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Learning Objectives

1. List factors that put you at risk for sleepiness and fatigue.

2. Describe the impact of sleep loss on residents’ personal and professional lives, and on resident and patient safety.

3. Recognize signs of sleepiness and fatigue in yourself and others.

4. Challenge common misconceptions among physicians about sleep and sleep loss.

5. Adapt alertness management tools and strategies for yourself and your program.

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The Scope of the Problem

“How do you brainwash someone? You sleep deprive them. You feed them bad food and you repeat things over and over again. It’s like that kind of

covers residency.”

Papp et al, Academic Medicine, 2002

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Sleepiness in residents is

equivalent to that found in patients

with serious sleep disorders.

Papp et al, Academic Medicine, 2002Mustafa et al, Sleep and Breathing, 2005

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Sleep Loss and Fatigue – Addressing the Issue

So why is the problem of

sleepiness and fatigue in residency

underestimated?

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The culture of medicine says:

• Sleep is “optional” (and you’re a wimp if you need it)

• Less sleep = more dedicated doctor

Perception that reducing work hours

• Compromises patient care

• Reduces educational opportunity

• Increases “scut” work

Cultural Norms and Sleep Need

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What Causes Sleepiness?

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Myth: “It’s the really boring noon conferences that put me to sleep.”

Fact: Environmental factors (passive learning situation, room temperature, low light level, etc) may unmask but DO NOT CAUSE SLEEPINESS.

Physiologic Factors that Cause Sleepiness

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Conceptual Framework (in Residency)

EXCESSIVE EXCESSIVE DAYTIME DAYTIME

SLEEPINESSSLEEPINESS

Fragmented Sleep(pager, phone calls)

PrimarySleep Disorders(sleep apnea, etc)

Insufficient Sleep(on call sleep loss;

inadequate recovery sleep)

Circadian Rhythm Disruption

(night float, rotating shifts)

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Sleep Needed vs. Sleep Obtained

Myth: “Like a lot of residents, I only need five hours of sleep, so none of this applies to us.”

Fact: Sleep loss is cumulative; getting less than eight hours of sleep starts to create a “sleep debt” which must be paid off.

Fact: The effects of sleep loss on attention and working memory become evident when individuals are limited to six hours of sleep per night*

*Van Dongen et al, Sleep, 2003

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Sleep Deprivation Decreases Attention

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Avoid starting out with a sleep deficit!– Even during light or no call rotations, residents do not

obtain adequate sleep (average 6.38 hrs)*

Reducing the Impact of Sleep Loss

*Arnedt, JAMA, 2005

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Adaptation to Sleep Loss

Myth: “I’ve learned not to need as much sleep during my residency.”

Fact: Sleep needs are genetically determined and cannot be changed.

Fact: Human beings do not “adapt” to getting less sleep than they need.*

Fact: Although performance of tasks may improve somewhat with effort, optimal performance and consistency of performance do not! (e.g., post-call performance on a neurocognitive battery does not differ by training year)

*Arnedt, JAMA, 2005

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Sleep Fragmentation Affects Sleep Quality

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Morning Rounds

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How the Circadian Clock Impacts You

Fact: It is easier to stay up later than to try to fall asleep earlier.

Fact: It is easier to adapt to shifts in forward (clockwise) direction (day evening night).

Fact: Night owls may find it easier to adapt to night shifts.

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Normal Sleepiness

3 pm 9 pm 3 am 9 am

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Circadian Drive for Wakefulness

Sleep Drive

Adapted from: Kryger MH, et al. Principles and

Practices of Sleep Medicine. 2000.

Physiologic Determinants of Sleepiness

WORKWake Propensity

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Consequences of Sleep Deprivation

Driving SafetyDriving Safety

Patient Care Patient Care ProfessionalismProfessionalism

LearningLearning

Health &Health & Well-being Well-being

Family Family RelationshipsRelationships

Mood & Mood & PerformancePerformance

WorkplaceWorkplace

Sleep Deprived Sleep Deprived ResidentResident

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“Your own patients have become the enemy…because they are the one thing that stands between

you and a few hours of sleep.”

