Towards an inpatient diabetes curriculum: medical student‐generated aims, objectives and methods for ward‐based learning of non‐critical, non‐perioperative inpatient diabetes care

Taylor, Charles G.; Atherley, Anique; Murphy, Madhuvanti M.

doi:10.1111/dme.13044

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“…defined 27 learning objectives for general pain medicine, based on a survey among pain specialists 69. Other areas for which specific prescribing competencies have been described are diabetes care ( n = 1) 70, drug misuse ( n = 1) 71, psychotherapy ( n = 1) 72 and pharmacogenomics ( n = 1) 73.…”

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Do final‐year medical students have sufficient prescribing competencies? A systematic literature review

Brinkman

Tichelaar

Graaf

et al. 2018

Brit J Clinical Pharma

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AimsPrescribing errors are an important cause of patient safety incidents and are frequently caused by junior doctors. This might be because the prescribing competence of final‐year medical students is poor as a result of inadequate clinical pharmacology and therapeutic (CPT) education. We reviewed the literature to investigate which prescribing competencies medical students should have acquired in order to prescribe safely and effectively, and whether these have been attained by the time they graduate.MethodsPubMed, EMBASE and ERIC databases were searched from the earliest dates up to and including January 2017, using the terms ‘prescribing’, ‘competence’ and ‘medical students’ in combination. Articles describing or evaluating essential prescribing competencies of final‐year medical students were included.ResultsTwenty‐five articles describing, and 47 articles evaluating, the prescribing competencies of final‐year students were included. Although there seems to be some agreement, we found no clear consensus among CPT teachers on which prescribing competencies medical students should have when they graduate. Studies showed that students had a general lack of preparedness, self‐confidence, knowledge and skills, specifically regarding general and antimicrobial prescribing and pharmacovigilance. However, the results should be interpreted with caution, given the heterogeneity and methodological weaknesses of the included studies.ConclusionsThere is considerable evidence that final‐year students have insufficient competencies to prescribe safely and effectively, although there is a need for a greater consensus among CPT teachers on the required competencies. Changes in undergraduate CPT education are urgently required in order to improve the prescribing of future doctors.

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confidence: 99%

Do final‐year medical students have sufficient prescribing competencies? A systematic literature review

Brinkman

Tichelaar

Graaf

et al. 2018

Brit J Clinical Pharma

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Meeting the challenges posed by an escalating diabetes healthcare burden: A mixed methods study

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Aims and objectives: To identify innovative new strategies to maintain optimal care for patients with diabetes while in hospital. Background: The ongoing escalation in the incidence of diabetes is contributing to a growing burden associated with diabetes management. Design: Mixed methods underpinned by Appreciative Inquiry. Methods: Online survey (n=173) and focus group interviews with nurses and midwives (n=40), and individual interviews with recently discharged hospital patients (n=6). Results: Suggest a need for further education and knowledge on diabetes management for nursing, midwifery, medical and ancillary staff. This, together with improved communication and team work, is required to prevent delays in prescribing and reviewing insulin requirements, along with timely access to appropriate food for people with diabetes. Conclusions: In seeking solutions to the challenges in caring for hospitalised patients with diabetes there is a need to work across the entire hospital workforce and to develop effective and efficient methods for ensuring appropriate skills and knowledge of diabetes management for staff across complex and rapidly changing hospital systems.

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Towards an inpatient diabetes curriculum: medical student‐generated aims, objectives and methods for ward‐based learning of non‐critical, non‐perioperative inpatient diabetes care

Cited by 2 publications

References 25 publications

Do final‐year medical students have sufficient prescribing competencies? A systematic literature review

Do final‐year medical students have sufficient prescribing competencies? A systematic literature review

Meeting the challenges posed by an escalating diabetes healthcare burden: A mixed methods study

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