Reinvention of an academic anaesthesiology department during pandemic times: lessons learnt and adapting to a “new normal”

Morrissey, Candice; Bledsoe, Amber D.; Zimmerman, Joshua M.; Bott, Steven; Stuart, Ami; Johnson, Ken B.; DeCou, Jennifer A.; Thackeray, Elizabeth M.; Kück, Kai; Chacin, A B; Dorsey, David P.; Chortkoff, Ben S.; Drennan, E L; Smith, Dale; Jackman, Carina; Paulsen, Laura; Egan, Talmage D.

doi:10.36303/sajaa.2021.27.3.2576

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“…Morrissey et al suggested an airway team and the COVID-19 simulation course as per their needs assessment to address the knowledge gap, as vital additions to their management of COVID-19 patients. 1 Furthermore, a lack of well-established interventions to treat SARS-COV-2 infections and complications, COVID-19 research trials and effective dissemination were identified to fast track an effective multidisciplinary therapeutic panel in Utah.…”

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“…652 deaths. 3,4 It is valuable to compare the response of Morrissey et al 1 Initially, when the country reported the first case in March 2020, one of our theatre operating rooms was identified to handle positive COVID-19 surgical patients only. At this time, two teams of anaesthesiologists covered three days on and seven days off duty to minimise exposure to infection.…”

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“…2 In contrast, we had short structured training sessions unlike the intensive COVID-19 simulation course developed by the University of Utah. 1 In addition, the University of Utah also established a specialised COVID-19 airway team dedicated to performing all tracheal intubations in the hospital, which we did not have. In comparison, part of our training was through online channels using simulation videos.…”

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Reinvention of an academic anaesthesiology department during the COVID-19 pandemic; comparisons with lower resource environments

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Reinvention of an academic anaesthesiology department during the COVID-19 pandemic; comparisons with lower resource environments

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“…The COVID-19 pandemic was such a disruption. During COVID, supervisors were no longer the medical experts in pathology [ 27 ] and had to reinvent their practices and patient care overnight [ 28 ]. Learning opportunities for residents were suddenly limited [ 29 ] and supervision went remote [ 30 ] due the restraints on physical contact [ 3 ].…”

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Learning in a real-life escape room: an explorative study on the supervisory relationship in GP residency during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Background The relationship between supervisors and residents plays a prominent role in the professional development of general practice (GP) residents. When disruptions occur in the normal course of healthcare, due to effects of e.g. war or emerging epidemics, we need to consider how this may affect the training of the next generation of general practitioners. As both supervisors and residents face new and unprecedented challenges that impact overall quality of the training. In this study, we examined the characteristics of the supervisory relationship in GP training during the disruptions early on during COVID-19. Our aim was to understand better how resident learning is affected in these circumstances, which is a first step in enabling supervisors, residents and faculty to anticipate disruptive situations better in the future. Methods We conducted a qualitative case study with a constructivist approach. Seven GP residents at the start of their second placement, and their 10 supervisors participated in this study. Participants came from a University Medical Centre in the Netherlands. Semi-structured interviews were held between September 2020 and February 2021. The subjects were (1) interviewed individually about what they had learned regarding COVID-19, and (2) they were interviewed in supervisory pairs about how they had learned. Data were iteratively analysed; thematic analysis for (1) and template analysis in (2). Results We identified notable changes in the supervisor-resident relationship attributable to COVID-19. Supervisors and residents were confronted with an all-encompassing uncertainty in the workplace, and disruptive changes in patient care and learning opportunities for residents. Supervisors and residents addressed these emerging workplace challenges through three types of collaboration, (1) getting the job done; (2) residents’ learning; and (3) collective learning. Each type had a different focus and distinctive characteristics of the supervisory relationship. Conclusion With the outbreak of COVID-19, supervisors and residents were faced with disruptive uncertainty. In these circumstances, learning occurred not only between residents and their supervisors, but also with non-supervising GPs and assistants in collective learning. We propose to complement collective learning in the workplace with reflection between residents and supervisors at the training institution.

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Reinvention of an academic anaesthesiology department during pandemic times: lessons learnt and adapting to a “new normal”

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Reinvention of an academic anaesthesiology department during the COVID-19 pandemic; comparisons with lower resource environments

Reinvention of an academic anaesthesiology department during the COVID-19 pandemic; comparisons with lower resource environments

Learning in a real-life escape room: an explorative study on the supervisory relationship in GP residency during the COVID-19 pandemic

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