Journal of General Practice

Tsveti Markova

Publications

• Research Article
  Implementing an Institutional Objective Simulated Handoff Evaluation (OSHE) for Assessing Resident Handoff Skill
  Author(s): Tsveti Markova, Lisa Dillon and James CoticchiaTsveti Markova, Lisa Dillon and James Coticchia
  
  Introduction: In order to properly educate residents about the communication components involved in effective handoff delivery, interventions that promote demonstration of skill with real-time feedback are essential. Our institution developed a focused intervention for all residency programs to improve handoff education by implementing standardized written and verbal templates throughout all specialties. We decided upon a common framework for education and evaluation of resident handoff competency: the objective simulated handoff evaluation (OSHE) originally developed by Farnan et al. Handoffs are critically important for patient quality of care and safety. Methods:Residents completed the objective simulated handoff evaluation in pairs where the junior resident completed a verbal and written hand off using a simulated case to a senior resident in the same specialty. T.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2329-9126.1000203

  Abstract PDF