Impact on Professionalism

Papp et al, Academic Medicine, 2002

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Residents Averaging Less Than Five Hours of Sleep per Night

Baldwin & Daugherty, Sleep, 2004

Were significantly more likely to report:

1.47Serious conflict with nursing staff

1.52Increased use of alcohol

1.59Noticeable weight change

1.74Making a serious medical error

1.84Accidents/injuries

1.86Serious conflict with other residents

1.91Use of medication to stay awake

2.02Involvement in a malpractice suit

Odds Ratio

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Average Hours of Sleep per Night Impacts Residency Experience

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As Nightly Sleep Increases:

• Satisfaction with residency increases

• Stress rating decreases

• Sense of being “impaired” decreases

• Reports of feeling “belittled or humiliated” decrease

Baldwin & Daugherty, Sleep, 2004

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Impact on Patient and Personal Health and Safety

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Resident Performance and Fatigue

• Meta-analysis of 20 studies involving residents– 24 hour sleep deprivation associated with significant

decline in:• Vigilance• Memory• Cognitive performance• Clinical performance

– Magnitude of performance decline

• Almost one SD overall• More than 1.5 SD on clinical tasks

Philibert I. Sleep, 2005

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Resident Self-reported Errors by Average Daily Hours of Sleep

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Sleep Deprivation & Errors in Detection of Cardiac Arrhythmias on

ECG

*p<.0001 Friedman et al., N Engl J Med 1971

Medical Interns Rested Sleep Deprived

Sleep Amount in Prior 32 h 7.0 h (5.5 – 8.5 h) 1.8 h (0 – 3.8 h)*

Errors on ECG Sustained Attention Task

5.21 + 0.93 9.64 + 1.41*

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Impaired Speed and Errors in Performance: Laparoscopic Surgical

SimulatorPre and post 17-hour overnight call duty in a surgical department

(median reported sleep time 1.5 h; range 0-3 h)

Grantcharov TP et al, BMJ, 2001

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• Surgery: 20% more errors and 14% more time required to perform simulated laparoscopy post-call (two studies) Taffinder et al, Lancet, 1998; Grantcharov et al, BMJ, 2001

• Internal Medicine: efficiency and accuracy of ECG interpretation impaired in sleep-deprived interns Lingenfelser et al, Med Educ, 1994

• Pediatrics: time required to place an intra-arterial line increased significantly in sleep-deprived Storer et al, Acad Med, 19891

Residency Specific Data

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• Emergency Medicine: significant reductions in comprehensiveness of history & physical exam documentation in second-year residents Bertram N Y State J Med 1988

• Family Medicine: scores achieved on the ABFM practice in-training exam negatively correlated with pre-test sleep amounts Jacques et al J Fam Pract 1990

Residency Specific Data

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schedule with 24-30 hour shifts (ACGME-compliant) vs. 16 hr max schedule

•Results: Twice as many EEG-documented attentional failures at night on traditional schedule

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Specialties Most Likely to Report Experiences of Sleep Deprivation

1. Neurosurgery4.06

2. General Surgery 3.65

3. Orthopedic Surgery3.17

4. Neurology 3.16

5. OB/Gyn3.10

6. Pediatrics 3.01

Sleep deprivation scale: 1=“Never”; 5=“Almost daily”

Baldwin & Daugherty, Sleep, 2004

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Drowsy Driving: Effects of Sleep Deprivation

on Physician Safety

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Harvard Work Hours, Health, and Safety Study – Methods

• National survey: To objectively quantify the work schedules experienced by house staff, and determine if increased hours are associated with increased risk of house staff injury– Study of a national sample of house staff

• 1,417 person-years monthly survey data collected from 2,737 interns nationwide in 2002-2003

– Monthly surveys– Work hours, crashes, and injuries– Correlation of work hours and motor vehicle crashes

Barger, L. K. et al. N Engl J Med 2005

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• For each extended duration work shift scheduled per month interns had: – 8.8 % (3.2%-14.4%) increased monthly risk of any

motor vehicle crash– 16% (7.6%, 24.4%) increased monthly risk of a motor

vehicle crash on the commute from work

Barger, L. K. et al. N Engl J Med 2005

Harvard Work Hours, Health, and Safety Study – Results

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Harvard Work Hours, Health, and Safety Study:

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No effect of sex or training year

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Potential Legal Implications for House Staff and Hospitals

• In New Jersey, “driving after having been without sleep for a period in excess of 24 consecutive hours” now explicitly considered reckless

• Laws pending in several other states to make drowsy driving a felony

• Several “high profile” cases in courts accuse hospitals responsible for fatigue-related crashes even after staff have left

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Recognize Signs of Driving While Drowsy

• Trouble focusing on the road• Difficulty keeping your eyes open • Nodding• Yawning repeatedly • Drifting from your lane, missing signs or exits • Not remembering driving the last few miles• Closing your eyes at stoplights

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Risk Factors for Drowsy Driving

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• Driving long distances without breaks

• Driving alone or on a boring road

• Driving at high risk times of day

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Drowsy Driving: What Does and Does Not Work

• What works:– AVOID driving if drowsy. – If you are really sleepy, get

a ride home, take a taxi, or use public transportation.

