Journal of general internal medicine
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Governing bodies for medical education recommend that spirituality and medicine be incorporated into training. ⋯ A brief pilot workshop on spirituality and medicine had a modest effect in improving attitudes and perceived competence of both medical students and residents.
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Following the Institute of Medicine report "To Err is Human," the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality identified proper central venous catheter (CVC) insertion techniques and wide sterile barriers (WSB) as 2 major quality indicators for patient safety. However, no standard currently exists to teach proper procedural techniques to physicians. ⋯ The sessions were rated highly worthwhile, and statistically significant improvements were seen in comfort levels with ultrasound-guided vascular access and WSB (P<.001). Given the revitalized importance of patient safety and the emphasis on reducing medical errors, further studies on the utility of nonhuman tissue models for procedural training should be enthusiastically pursued.