Reimagining health professional socialisation: an interactionist study of interprofessional education
The literature on interprofessional education (IPE) in allied health has historically been atheoretical and dominated by interventionist approaches using survey-based methods. Little is known about the social and contextual factors underpinning university-based interprofessional socialisation across allied health degrees. Using Holland et al.’s theory of ‘identities as practice’ and in-depth interview data from 19 students, we analyse first year Australian allied health students’ experiences of university-based IPE.
Huddle Coaching
Huddles are “structured brief (5-15 minutes) routine face-to-face communication of a team’s full members” (Rodriguez et al. 2014). Content covered during huddles typically includes a) pre-visit planning for scheduled patients, b) strategizing care plans for patients with special or complex needs, c) addressing workflow and communication issues through collective problem solving, and d) insuring awareness of what team members do and what actions are happening on the team and in practice.
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Using Multiple-Patient Simulations to Facilitate Interprofessional Communication Between Dietetic and Nursing Students and Improve Nutrition Care Process Skills
This article presents the design and evaluation of an interprofessional multiple-patient simulation between nursing and graduate dietetic students. Dietetic students' completed surveys were observed, scored, and debriefed during 3 patient simulations, and submitted plans of care. Fifteen of the 16 students agreed that the simulation enhanced interprofessional communication skills. Plans of care improved after debriefings, and 37 of the 39 nursing students who completed the simulation with dietetic students said the experience helped them learn the dietitian's role.
Interprofessional experiences of recent healthcare graduates: A social psychology perspective on the barriers to effective communication, teamwork, and patient-centred care
Achieving safe, quality health care is highly dependent on effective communication between all members of the healthcare team. This study explored the attitudes and experiences of recent healthcare graduates regarding interprofessional teamwork and communication within a clinical setting. A total of 68 pharmacy, nursing, and medicine graduates participated in 12 semi-structured focus group discussions in clinical workplaces across three Australian states.
Incorporating Interprofessional Education into a VA Optometric Residency
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) conducts the largest education and training effort for healthcare professionals in the nation. The integrated, multidisciplinary training environment provides an ideal forum for interprofessional education (IPE) to occur. In this paper, IPE in the Optometric Residency in Primary Eye Care and Ocular Disease at VA Maine is described. Elements for effective IPE, barriers to program success and areas for growth are discussed.
Sustainability of a Practice-based Interprofessional Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience
Objective. To describe a successfully sustained interprofessional introductory pharmacy practice experience (IPPE) in which third-year pharmacy students were paired with nonpharmacist practitioners.
Methods. Course data were retrospectively reviewed and analyzed to reveal details about the program. Provider participant numbers and student perception data were reviewed and reported on.
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