BPER: Terribly Misguided or Terribly Misunderstood? Exploring why resident duty hour restrictions have fallen short of expectations

On Tuesday June 9th, 12:00-1:00, there will be a Best Practice in Education Rounds (BPER) session by Dr. Taryn Taylor entitled Terribly Misguided or Terribly Misunderstood? Exploring why resident duty hour restrictions have fallen short of expectations. Please mark it down in your calendar and come check it out! See the attached poster and the session description below for more information.

Session Description:

Recent literature has questioned whether resident duty hour restrictions have improved patient safety, resident wellbeing or resident education. Undesirable and unintended consequences of these restrictions have led to further apprehension, particularly in Canada, where we do not have a national resident duty hour policy. In this BPER session we will explore why resident duty hour restrictions have fallen short of expectations from two vantage points. First, we will engage in a critical examination of key literature that has informed the debate. Then we will discuss recent qualitative research that seeks to understand how Canadian residents make decisions about their work hours, sleep deprivation and recovery in the absence of a national duty hour policy.

If you have any questions, please contact Jasmine at sheehanj@smh.ca   

To view the poster, click here.