I-PASS Mentored Implementation Handoff Curriculum: Champion Training Materials
Jennifer K. O'Toole,
Amy J. Starmer,
Sharon Calaman,
Maria-Lucia Campos,
Jennifer Hepps,
Joseph O. Lopreiato,
Shilpa J. Patel,
Glenn Rosenbluth,
Jeffrey L. Schnipper,
Theodore C. Sectish,
Rajendu Srivastava,
Daniel C. West,
Clifton E. Yu,
Christopher P. Landrigan,
Nancy D. Spector
Affiliations
Jennifer K. O'Toole
1 Director, Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Program, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine; Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center; Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Amy J. Starmer
2 Director of Primary Care Quality Improvement, Boston Children's Hospital; Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Sharon Calaman
3 Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Drexel University College of Medicine; Director, Pediatric Residency Program, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children
Maria-Lucia Campos
4 Research Study Coordinator, Division of General Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital
Jennifer Hepps
5 Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Joseph O. Lopreiato
6 Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences; Associate Dean for Simulation Education, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Shilpa J. Patel
7 Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine; Pediatric Hospitalist, Kapi'olani Medical Center for Women & Children
Glenn Rosenbluth
8 Associate Director, Pediatric Residency Program, Benioff Children's Hospital; Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine
Jeffrey L. Schnipper
9 Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Theodore C. Sectish
10 Program Director, Boston Combined Residency Program in Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital; Vice Chair for Education, Boston Combined Residency Program in Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital; Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Rajendu Srivastava
11 Assistant Vice President of Research, Intermountain Healthcare; Tenured Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Inpatient Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine
Daniel C. West
12 Director, Pediatric Residency Program, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine; Vice-Chair for Education, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine; Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine
Clifton E. Yu
13 Director, Graduate Medical Education, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Christopher P. Landrigan
14 Director of Research, Inpatient Pediatrics Service, Boston Children's Hospital; Director, Sleep and Patient Safety Program, Brigham and Women's Hospital; Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Nancy D. Spector
15 Executive Director, Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine Program, Drexel University College of Medicine; Associate Dean for Faculty Development, Drexel University College of Medicine; Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Drexel University College of Medicine
Introduction The I-PASS Handoff Program is a comprehensive handoff curriculum that has been shown to decrease rates of medical errors and adverse events during patient handoffs. I-PASS champions are a critical part of the implementation and sustainment of this curriculum, and therefore, a rigorous program to support their training is necessary. Methods The I-PASS Handoff champion training materials were created for the original I-PASS Study and adapted for the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) I-PASS Mentored Implementation Program. The adapted materials embrace a flipped classroom approach and adult learning theory. The training includes an overview of I-PASS handoff techniques, an opportunity to practice evaluating handoffs with the I-PASS observation tools using a handoff video vignette, and other key implementation principles. Results As part of the SHM I-PASS Mentored Implementation Program, 366 champions were trained at 32 sites across North America and participated in a total of 3,491 handoff observations. A total of 346 champions completed the I-PASS Champion Workshop evaluation form at the end of their training (response rate: 94.5%). After receiving the training, over 90% agreed/strongly agreed that it provided them with knowledge or skills critical to their patient care activities and that they were able to distinguish the difference between high- and poor-quality handoffs, competently use the I-PASS handoff assessment tools, and articulate the importance of handoff observations. Conclusion The I-PASS champion training materials were rated highly by those trained and are an integral part of a successful I-PASS Handoff Program implementation.
