Enhancement of patient safety by improved interprofessional communication: Effects on an interprofessional educational workshop on the quality of communication in pediatric care teams

专业间沟通的质量对患者在护理期间的安全具有重要影响，并在减少医疗差错的举措中发挥着越来越大的作用。到目前为止，还没有研究调查旨在改善儿科患者安全背景下专业间沟通的干预措施的效果。哈佛医学院儿童医院的专业和道德实践研究所（IPEP）为儿科护理团队开发了一个教育跨专业研讨会，以便在患者安全的背景下提高跨专业沟通的质量。从卫生服务研究的角度来看，这是一项复杂的干预措施，将在探索性试验中进行评估。为期两年的奖学金将使本研究能够独立规划、实现和分析。具体而言，可行性和参与者的接受程度将被调查。此外，将开发和测试有关沟通和患者安全的有意义和相关的结果变量。本研究为进一步随机对照试验调查干预的效率和疗效以及在常规护理中的可能实施提供了重要的前提。定性和定量访谈方法以及观察方法将被应用。如果可行性和接受度证明是积极的，干预将进一步发展和适应德国的当地和文化条件。

The quality of interprofessional communication has an important impact on the safety of patients during their care and plays an increasing role in initiatives to reduce medical errors. Up to date there are no studies investigating the effects of an intervention aiming at improving interprofessional communication in the context of patient safety in pediatrics. The Institute of Professionalism and Ethical Practice (IPEP) at the Children‘s Hospital of Harvard Medical School develops an educational interprofessional workshop for pediatric care teams in order to improve the quality of interprofessional communication in the context of patient safety. From the perspective of health services research this is a complex intervention which will be evaluated in an exploratory trial. The 2-year fellowship will enable the independent planning, realization and analysis of this study. Specifically the feasibility and the acceptance by participants will be investigated. Further, meaningful and relevant outcome variables regarding communication and patient safety will be developed and tested.This study is an important prerequisite for further randomized-controlled trials investigating the efficiency and efficacy of the intervention and a possible implementation in routine care. Qualitative and quantitative interview methods as well as observational methods will be applied.If feasibility and acceptance prove to be positive the intervention will be further developed and adapted to local and cultural conditions in Germany.