"Infection prevention and control idea challenge" contest: a fresh view on medical education and problem solving

被引：4

作者：

Arianpoor, Arash ^{[1
,2
]}

Zarifian, Ahmadreza ^{[2
,3
,4
]}

Askari, Emran ^{[2
,5
]}

Akhavan-Rezayat, Arash ^{[2
,4
]}

Dayyani, Mojtaba ^{[4
,6
]}

Rahimian, Amin ^{[2
,4
]}

Amini, Elahe ^{[1
,4
]}

Amel, Roya ^{[2
,4
]}

Ziaeemehr, Aghigh ^{[1
]}

Zingg, Walter ^{[7
,8
]}

Aelami, Mohammad Hasan ^{[9
]}

Pittet, Didier ^{[7
,8
]}

机构：

[1] Mashhad Univ Med Sci, Surg Oncol Res Ctr, Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan, Iran

[2] Mashhad Univ Med Sci, Mashhad Med Microbiol Student Res Grp, Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan, Iran

[3] Mashhad Univ Med Sci, Orthopaed Res Ctr, Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan, Iran

[4] Mashhad Univ Med Sci, Student Res Comm, Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan, Iran

[5] Mashhad Univ Med Sci, Nucl Med Resident, Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan, Iran

[6] Univ Texas Hlth Sci Ctr Houston, McGovern Med Sch, Dept Neurol, Houston, TX 77030 USA

[7] Univ Geneva Hosp & Fac Med, Infect Control Programme, 4 Rue Gabrielle Perret Gentil, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland

[8] Univ Geneva Hosp & Fac Med, World Hlth Org Collaborating Ctr Patient Safety, 4 Rue Gabrielle Perret Gentil, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland

[9] Mashhad Univ Med Sci, Imam Reza Hosp, Infect Control & Hand Hyg Res Ctr, Shariati Sq, Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan, Iran

来源：

ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE AND INFECTION CONTROL | 2020年 / 9卷 / 01期

基金：

瑞士国家科学基金会;

关键词：

Infection control; Healthcare-associated infections; Medical education; Problem solving; Antimicrobial resistance; Surgical site infection; Hand hygiene; Healthcare economy; CARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS; HAND HYGIENE; ADHERENCE; STRATEGY; IRAN;

D O I：

10.1186/s13756-020-0688-y

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

Background: Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) challenge modern medicine. Considering their high prevalence in Iran, we aimed to provide knowledge on the subject, and to teach about the importance of infection prevention and control (IPC) to a broad audience of pre-graduate healthcare professionals, focusing on education as the cornerstone of IPC. Main body: We invited Iranian medical students to present ideas on "how to reduce HAIs." Projects were eligible if being original and addressing the call. Accepted projects were quality assessed using a scoring system. Forty-nine projects were submitted, of which 37 met the inclusion criteria. They had a mean score of 69.4 +/- 18.3 out of the maximum possible score of 115. Four reviewers assessed the 37 projects for clinical applicability, impact on patient safety, and innovation, and selected the best 12 to compete at the 2nd International Congress on Prevention Strategies for Healthcare-associated Infections, Mashhad, Iran, 2018. The competition took place in three rounds. The selected teams presented their projects in the first round and debated one by one in a knockout manner, while the jury reviewed their scientific content and presentation skills. In the second round, the top 5 projects competed for reaching the final stage, in which the teams presented their ideas in front of a panel of international IPC experts to determine the first three ranks. At the end of the contest, the participants gained valuable criticisms on how to improve their ideas. Moreover, by its motivating atmosphere, the contest created an excellent opportunity to promote IPC in medical schools. Conclusions: Using innovation contests in pre-graduates is an innovative education strategy. It sensitizes medical students to the challenges of IPC and antimicrobial resistance and drives them to think about solutions. By presenting and defending their innovations, they deepen their understanding on the topic and generate knowledge transfer in both ways, from students to teachers and vice versa.

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