Abstract Manager

Facilitated and Dedicated Poster

LP12 - 1

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I declare I have no actual or potential conflict of interest in relation to this program.

no

General Call (Workshop, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation)

Oral

Education Innovation

Resident

yes

Physicians first: simulating medical emergencies in psychiatric settings

Simulation is widespread in medical education yet remains underutilized in psychiatry. This technique may be particularly useful for practice managing infrequent and emergent events, such as medical emergencies in psychiatric settings. Psychiatry residents at McMaster expressed a desire to increase their knowledge and skills in encounters where acute medical management is required. In response, an innovative interdisciplinary simulation curriculum addressing these needs was developed.

An interdisciplinary group of educators from psychiatry and emergency medicine developed a novel medical psychiatry curriculum for first-year psychiatry residents. This involved two simulations of common medical emergencies in psychiatric settings, including seizures and undifferentiated tachycardia. The focus was on medical expertise, communication, and collaboration skills necessary for initial management. A standardized format for communicating with consultants was introduced, similar to those used in emergency medicine training. A unique feature of these simulations is that sessions were co-facilitated by educators from psychiatry and emergency medicine and included interprofessional staff as partners in the learning experience.

Psychiatrists need to be prepared to manage medical comorbidities in psychiatric settings and simulation provides an opportunity to safely practice and enhance these skills. This is the first use of simulation in our psychiatry training program. Our work contributes to a small but growing body of literature on the use of simulation in psychiatry, with an emphasis on medical psychiatry and the unique opportunities this presents for interdisciplinary collaboration. This presentation will give educators insights into our development process, which they can then apply to their local curricula.

Simulation

Psychiatry

Interdisciplinary

Post Graduate

Teaching and learning

Inter-professional Education

Postgraduate

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes