CONTEXT Current thinking about patient safety emphasises the causal relationship between working conditions, referred to as latent risk factors (LRFs), and the quality of clinical care. OBJECTIVE To investigate the extent to which LRFs are related to job satisfaction, job stress and intention to leave for specialist anaesthetists, trainee anaesthetists and nurse anaesthetists. We expected the...

OBJECTIVES To analyse the research activity and publication output of surgical trainee research collaboratives in the UK. SETTING Surgical trainee research collaboratives in the UK. PARTICIPANTS A total of 24 collaboratives were included in this study from 33 identified organisations. We excluded one group that focused purely on systematic review of the literature and eight groups for which...

OBJECTIVES Workplace bullying is an occupational hazard for trainee doctors. However, little is known about their experiences of cyberbullying at work. This study examines the impact of cyberbullying among trainee doctors, and how attributions of blame for cyberbullying influence individual and work-related outcomes. METHODS Doctors at over 6 months into training were asked to complete an onl...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Interobserver variation by experience was documented for the diagnosis of esophagitis using the Los Angeles classification. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether interobserver agreement can be improved by higher levels of endoscopic experience in the diagnosis of erosive esophagitis. METHODS Endoscopic images of 51 patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) s...

BACKGROUND Increased complications have been demonstrated in patients undergoing some medical procedures performed by trainees. Flexible bronchoscopy is generally considered a safe procedure; however, complications can include pneumothorax, bleeding and even death. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to determine the impact of trainees during interventional pulmonology procedures on procedure time, s...

BACKGROUND There is concern about the adequacy of operative exposure in surgical training programmes, in the context of changing work practices. We aimed to quantify the operative exposure of all trainees on the National Basic Surgical Training (BST) programme in Ireland and compare the results with arbitrary training targets. METHODS Retrospective analysis of data obtained from a web-based l...

BACKGROUND There has been no study to compare the diagnostic accuracy of an experienced radiologist with a trainee in nasal bone fracture. OBJECTIVES To compare the diagnostic accuracy between conventional radiography and computed tomography (CT) for the identification of nasal bone fractures and to evaluate the interobserver reliability between a staff radiologist and a trainee. PATIENTS A...

Rapid advancements in computer technology have facilitated the development of three dimensional (3D) computer-generated simulation environments that have been utilized for training in a number of different fields. In particular, this development has been heavily influenced by innovations within the gaming industry, where First Person Shooter (FPS) games are often considered to be on the cutting...

A computerized assessment package for general practitioner trainees has been developed in order to measure the impact of teaching during the trainee year and to help identify areas of possible weakness in the knowledge base of trainees. The programme consists of an electronic questionnaire asking for background educational details, confidence rating scales, 60 multiple choice questions divided ...

We have previously demonstrated that vibrotactile feedback of trunk motion significantly improves balance stability in individuals with vestibular deficits and older adults. Recently we have developed a Mobile Instrument for Motion Instruction and Correction (MIMIC) that enables an expert (i.e. physical therapist) to map his/her movements to a trainee (i.e. patient) in a hands-free fashion. MIM...