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Educating medical trainees on medication reconciliation: a systematic review

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Medical Education, March 2015
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Title
Educating medical trainees on medication reconciliation: a systematic review
Published in
BMC Medical Education, March 2015
DOI 10.1186/s12909-015-0306-5
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Aliya Ramjaun, Monisha Sudarshan, Laura Patakfalvi, Robyn Tamblyn, Ari N Meguerditchian

Abstract

Effective medication reconciliation is critical in reducing the risk of preventable adverse drug events. Medical trainees are often responsible for medication reconciliation on admission, transfer and discharge of the most vulnerable patients; therefore, it is important that trainees are educated on this aspect of quality care. We conducted a systematic review using MEDLINE and EMBASE databases to identify education initiatives targeted at improving trainee skill and knowledge in carrying out medication reconciliation. Studies published in English or French between July 1980 and July 2013, where the primary focus of the article was the role of medical trainees in conducting medication reconciliation, and where trainee-specific data was reported, were included. Included articles must have reported trainee-specific data. Given the anticipated heterogeneity and array of outcomes, we were unable to employ a specific tool in assessing the risk of bias across studies. Seven studies met pre-specified eligibility criteria, indicating the lack of published education initiatives targeted towards improving trainee knowledge and experience. Four described an education intervention targeted towards students completing internal medicine clerkship, while the remaining 3 were implemented among residents. Although no two interventions were the same, 5 out of 7 included an experiential component. Varying success was achieved with medication reconciliation education interventions. While some noted improved competence and/or confidence amongst trainees, namely undergraduate medical students, others noted little effect resulting from the intervention.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Finland 1 <1%
Egypt 1 <1%
Unknown 106 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 12 11%
Researcher 11 10%
Student > Bachelor 11 10%
Student > Doctoral Student 10 9%
Student > Ph. D. Student 9 8%
Other 34 31%
Unknown 21 19%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 35 32%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 15 14%
Nursing and Health Professions 6 6%
Computer Science 6 6%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 3 3%
Other 13 12%
Unknown 30 28%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 9. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 20 June 2019.
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#3,650,809
of 23,340,595 outputs
Outputs from BMC Medical Education
#586
of 3,442 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#45,279
of 259,831 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Medical Education
#16
of 63 outputs
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