OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to determine the optimum content of a 1-day classroom-based crew resource management (CRM) course for health-care personnel working in ad hoc teams in complex, time-critical hospital departments such as surgery, intensive care or emergency. DESIGN A two-round modified Delphi panel. PARTICIPANTS selected teamwork competency components suitable for incl...

BACKGROUND In Korea, clinical performance examination (CPX) has been included in license examination for medical doctors since 2009 in order to improve clinical performance of medical students. This study aimed to evaluate the contribution of CPX to medical education. METHODS Clinical competency in the differential diagnosis of secondary headache was compared between the incoming interns in 2...

Objectives: To assess pediatrics residents’ self-reported competency in placing peripheral intravenous (IV) lines at baseline; to conduct a peripheral intravenous simulationbased training session for residents; and to measure peripheral intravenous (PIV) competency on manikins following the intervention as well as changes in scores of self-reported knowledge, confidence, and success from baseli...

BACKGROUND The efficiency of the health care system is significantly dependent on the appropriate leadership and guidance of employees. One of the most frequently used new approaches in human resources management is the study of competencies and competency models. The aim of this research is to develop a competency model for leaders in nursing, and to compare it with the leadership competency m...

This paper provides principles and recommendations for implementing cultural competency in the field. The following six principles are key to a successful cultural competency effort: 1) community representation and feedback at all stages of implementation; 2) cultural competency integrated into all systems of the health care organization, particularly quality improvement efforts; 3) ensuring th...

based on the current emphasis on competency-based education, as a part of need assessment phase of dental curriculum revision in iran, in the present study the dental graduates' perspective concerning the minimum competency requirements for an iranian general dentist has been investigated.based on the three available major competency documents in the literature a questionnaire was developed in ...

Amendment of the Mental Health and Welfare Law in Japan will limit admission for medical care and protection only for those individuals who are incapable of giving consent to admission. This is a first in the history of the Japanese mental health legislation. By reviewing the law and psychiatric literature, it is argued that: (i) informed consent is a legal transaction that embodies the idea of...

Since the early 1960s, a number of instruments, reflecting a broad range of assessment methods, have been developed to assist in the evaluation of competency to stand trial. These instruments have taken various forms including checklists, self-report questionnaires, sentence-completion tasks, and interview-based instruments with and without criterion-based scoring. This article reviews these as...

OBJECTIVE The study explored perceptions of adults with psychiatric disabilities regarding cultural competency of peer-run mental health support groups and programs. METHODS Web survey respondents were recruited via mental health list-servs, web sites, newsletters, emails, and word of mouth. A total of 527 peers were surveyed about cultural competency barriers facing peer-run programs; common...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES To induce competency-based education/developing a curriculum in the training of postgraduate students in laparoscopic surgery. METHODS This study selected postgraduate students before the implementation of competency-based education (n = 16) or after the implementation of competency-based education (n = 17). On the basis of the 5 competencies of patient care, medical...