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Table 1 Interactive education themes used to standardise content and teaching

From: A method for developing standardised interactive education for complex clinical guidelines

Standards

Interactive education theme

Quality domain

Resolved by version

Identification source

Examples of perinatal loss workshop theme modification

Content

1. Inconsistency within the educational framework (SCORPIO curriculum)

Curriculum

5

Educator

• 3 stations using tell-show-do-feedback and 3 stations using problem-based learning

Tutors

• Ensure a different participatory activity at each station

2. Content not aligning with the clinical practice guideline

Alignment

5

Educator

• Omission from the workshop of an entire CPG Key Recommendation: “Institutional Perinatal Mortality Audit” (Table 1)

Tutors

• Learning objectives providing incomplete coverage of CPG Key Recommendation

Teaching

3. Information overload

Overload

3

Educator

• Information limited to learning objectives

Tutors

• Minimise slide numbers

4. Unacceptable station timing

Timing

3

Participants

• Teaching station time extended from 20 to 30 minutes allowing completion of content delivery

Educator

• Detailed written teaching plan with timing for the tutor to follow produced for every teaching station

Tutors

5. Didactic delivery

Didacticism

4

Participants

• Information in slide presentation reduced and demonstrating using participant activity increased

Educator

• 2 to 3 participatory activities in every station

Tutors

6. Inadequate clinical relevance

Relevance

5

Participants

• Always use the context of an appropriate clinical scenario scenario

    

Educator

• Difficult communication skill demonstrated by short DVD made using professional actors.

Tutors

7. Poor teaching

Reproducibility

5

Tutors

• Detailed written teaching plan with information for the tutor to follow produced for every teaching station

• DVD or structured role play scenarios and planned brainstorming activities reduces variation when using different tutors

8. Incomplete engagement of participants

Engagement

-

Participants

• Every participant actively involved in at least 2 structured activities in every teaching station

Educator

Tutor peers