– Take a 20 minute nap and/or drink a cup of coffee before going home post-call 20 minute recovery time.

– Stop driving if you notice the warning signs of sleepiness.

– Pull off the road at a safe place, take a short nap.

• What doesn’t work:– Turning up the radio– Opening the car window– Chewing gum– Blowing cold air (water) on

your face– Slapping (pinching)

yourself hard– Promising yourself a

reward for staying awake

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Impact on Medical Education

“We all know that you stop learning after 12

or 13 or 14 hours. You don’t learn anything except how to cut

corners and how to survive.”

Papp et al, Academic Medicine, 2002

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Increasing Sleep Time Improves Learning during Residency

As Nightly Sleep Increases:

• Satisfaction with learning increases

• Satisfaction with time with attending increases

• Satisfaction with quality of time with attending increases

• Working without adequate supervision decreases

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Impact on Medical Education

*Sawyer et al, Surgery 1999 **Baldwin et al, Soc Sci Med, 1997

Myth: “If I’m not on call as much, I’ll learn less.”

Fact: Study of surgical residents showed more frequent call is associated with less participation in operative procedures*

Fact: Satisfaction with learning in residency is negatively correlated with average hours of sleep**

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You need to be alert to take the best possible care

of your patients and yourself.

Bottom Line

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Recognizing Sleepiness in Yourself and Others

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Estimating Sleepiness

Myth: “I can tell how tired I am and I know when I’m not functioning up to par.”

Fact: Almost 50% of the time they had actually fallen asleep, anesthesia residents did not perceive themselves to be asleep*.

Fact: The sleepier you are, the less accurate your perception of degree of impairment.

Fact: You can fall asleep briefly (“microsleeps”) without knowing it!

*Howard et al Academic Med, 2002

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Microsleeps • Unintentional episodes of sleep, typically between

5-to-14 seconds in duration

• Cause: Sleep debt, sleep deprivation.

• Behavioral Correlates: Head nods, drooping eyelids.

• Subjective “unawareness” or “spacing out” sensation

• Extremely dangerous in situations when continual alertness is demanded (driving, operating).

Harrison, Y., and Horne, J. A. EEG Clin Neurophysiol, 1996 Risser, M. R., Ware, J. C., and Freeman, F. G. Sleep, 2000

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The Effects of Sleep Loss are Cumulative

Psychomotor vigilance task

(PVT) performance

during baseline (B), sleep

restriction (P) and recovery (R)

Dinges et al, SLEEP, 1997

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Myth: “If I can just get through the night (on call), I’m fine in the morning.”

Fact: Performance declines rapidly after about 15-16 hours of continued wakefulness.

Fact: The period of lowest alertness after being up all night is between 6 a.m. and 11 a.m. (e.g., morning rounds).

Impact of Continued Wakefulness

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Recognize the Warning Signs ofSleepiness

• Falling asleep in conferences or on rounds• Feeling restless and irritable with staff,

colleagues, family, and friends • Having to check your work repeatedly • Having difficulty focusing on the care of your

patients• Feeling like you really just don’t care

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Alertness Management Strategies

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Myth: “I’d rather just “power through” when I’m tired besides, even when I can nap, it just makes me feel worse.”

Fact: Some sleep is always better than no sleep.

Fact: At what time and for how long you sleep are key to getting the most out of napping.

Napping Strategies

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Sleep Inertia

• State of impaired cognition, grogginess, disorientation experienced upon waking from sleep– Increased if awakened from slow wave sleep

• Studies suggest severe cognitive impairments lasting up to 10 minutes after awakening*– Worse than performance after 26 hr sleep deprivation

– Residual effects up to two hours

*Wertz, JAMA, 2006Tassi and Muzet, Sleep Med Rev, 2000

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Cognitive Performance on Awakening From Sleep Compared with

Subsequent Sleep Deprivation

Wertz et al, JAMA, 2006

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Napping

Pros: Temporarily improve alertness.

