Delirium Café: interactive learning to enhance delirium care

Key summary points Aim The aim of Delirium Café was to try a new learning method to increase awareness of delirium and improve delirium care in an acute hospital setting. Findings Delirium Café seems to be both feasible and applicable as a new interactive-learning method in postgraduate medical teaching. Message It is important to create opportunities of stimulating learning. Delirium Café is a good example of a model that is both creative and interactive. Purpose The aim of Delirium Café was to try a new learning method to increase awareness of delirium and improve delirium care in an acute hospital setting in Helsinki, Finland. Method World Café—an active learning method, with four facilitators and four stations covering important aspects of delirium recognition and management, was used. Results 22 junior doctors and 4 members of the senior staff participated in the event on 13th of March 2019, the World Delirium Awareness Day (WDAD). Nobody dropped out during the 1 h training. Feedback on the educational method was positive. Conclusion Delirium Café seems to be both feasible and applicable as a new interactive-learning method in postgraduate medical teaching.