Fast forward rounds: An effective method for teaching medical students to transition patients safely across care settings: Education and training

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 910-917

  Ouchida, Karin ^a   Lofaso, Veronica M ^b   Capello, Carol F ^b   Ramsaroop, Sharda ^b   Reid, M Carrington ^b  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Curriculum; Discharge planning; Medical student education; Transitional care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; FAST FORMARD ROUNDS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; MEDICARE; MEDICATION ERROR; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME OF EDUCATION; PATIENT SAFETY; REIMBURSEMENT; TEACHING; TRAINING; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; PATIENT DISCHARGE;

EID: 65449161734     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02203.x     Document Type: Article

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