Types: Preventative (pre-call), operational (on the job)

Length: Short naps should be no longer than 30 minutes to avoid sleep inertia*

Timing: Take advantage of circadian “windows of opportunity” (2-5 am and 2-5 pm)

*Note: individuals who are sleep-deprived may go into deep sleep sooner and thus may be more likely to experience sleep inertia

*Tietzel A, Lack L. SLEEP 2001

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Recovery from Sleep Loss

Myth: “All I need is my usual five to six hours the night after call and I’m fine.”

Fact: Recovery from on-call sleep loss generally takes at least two nights of extended sleep to restore baseline alertness.

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Recovery Sleep and Attention

Belenky et al, J. Sleep Research, 2003

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Caffeine

• Reduces some sleep-related deficits at doses of 75-150 mg

• Strategic consumption is key

• Effects within 15 – 30 minutes; half-life 3 to 7 hours

• Use for temporary relief of sleepiness

• Cons:

– Can disrupt subsequent sleep (more arousals)

– Tolerance may develop

– Diuretic effects

*Bonnet et al SLEEP 2005

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Caffeine Content

Product Serving Size Caffeine (mg)

Cola 8 oz 30 -- 45

Tea 8 oz 10 – 70

Orange soda 8 oz 0 – 40

Mountain Dew 8 oz 57

Red Bull 330 ml 80

Drip Coffee 7 oz 110 – 175

Starbucks Grande 16 oz 260

No-Doze 1 tab 100

Vivarin 1 tab 200

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Healthy Sleep Habits

• Realize that circadian rhythms and sleep needs are non-negotiable

• Go to bed and get up at about the same time every day.

• Develop a pre-sleep routine.• Use relaxation to help you fall asleep.• Protect your sleep time; enlist your family and

friends!• Get 7 - 9 hours before anticipated sleep loss

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Healthy Sleep Habits

• Sleeping environment: – Cooler temperature– Dark (eye shades, room darkening shades)– Quiet (unplug phone, turn off pager, use ear plugs, white noise

machine)

• Avoid going to bed hungry, but no heavy meals within three hours of sleep.

• Get regular exercise, but avoid heavy exercise within three hours of sleep.

• Avoid using alcohol to help you fall asleep; it induces sleep onset but disrupts sleep later on

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Residents Report Using:

Melatonin: minimal effect in ER resident studies

Amphetamines/MPH*: can improve psychomotor performance and promote subjective alertness at 10-20 mg; adverse effects sleep, CV and metabolic/ neuroendocrine measures, high abuse potential

Modafinil (Provigil)*: Variable improvement performance, alertness, mood at doses 100-400mg; may result in subjective “overconfidence,” disrupted sleep

*Bonnet et al SLEEP 2005

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Operational Measures to Reduce Fatigue

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ACGME Common Standards for Resident Duty Hours (2003)

• 80 hour limit/week, averaged over four weeks

• One day in seven off

• Adequate rest (10 hours) between duty periods

• In-house call no more than every 3rd night

• 24 hour limit on continuous duty (+ up to six hours) for transfer of care

• Moonlighting must be approved by the program director

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Work Hour Limits for Physicians in Other Countries

• European Working Time Directive (law which applies to practicing physicians & residents in all EU countries)

– Maximum of 48-56 hours per week and 13 consecutive hours

• New Zealand Employer - Resident Contract

– Maximum 72 hours weekly and 16 consecutive hours

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Work Hour Limits for Other Occupations in the U.S.

• Truckers: maximum 11h continuous driving

• Pilots: maximum 8h per 24 flying domestic routes

• Nuclear Power plant workers: maximum 12h shift

• Train engineers: maximum 12h shift

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Adapting to Night Shifts

Myth: “I get used to night shifts right away; no problem.”

Fact: It takes at least a week for circadian rhythms and sleep patterns to adjust.

Fact: Adjustment often includes physical and mental symptoms (think jet lag).

Fact: Direction of shift rotation affects adaptation (forward/clockwise easier to adapt).

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How to Survive Night Float

• Protect your sleep.• Nap before work. • Consider “splitting” sleep into two four hour

periods.

• Have as much exposure to bright light as possible when you need to be alert.

• If you want to go home and sleep, avoid light exposure in the morning after night shift (be cool and wear dark glasses driving home from work).

