Increased Interactive Format for Morbidity & Mortality Conference Improves Educational Value and Enhances Confidence

Journal of Surgical Education

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 266-272

  Prince, Jose M ^a   Vallabhaneni, Raghuveer ^a   Zenati, Mazen S ^a   Hughes, Steven J ^a   Harbrecht, Brian G ^a   Lee, Kenneth K ^a   Watson, Andrew R ^a   Peitzman, Andrew B ^a   Billiar, Timothy R ^a   Brown, Matthew T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

ACGME core competencies; adverse events; audience interaction; complications; continuing medical education; Interpersonal and Communication Skills; medical error reporting; morbidity and mortality conference; Patient Care; Practice Based Learning and Improvement; quality improvement; resident confidence; surgical education; Systems Based Practice; teaching conferences

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEARNING STYLE; MORBIDITY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESIDENT; SELF REPORT; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TRAINING; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; CONGRESSES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SELF EFFICACY; SURGERY; TEACHING;

EID: 35548940717     PISSN: 19317204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2007.06.007     Document Type: Article

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