, Pediatrics, Anesthesia, and Family Medicine.

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Exclusion Criteria:

• .Exclusion criteria were those providers that refused participation, or those that did not complete the course by June 2013.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Other: Healthcare Worker Education; Educational Lectures	Other: Lectures; Lectures

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Tucker-Culturally Sensitive Health Care Inventory (TCSHCI) Provider Form	Questionniare	6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Brett Worly, MD

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: January 1, 2012
• Primary Completion (Actual): June 1, 2013
• Study Completion (Actual): June 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: November 18, 2014
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 30, 2015
• First Posted (Estimate): February 4, 2015

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): February 4, 2015
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 30, 2015
• Last Verified: January 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: 029701