Illness script development in pre-clinical education through case-based clinical reasoning training.

Objectives: To assess illness script richness and maturity in preclinical students after they attended a specifically structured instructional format, i.e., a case based clinical reasoning (CBCR) course.

Performance of a cognitive load inventory during simulated handoffs: Evidence for validity.

Background: Advancing patient safety during handoffs remains a public health priority. The application of cognitive load theory offers promise, but is currently limited by the inability to measure cognitive load types.

Objective: To develop and collect validity evidence for a revised self-report inventory that measures cognitive load types during a handoff.

Influence of learner knowledge and case complexity on handover accuracy and cognitive load: results from a simulation study.

Context: The handover represents a high-risk event in which errors are common and lead to patient harm. A better understanding of the cognitive mechanisms of handover errors is essential to improving handover education and practice.

Objectives: This paper reports on an experiment conducted to study the effects of learner knowledge, case complexity (i.

The High Impact of Penicillin Allergy Registration in Hospitalized Patients.

Background: Suspected penicillin allergy (Pen-A) is often not verified or excluded by diagnostic testing.

Objective: To assess the prevalence and impact of Pen-A registration in a Dutch University Medical Center.

Methods: In a prospective matched cohort study, all admitted patients (July 2013-July 2014) who underwent a pharmacotherapeutic interview were selected.