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    Supervision and feedback for junior medical staff in Australian emergency departments: findings from the emergency medicine capacity assessment study

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    Jelinek, GA; Weiland, TJ; Mackinlay, C
    Date
    2010-11-02
    Source Title
    BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
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    BMC
    University of Melbourne Author/s
    Jelinek, George; Weiland, Tracey
    Affiliation
    Medicine - St Vincent's Hospital
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    Jelinek, G. A., Weiland, T. J. & Mackinlay, C. (2010). Supervision and feedback for junior medical staff in Australian emergency departments: findings from the emergency medicine capacity assessment study. BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION, 10 (1), https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6920-10-74.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/11343/30628
    DOI
    10.1186/1472-6920-10-74
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    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2987934
    Abstract
    BACKGROUND: Clinical supervision and feedback are important for the development of competency in junior doctors. This study aimed to determine the adequacy of supervision of junior medical staff in Australian emergency departments (EDs) and perceived feedback provided. METHODS: Semi-structured telephone surveys sought quantitative and qualitative data from ED Directors, Directors of Emergency Medicine Training, registrars and interns in 37 representative Australian hospitals; quantitative data were analysed with SPSS 15.0 and qualitative data subjected to content analysis identifying themes. RESULTS: Thirty six of 37 hospitals took part. Of 233 potential interviewees, 95 (40.1%) granted interviews including 100% (36/36) of ED Directors, and 96.2% (25/26) of eligible DEMTs, 24% (19/81) of advanced trainee/registrars, and 17% (15/90) of interns. Most participants (61%) felt the ED was adequately supervised in general and (64.2%) that medical staff were adequately supervised. Consultants and registrars were felt to provide most intern supervision, but this varied depending on shift times, with registrars more likely to provide supervision on night shift and at weekends. Senior ED medical staff (64%) and junior staff (79%) agreed that interns received adequate clinical supervision. Qualitative analysis revealed that good processes were in place to ensure adequate supervision, but that service demands, particularly related to access block and overcrowding, had detrimental effects on both supervision and feedback. CONCLUSIONS: Consultants appear to provide the majority of supervision of junior medical staff in Australian EDs. Supervision and feedback are generally felt to be adequate, but are threatened by service demands, particularly related to access block and ED overcrowding.
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    Curriculum and Pedagogy

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