The Interdisciplinary Academy for Coaching and Teamwork (I-ACT): A novel approach for training faculty experts in preventing healthcare-associated infection - 18/09/14
, Sanjay Saint, MD, MPH b, c, Russell N. Olmsted, MPH, CIC d, Eugene Chu, MD e, Linda Greene, RN, MPS, CIC f, Barbara S. Edson, RN, MBA, MHA g, Scott A. Flanders, MD cAbstract |
Background |
The Interdisciplinary Academy for Coaching and Teamwork (I-ACT) was an advanced course aimed at educating leaders of a quality improvement project on addressing clinical challenges associated with catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI), overcoming socioadaptive issues among a multidisciplinary team, and effective coaching.
Methods |
The I-ACT course provided substantial opportunities for interaction among participants and faculty experts through role playing. Participants were grouped so that each discipline of a potential CAUTI improvement team was represented during interactive components of the training. Precourse and postcourse surveys were used to assess participants' comfort in addressing various challenges associated with implementation of interventions.
Results |
After the course, participants expressed improved comfort with using the tools provided to address challenging socioadaptive issues. Written comments indicated that the participants valued being able to learn from experts and meet in a face-to-face setting.
Conclusions |
The I-ACT course was successful in training faculty to serve as improvement experts for US hospitals working on CAUTI prevention. After completing the course, participants felt that their comfort and ability to address complex improvement problems had improved. This model may be effective for use in preparing improvement project leaders and participants to tackle other healthcare-associated infections and complex quality problems.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Key Words : Catheter-associated infection, Urinary catheterization, Quality improvement, Mentors, Socioadaptive
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| This project was supported by a contract from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality HHSA290201000025I/HHSA29032001T. |
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| Publication of this article was supported by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). |
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| Conflicts of interest: S.A.F. discloses consultancies for the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and the Society of Hospital Medicine; royalties from Wiley Publishing; honoraria for various talks at hospitals as a visiting professor; grants from CDC Foundation, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Michigan Health and Hospital Association; and expert witness testimony. S.S. has received numerous honoraria and speaking fees from academic medical centers, hospitals, group-purchasing organizations (eg, Premier, VHA), specialty societies, state-based hospital associations, and nonprofit foundations (eg, Michigan Health and Hospital Association, Institute for Healthcare Improvement) for lectures on catheter-associated urinary tract infection, implementing change, and leadership. R.N.O. serves as a member of Premier Safety Institute and is a member of speakers' bureaus for Ethicon and Avid Education Partners. No other potential conflicts of interest are noted. |
Vol 42 - N° 10S
P. S230-S235 - octobre 2014 Retour au numéro
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