Training gynecology residents in obstetric urgencies using clinical simulation

  • Diego Greif Universidad de la República, Facultad de Medicina, Centro Hospitalario Pereira Rossell, Clínica Ginecotocológica A. Asistente
  • Soledad Bottaro Universidad de la República, Facultad de Medicina, Centro Hospitalario Pereira Rossell, Clínica Ginecotocológica A. Asistente
  • Fernanda Gómez Universidad de la República, Facultad de Medicina, Centro Hospitalario Pereira Rossell, Clínica Ginecotocológica A. Asistente
  • Analía Grenno Universidad de la República, Facultad de Medicina, Centro Hospitalario Pereira Rossell, Clínica Ginecotocológica A. Asistente
  • Fernanda Nozar Universidad de la República, Facultad de Medicina, Centro Hospitalario Pereira Rossell, Clínica Ginecotocológica A. Profesor Adjunto
  • Verónica Fiol Universidad de la República, Facultad de Medicina, Centro Hospitalario Pereira Rossell, Clínica Ginecotocológica A. Profesor Adjunto
  • Leonel Briozzo Universidad de la República, Facultad de Medicina, Centro Hospitalario Pereira Rossell, Clínica Ginecotocológica A. Profesor
Keywords: SIMULATION, PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, MEDICAL EDUCATION, INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY, GYNECOLOGY

Abstract

Introduction: the need to preserve patients’ safety during the learning process has determined that medical training based on the use of simulation has become an ethical must.
Objective: to describe a workshop developed to at the Pereira Rossell Hospital Center to train residents in the resolution of frequent critical situations in obstetrics through clinical simulation.
Method: the program aimed at residents of Clinica Ginecotocológica “A”. Seventeen residents took part in the workshop which used simulation as a learning instrument for the first time in our country. Two clinical scenarios were designed, and the goal is for residents to act as if it were a real situation. The workshop covers a clinical list, and in certain cases actors take part – pretending they are patients. A certain number of items were assessed by their peers, before and after the test and a course satisfaction survey was prepared.
Results: a significant higher rate of correct answers was evidenced in the post-test when compared to the pre-test (92% and 69% respectively), p<0,001. All participants agree on the usefulness of clinical simulation, pointing out it enables their reflecting on their daily practice.
Conclusions: simulation is a favorable initiative to develop the medical education area, since it allows a space for students to develop skills before facing real patients with a greater degree of confidence.

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Published
2015-03-31
How to Cite
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Greif D, Bottaro S, Gómez F, Grenno A, Nozar F, Fiol V, Briozzo L. Training gynecology residents in obstetric urgencies using clinical simulation. Rev. Méd. Urug. [Internet]. 2015Mar.31 [cited 2024Nov.24];31(1):46-2. Available from: http://www2.rmu.org.uy/ojsrmu311/index.php/rmu/article/view/224

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