Dung Nguyen Riis - PhD Scholarship 2022
Project summary:
Novel cardiopulmonary resuscitation training strategies to improve in-hospital cardiac arrest outcomes
International guidelines emphasize focusing on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training to improve survival after in-hospital cardiac arrest. However, knowledge of specific training strategies and the effect of such strategies on survival outcomes are limited.
This PhD aims to improve survival outcomes for patients with in-hospital cardiac arrest by implementing novel CPR training strategies for hospital staff. The PhD will consist of 3 substudies based on a stepped wedge randomized trial.
Project title
Novel cardiopulmonary resuscitation training strategies to improve in-hospital cardiac arrest outcomes
Background
International guidelines strongly advise that CPR training becomes a primary area of interest to improve survival outcomes after in-hospital cardiac arrest. However, knowledge on specific training strategies for healthcare professionals and the effect of these training strategies on survival outcomes after in-hospital cardiac arrest are limited and uncertain.
Aim
This PhD project aims to improve the organization of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training and survival outcomes for patients with in-hospital cardiac arrests by implementing novel CPR training strategies for hospital staff. The project has the potential to change future guidelines for resuscitation training and change clinical practice worldwide.
Methods
The project consists of three substudies:
1) Low-dose, high frequency CPR skill training of hospital staff compared with conventional CPR training (high-dose, low frequency) to improve skill retention
2) Implementation of in-situ team training to improve contextual skills and non-technical skills
3) A stepped wedge randomized trial to investigate the impact of the novel training strategies on survival outcomes following in-hospital cardiac arrest.
Dung Nguyen Riis
- MD
- Aarhus University, Department of Clinical Medicine
Main supervisor:
Kristian Brogaard Krogh, MD, PhD, Aarhus University, Department of Clinical Medicine & Aarhus University Hospital
Co-supervisors:
Kasper Glerup Lauridsen, MD, PhD, Aarhus University, Department of Clinical Medicine & Aarhus University Hospital
Professor Bo Løfgren, MD, PhD Aarhus University, Department of Clinical Medicine & Randers Hospital
Professor Adam Cheng, MD, University of Calgary, Canada