Players gonna play: board game makes medication safer
A board game that helps frontline healthcare staff to minimise medication errors has been developed by Focus Games and City University London.
The Drug Round Game is helping healthcare staff and students to understand, recognise and reduce medication errors.
The majority of medication errors are avoidable, and by improving skills and confidence around administering drugs, patient safety can be improved.
The Drug Round Game is a face to face group learning activity where two teams compete to answer questions on a selection of topics including:
- Causes of medication errors
- Administering medication
- Medicines management
- Practical advice to minimise errors
- Drug Calculations
- Adherence
The face-to-face nature of the game allows players to share knowledge, experiences and best practice.
Professor Stan Newman, Dean, School of Health Sciences at City University London, said:
“Knowledge about drugs and when and how to use them is critical for patient well-being and safety.
“What better way for healthcare students to learn than by playing a game.
“Developed by staff in the School of Health Sciences, The Drug Round Game achieves the learning required in an enjoyable yet challenging way for students who end up with the knowledge they need to ensure patient safety.”
Tia Khan, from The Research & Enterprise Department at City said:
“In collaboration with Focus Games, The City Enterprise Office were pleased to help support and fund novel board games developed by our staff members.
“Their vision was to provide a simple but effective means of supporting front line medical staff with drug calculation and patient safety practice in a fun and safe environment.
“The board game helps to practice and refresh skills.”