Heather is a fourth year resident asked to create and facilitate a simulation scenario for junior residents. She has always been interested in simulation based learning, but struggles with finding the time to create high-fidelity scenarios featuring important learning points. Heather wonders if there is a collection of simulation scenarios that she can use as educational tools. Emergency Medicine training programs often use simulation scenarios as important teaching tools. However, due to time constraints, it can …
CAEP GeMES | Effects of Leadership Styles and Power Dynamics on Patient Safety
Alyssa is a first year Emergency Medicine resident working on a late night shift with Dr. Howard, whom she has never worked with before. After diagnosing a patient with Sepsis NYD, Dr. Howard starts the patient on piperacillin-tazobactam at 4.5 g IV q6h, but forgets to take into account that the patient has a history of chronic kidney disease and needs renal dosing. Alyssa notices this, but is unsure of whether or not …