Unpacking the Complexity of Patient Handoffs Through the Lens of Cognitive Load Theory

Teaching and Learning in Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 88-96

  Young, John Q ^a   ten Cate, Olle ^b   O'Sullivan, Patricia S ^c   Irby, David M ^c  

^a DONALD AND BARBARA ZUCKER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT HOFSTRA NORTHWELL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

cognitive load theory; handoffs; instructional design

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL HANDOVER; COGNITION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY;

COGNITION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HUMANS; PATIENT HANDOFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY;

EID: 84954518751     PISSN: 10401334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10401334.2015.1107491     Document Type: Article

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