Improving the prescribing practice of junior doctors through interprofessional collaboration and evidence-based education.

Publisher: Pasifika Medical Association Group Country of Publication: New Zealand NLM ID: 0401067 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1175-8716 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00288446 NLM ISO Abbreviation: N Z Med J Subsets: MEDLINE

Publication: 2022- : Auckland : Pasifika Medical Association Group
Original Publication: Wellington : New Zealand Medical Association

Interprofessional Relations* ; Medical Staff, Hospital*/education ; Medical Staff, Hospital*/standards ; Practice Patterns, Physicians'*; Drug Prescriptions/statistics & numerical data ; Evidence-Based Practice ; Humans ; Medication Errors/prevention & control ; Medication Errors/statistics & numerical data ; New Zealand

The last decade (2010-2019) has seen calls to action to improve the prescribing practice of junior doctors. An in-depth investigation into the causes of prescribing errors by foundation trainees in relation to their medical education (the EQUIP study) in the UK reported a prescription error rate of 8.9% for all prescribed medicines, and although that is a UK study, there are similarities with New Zealand prevocational training programmes. The EQUIP study revealed that existing teaching strategies are not working. To believe a single intervention will prevent most prescribing errors is simplistic, and for improvement to occur, new prescribers need to learn from their mistakes. Traditionally, the education of junior doctors has focused on their competence and professional registration requirements. Working in healthcare is collective and multidisciplinary, and errors occur through human and system factors.
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Date Created: 20210618 Date Completed: 20210630 Latest Revision: 20210630

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