BMJ Open Quality (Apr 2024)

Using active learning strategies during a quality improvement collaborative: exploring educational games to enhance learning among healthcare professionals

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  • Rafaela Moraes de Moura,
  • Sebastian Vernal,
  • Marianilza Lopes da Silva,
  • Flavia Fernanda Franco,
  • Jessica Alves Vieira,
  • Juliana Fernandes da Silva,
  • Guilherme Cesar Silva Dias Santos,
  • Beatriz Marques da Cunha,
  • Fernando Enrique Arriel Pereira,
  • Natalia Nardoni,
  • Francielle Bendersky Gomes,
  • Brunno Cesar Batista Cocentino,
  • Roberta Gonçalves Marques,
  • Natalia Souza de Melo,
  • Ademir Jose Petenate,
  • Andreza Pivato Susin Hamada,
  • Cristiane Maria Reis Cristalda,
  • Luciana Yumi Ue,
  • Claudia Garcia de Barros,
  • Aline Brenner,
  • Amanda Brassaroto Gimenes,
  • Ana Paula Neves Marques de Pinho,
  • Ananda Yana Zamberlan Alvarez,
  • Andrea Keiko Fujinami Gushken,
  • Andreia Lopes de Lima,
  • Beatriz Ramos,
  • Bruno de Melo Tavares,
  • Camila Bertoldo Pinheiro,
  • Cilene Saghabi,
  • Claudia Vallone Silva,
  • Cristiana Martins Prandini,
  • Daniela Pino Vinho,
  • Dejanira Aparecida Regagnin,
  • Edileusa Novaes,
  • Erica Deji Moura Morosov,
  • Graziella Pacheco Velloni,
  • Gynara Rezende Gonzalez do Valle Barbosa,
  • Helena Barreto dos Santos,
  • Ingvar Ludwig Augusto de Souza,
  • Karen Cristina da Conceição Dias Silva,
  • Lais Silvestre Bizerra Baltazar,
  • Livia Muller Bernz,
  • Luciana Gouvea de Albuquerque Souza,
  • Marcelo Luz Pereira Romano,
  • Maria Yamashita,
  • Nidia Cristina de Souza,
  • Patricia dos Santos Bopsin,
  • Patrick Jacobsen Westphal,
  • Priscila Martini Bernardi Garzella,
  • Renata Gonsalez dos Santos,
  • Samara de Campos Braga,
  • Teilor Ricardo dos Santos,
  • Viviane Aparecido Zopelaro de Melo,
  • Wladimir Garcia Silva,
  • Youri Eliphas de Almeida

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjoq-2023-002427
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 2

Abstract

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Background The Breakthrough Series model uses learning sessions (LS) to promote education, professional development and quality improvement (QI) in healthcare. Staff divergences regarding prior knowledge, previous experience, preferences and motivations make selecting which pedagogic strategies to use in LS a challenge.Aim We aimed to assess new active-learning strategies: two educational games, a card game and an escape room-type game, for training in healthcare-associated infection prevention.Methods This descriptive case study evaluated the performance of educational strategies during a Collaborative to reduce healthcare-associated infections in Brazilian intensive care units (ICUs). A post-intervention survey was voluntarily offered to all participants in LS activities.Results Seven regional 2-day LS were held between October and December 2022 (six for adult ICUs and one for paediatric/neonatal ICUs). Of 194 institutions participating in a nationwide QI initiative, 193 (99.4%) participated in these activities, totalling 850 healthcare professionals. From these, 641 participants responded to the survey (75.4%). The post-intervention survey showed that the participants responded positively to the educational activities.Conclusion The participants perceived the various pedagogical strategies positively, which shows the value of a broad and diverse educational approach, customised to local settings and including game-based activities, to enhance learning among healthcare professionals.