Evaluation of training in transfusion safety offered to medical students in Morocco

Abstract

students worldwide receive little training on blood transfusion therapies during their time at medical schools and hospitals, then reformulation of academic programs is mandatory. Indications for blood transfusions are more frequent than recommended, which helps to increase the risks associated with this procedure. To overcome this, structured objective training on nursing care and procedures was organised with the topic of transfusion safety. The purpose of our study was to assess medical students´ appreciation of this training and the degree to which this population had mastered it. we conducted a cross-sectional, descriptive, single-centre study. We conducted a survey among the 3rd-year medical students. A self-administered assessment questionnaire, as well as an evaluation grid for acquired skills, filled in by the training doctors during the session, were used. Data analysis was based on descriptive statistics using Excel software. three hundred and eighty-four (n=384) students were invited to attend this training course, 275 (71.6%) of whom were enrolled in the study. The overall satisfaction rate was 93.8%. The objectives and organisation were 95.6% successful. The quality of the training was 90.3% satisfactory. The choice of topic for the station was satisfactory for 80% of participants, the flow of the session for 86.3%, the quality of the organisation and debriefing for 89%, the interaction between trainers and learners for 90.2%, the motivation of trainers and the reflection stimulated in the learners for 92%. We noted that 93% of students had never participated in training in transfusion safety. Mastery of global skills was total for 67%, partial for 26% and absent for 7%. The students mastered the procedures for checking the identity and grouping of the product to be transfused at 97%, the principle of interpreting the ultimate pre-transfusion test (96%), the purpose of ultimate test at the patient´s bedside 93% with mastery of its technical implementation 83%. training in transfusion safety was well received, with a satisfactory level of proficiency. This experience can easily be extended to other topics.