Meerkats

MEERKATS

MEERKAT

Medical Emergencies: Evaluation, Response and Keeping Attention on Team Communication and Patient Safety

Medical Emergency SimulationFoundation 2CMT

Please click on any of the above three courses for more specific information.

MEERKATS is a set of educational programs aimed at nursing shift leaders, junior and senior medical staff and HCA’s. It combines the essential elements of patient safety with good practice in communication and recognition and management of acutely unwell patient.

All participants in simulation-based team training courses like the above learn together, reflect together and discuss together in teams similar to the ones that deliver health care on the wards. Simulation courses include senior and junior doctors, nursing shift leaders, medical students and health care assistants working as part of a multi-dynamic team. Learners participate in the simulation exercises in their normal clinical role and work in realistic clinical teams communicating across a ward and two side rooms.

Simulation scenarios and content emphasis are based on audits of calls to the hospital at night teams with specific learning objectives aligned to the Trust’s priorities as  follows:

  • Recognising the deteriorating adult, treatment and escalation.

Involving participants from various backgrounds (medical, surgical, A&E,) and observing the interactions within the multidisciplinary team with a focus on TEAM SAFETY & RESILIENCE

PLEASE ENROLL SHIFT LEADERS & HCAs THROUGH OUR EVENTBRITE PAGE

An email will be sent out with the direct links.

Please find the dates available below for 2023/2024

MEDICAL STAFF WILL BE ALLOCATED SESSIONS BY YOUR POST-GRAD CO-ORDINATOR IN EDUCATION & DEVELOPMENT

MEERKATS 1

Meerkats 1 is a 1-day team-based simulation course for IMT1s and F1s, RGNs, Nursing Associates, Physicians Associates, AHPS and HCA’s. The course focuses on deteriorating adult patients, multidisciplinary team skills, leadership and communication.

The MEERKATS courses have been designed to bring together front-line staff and junior doctors for a one-day clinical simulation training program that focuses on teamwork, communication and clinical task management.

In an attempt to broaden the scope of traditional simulation courses for doctors only it joins mandatory training for Foundation and IMT trainees with hospital-based training for nurses and health care assistants. The aim is to find a synthesis between the curriculum requirements for trainees and strategic hospital education priorities for our nursing & HCA staff.

  • 16/01/2023
  • 31/01/2023
  • 07/02/2023 TBC
  • 24/02/2023
  • 13/03/2023
  • 03/04/2023
  • 19/04/2023
  • 04/05/2023
  • 19/05/2023
  • 06/06/2023
  • 29/09/2023
  • 31/10/2023
  • 30/11/2023
  • 07/12/2023
  • 17/01/2024

MEERKATS 2

Meerkats 2 is a 1-day team-based simulation course for IMT2s and F2s, RGNs, Nursing Associates, Physicians Associates, AHPS and HCA’s. Scenarios include a multiple patient simulated ward round, deteriorating adult simulations and team skills including leadership and communication.

All participants in simulation-based team training courses learn together, reflect together and discuss together in teams similar to the ones that deliver health care on the wards. Simulation courses include senior and junior doctors, nursing shift leaders, medical students and health care assistants working as part of a multi-dynamic team. Learners participate in the simulation exercises in their normal clinical role and work in realistic clinical teams communicating across a ward and two side rooms.

Simulation scenarios and content are based on audits of calls to the hospital at night teams with specific learning objectives around: recognizing the deteriorating adult, treatment and escalation. There is a strong focus on TEAM SAFETY & RESILIENCE.

  • 17/01/2023
  • 30/01/2023
  • 02/02/2023
  • 27/02/2023
  • 14/03/2023
  • 22/03/2023
  • 11/04/2023
  • 18/05/2023
  • 05/06/2023
  • 28/09/2023
  • 30/10/2023
  • 29/11/2023
  • 12/12/2023
  • 16/01/2024

IMT 3 Simulation

Meerkats 3 is a 1-day team-based simulation course for IMT3s, RGNs, AHPS and HCA’s covering:

  • Introduction to Teaching and Facilitating (1-hour session supported by a presentation on teaching and facilitating in simulation)
  • TEP discussions and Escalation Plan (1-hour workshop with palliative care team)
  • Three acute care clinical simulations

On completion of this course, IMTs trainees will have the opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills gained to facilitate the learning of junior colleagues in MEERKATS 1 and 2, with the overall experience developing their ability to:

  • Manage complex / acutely unwell patients independently
  • Practice A to E assessment using simulation-based education
  • Contextualize psychological signs with patient history and develop a differential diagnosis
  • Order/send appropriate samples/investigations to assist clinical decision making
  • Escalate concerns, seek advice and refer to the appropriate specialists
  • Deal with ethical and legal issues related to clinical practice
  • Communicate effectively and share decision-making while monitoring appropriate situational awareness, professional behavior and professional judgment
  • Develop teaching and facilitating skills
  • Act as a clinical teacher and clinical supervisor
  • Apply leadership skills in the simulated area
  • 17/02/2023
  • 30/03/2023
  • 02/05/2023

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