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Morning Shifts

• Reduction in nocturnal sleep by two to four hours

• Anticipation of difficulty in morning waking results in reduced SWS

• Day shifts starting before 7 a.m. more problematic (coincides with circadian nadir of alertness)

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Aviation Standards to Reduce Shift Work Fatigue

• Allow adequate rest time between shifts (not < 12 hrs; preferably > 16 hrs).

• Avoid more than three successive shifts in rotating systems, rotate clockwise.

• Night shifts should be placed at the end of a shift cycle; duration not more than eight hours.

• Allow planned “cockpit” nap (30 min) during first night float shift.

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“The Best Laid Plans…”

Study: Impact of night float coverage (2 a.m. to 6 a.m.)

Results: “protected” interns slept less than controls; used time to catch up on work, not sleep; thus there was no improvement in performance

Bottom line: Sleep when you can!

Richardson et al, SLEEP, 1996

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Schedule Design Principles

Provide relief for residents: • Reduce hours and/or workload

– Limit consecutive work hours to < 16 when possible

• Minimize risk-prone situations • Maintain opportunities for education • Support resident well-being• Create shared responsibility for fatigue management

and a “culture of support” in the training program.• Focus on making things better rather than amplifying

past problems.

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Reducing Hours or Workload -Examples

• Floats: not limited to nighttime; should include explicit educational component

• Shifts: can stagger team or team member start times or admission times; can provide for designated sleep breaks

• Caps: call in float when it appears recommended cap will be exceeded

• Physician extenders: spread the workload to maintain resident education and morale and provide sleep breaks

• Rethinking the care of the patient: not “my patient” or “your patient,” but the team’s patients. Integrating all of the work, learning, and caring minimizes the impact of any one resident’s day off

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Some Potential Pitfalls Regarding Mistakes, Education, and Morale

Common Complaints

Sensible Solutions Overall Benefits

Hand-offs lead to mistakes; cross-coverage means no one knows the patient

Improve communication •More minds understand patient’s problems•All hand-offs and coverage will improve, a needed skill for practice

Night shifts have no educational value

Attending can round one on one with the night float before the rest of the team; night float can be structured to allow float to stay for rounds with one team and conferences at least every other day

•Float gets individualized educational opportunity•Float gets to know a team’s patients in depth, aiding with future cross-coverage•Float has social interaction with other residents on team and in conferences

Night float causes poor morale

Structure floats so that people can see their families and friends

•Float time may increase overall (e.g. q2 schedule for two weeks instead of q1 for one week) but be more pleasant, especially when combined with greater education opportunity (just remember to maintain a consistent sleep routine)

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Minimizing Risk-prone Situations

• High-risk procedures (e.g. central lines): Done by incoming team. Residents’ procedure logs should fill at same rate over the course of the rotation

• Drowsy driving: Provide cab vouchers or reimbursements

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Maintaining Opportunities for Education

• Conferences:– Schedule at times where floats can attend also– Videotape so residents can watch when more alert– Distribute handouts; reinforce messages on rounds

• Achieving competency: education is about learning how to do something right; not the number of times it is done. – Maintain a curriculum to ensure all material is covered and available in

multiple learning formats (formal didactic conferences, rounds, journal reading, etc.)

– Use simulators and computerized resources

• Attending time:– Incorporate into every rotation, including floats– Provide advisors as resource to oversee resident progress and facilitate

getting any needed experiences

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Supporting Resident Well-being

• Schedule rotations so that residents have adequate time to sleep and see family/friends

• Check-in with residents through advisors, surveys, and attending interaction to assess adequacy of schedules and any associations with mood and morale

• Monitor depression and burnout rates– Resident depression has been associated with chronic sleep

deprivation and increased from 4% to 30% over one year (Rosen, et al, Acad Med, 2006)

– Up to ¾ of residents report burnout symptoms, with positive associations with increased workload and work hours (Thomas, JAMA, 2004)

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In Summary…

• Fatigue is an impairment like alcohol or drugs.

• Drowsiness, sleepiness, and fatigue cannot be eliminated in residency, but can be managed.

• Recognition of sleepiness and fatigue and use of alertness management strategies are simple ways to help combat sleepiness in residency.

• When sleepiness interferes with your performance or health, talk to your supervisors and program director.

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“Patients have a right to expect a healthy, alert,

responsible, and responsive physician.”

January 1994 statement by American College of Surgeons

Re-approved and re-issued June 2002

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