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Novel methods of teaching diabetic ketoacidosis ( DKA ) diagnosis and management in a clinical curriculum: Sim‐ DKA
Author(s) -
Brown CW,
Watson WA,
Morrison IG,
MacLennan KY
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
practical diabetes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.205
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 2047-2900
pISSN - 2047-2897
DOI - 10.1002/pdi.1868
Subject(s) - diabetic ketoacidosis , debriefing , medicine , diabetes mellitus , ketoacidosis , curriculum , intensive care medicine , health professionals , complication , type 1 diabetes , pediatrics , health care , medical education , surgery , pedagogy , endocrinology , psychology , economic growth , economics
Diabetic ketoacidosis ( DKA ) is a serious complication of diabetes and errors in its management are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Simulation based medical education is used to teach health care professionals diagnosis and management of low‐frequency, high‐acuity conditions. We aim to describe a novel method of teaching DKA diagnosis and management using simulation and provide a model which other institutions can adapt as an educational resource. We also map scenario outcomes to a number of key educational domains as well as outlining important patient safety outcomes that can be covered in the debrief.