Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons^™

Assessment Of The Multidisciplinary Education For A Major Change In Clinical Practice; A Prospective Cohort Study, Ian M. R Wright, Chris H. Wake, Helene Anderson, Shirley Graham

Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A

Background: New approaches are often introduced to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and other areas of the health service in either a haphazard or cataclysmic fashion. The needs of staff education are often addressed incompletely or too late. Rarely is education assessed after the introduction of a major change. We changed the basis of our NICU respiratory support. We conducted a major educational and support program before this intervention. This study documented and assessed the educational components of this change in our health service provision.

Methods: Senior medical and nursing staff attended training abroad and an education program was …