Accepted Type
Oral
Code
OA1-1-3
Acceptance Declaration
Accept
Additional Information
I declare I have no actual or potential conflict of interest in relation to this program.
Was this work accepted for CCME 2020?
no
Category
General Call (Workshop, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation)
Type
Oral
Sub Type
Education Innovation
Will the presenter be a:
Jr. Faculty (less than 5 years in practice)
Affiliation
Considered for Poster
yes
Title
Rapid Development of a COVID-19 Focused Curriculum to Prepare Psychiatry Residents for Acute Changes to Care
Length of Presentation
Background/Purpose
The COVID-19 pandemic struck Canada in mid-March 2020, resulting in fears that a massive first wave might overwhelm the health care system. In teaching hospitals, plans to redeploy residents to needed services were quickly developed should they be needed. Many resident physicians had not recently worked in acute medical care units and expressed high anxiety about redeployment. There was also uncertainty about pandemic impacts on patient care.
Summary of the Innovation
The need to quickly develop a COVID-related curricular intervention and rapidly transition all learning online was clear. Three faculty educators developed a curriculum outline that was circulated to chief residents for feedback. Subsequently, three phases of curriculum were implemented: 1) primers on acute medical care and COVID, 2) sessions on providing psychiatric care during the pandemic, including effects on patient and provider wellbeing, and 3) sessions with a focus on healthcare needs of disadvantaged populations. Resident feedback was sought through evaluation forms and a focus group. Residents appreciated the rapid development of the curriculum to meet learning needs. Many noted a benefit of having these sessions early to better prepare them both practically and psychologically for changes to practice.
Conclusion
Our curriculum serves as an example of rapid curricular development to respond to a quickly developing learning need. Despite its quick development and implementation, a clear plan was developed, iterative feedback was sought during development, and evaluation of the curriculum occurred following delivery. This can serve as a model for other programs to use to rapidly develop local curricula in response to any rapidly developing need, including future pandemics.
Keyword 1
curriculum
Keyword 2
COVID-19
Keyword 3
postgraduate
Level of Training
Post Graduate
Abstract Themes
Curriculum
Curriculum
- General
- Integrated
Additional Theme (First choice)
Postgraduate
Additional Theme (Second Choice)
Additional Theme (Third Choice)
Authors
Presenter
Natasha Snelgrove
Term 1
Yes
Term 2
Yes
Term 3
Yes
Term 4
Yes
Term 5
Yes
