Assessing How to Ask Questions – Response to: Is Asking Questions on Rounds a Teachable Skill? Letter

摘要

We read with interest Shields’s article1 that evaluated the impact of teaching attendings how to ask their colleagues questions during bedside rounds. The authors stated that this had the potential to increase the engagement of multidisciplinary team members and learning opportunities. These are qualities that can be lacking in rounds, as shown in research and our personal experiences.2 However, we would like to discuss how overly broad aims made it unclear who would benefit from the intervention and how they would benefit, thus reducing the study’s clinical relevance.