SHM Converge Scientific Abstract ePoster Gallery-Back to Basics: Rapid Response Training for the Academic Hospitalist

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This poster describes a rapid response team (RRT) training initiative for academic hospitalists at Mount Sinai Beth Israel. Traditionally, hospitalists work in settings with dedicated RRT and critical care support, but in this case the group began covering an off-site inpatient behavioral health facility without internal medicine trainees or ICU backup. Because hospitalists were taking on a less traditional and potentially higher-risk role, the team developed a two-part faculty development curriculum to standardize best practices and improve confidence in managing common critical scenarios.<br /><br />The curriculum included:  <br />1) a didactic session reviewing RRT expectations, management strategies, and prior behavioral health RRT outcomes; and  <br />2) in-person simulation-based RRT training.<br /><br />Survey results showed that confidence in leading an RRT decreased with more years since residency, suggesting ongoing skills decay without practice. However, 86% of respondents agreed or strongly agreed that the didactic session improved their confidence. Among those who completed the simulation, all agreed or strongly agreed that it further improved their RRT confidence. Overall, the training appeared to be effective, with simulation adding benefit beyond lectures alone.<br /><br />The authors conclude that ongoing critical event training is important for hospitalists, especially as their responsibilities expand beyond traditional inpatient settings. They recommend further study of whether confidence gains persist over time, whether training improves actual RRT outcomes, and how such programs can be sustained.

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Patricia Dharapak

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Author List Benjamin W. Felder, Dahlia Rizk, David Fruchter, Jessica Goldberg, Kimberly Christophe, Patricia Dharapak

Category Innovations

Concept Rapid Response Team

Concept Academic Hospitalist

Concept Multimodal Curriculum

Concept In-person Simulation

Concept Confidence

Distinguished Non-Finalist

Presenter Organization Mount Sinai Beth Israel

Presenting Author Patricia Dharapak

Track Education

Keywords

rapid response team

RRT training

hospitalists

simulation-based training

faculty development

critical care support

behavioral health facility

didactic session

confidence improvement

academic hospital

Rapid Response Team

Academic Hospitalist

Multimodal Curriculum

In-person Simulation

Confidence