"Knowing more about the other professions clarified my own profession"
The purpose of this study was to compare which learning outcomes relating to an Interprofessional Training Unit (ITU) experience were found to be most important by students and by alumni. A cohort of 428 students in the ITU was asked to write three short statements describing the most important learning outcomes from the ITU. Alumni from the same cohort were after graduation asked the same question. Furthermore, they were asked to fill out a 12-item questionnaire. The statements concerning learning outcome were analysed qualitatively and categorized.
Interprofessional collaboration among junior doctors and nurses in the hospital setting
OBJECTIVES: Evidence suggests that doctors and nurses do not always work collaboratively in health care settings and that this contributes to suboptimal patient care. However, there is little information on interprofessional collaboration (IPC) among new medical and nursing graduates working together for the first time in a multidisciplinary health care team.
Better interprofessional teamwork, higher level of organized care, and lower risk of burnout in acute health care teams using care pathways: A cluster randomized controlled trial
BACKGROUND: Effective interprofessional teamwork is an essential component for the delivery of high-quality patient care in an increasingly complex medical environment. The objective is to evaluate whether the implementation of care pathways (CPs) improves teamwork in an acute hospital setting.
Understanding interprofessional relationships by the use of contact theory
The importance and necessity of interprofessional collaboration (IPC) present challenges for educators as they determine how best to achieve IPC through interprofessional education (IPE). Simulation-based teaching has been shown to enhance students' understanding of professional roles and promote positive attitudes toward team members; yet, empirical evidence providing direction on the conditions necessary to promote these positive outcomes is lacking.
Outcomes of interprofessional collaboration for hospitalized cancer patients
This study aims to evaluate the effect of the intensity of interprofessional collaboration on hospitalized cancer patients. We conducted a cross-sectional study of 312 patients to examine the effects of intensity of interprofessional collaboration (low vs high intensity collaboration) on patient satisfaction, uncertainty, pain management, and length of stay. Data on the intensity of interprofessional collaboration, patient satisfaction, and uncertainty were collected from professionals and patients using valid and reliable instruments.
IPE Faculty Development Training Learning Activity: From Madness to Methods
From Madness to Methods is an evidence-based learning exercise developed by faculty from the Medical College of Wisconsin (Simpson et al., 2010) to provide educators with alternative instructional methods for achieving educational objectives. This active group exercise engages participants for a 1.5-hour session. The object is for each participant to identify one or two new instructional methods to incorporate into their teaching repertoire.
IPE Faculty Development Learning Activity: Interprofessional Pictionary
Interprofessional Pictionary was developed by Debbie Kwan from the University of Toronto, Faculty of Pharmacy in 2007 then edited and adapted by the University of Washington Macy Grant Team to teach the IPE competency domain “Roles and Responsibilities.”
Learning goals:
• Understand how professional roles and responsibilities complement each other
• Identify health profession based on training requirements, usual practice setting and scope of practice
IPE Faculty Development Training Learning Activity: Barnga
Barnga is a simulation game that helps players address challenges they may face when interacting with a different profession’s culture.
IPE Faculty Development: Error Disclosure Training Curriculum
The purposes of this online Error Disclosure faculty toolkit are:
- To be an aid for helping faculty and instructors learn how to teach health professional students the fundamental process for disclosing errors to patients.
- To provide a packaged interprofessional team training session using error disclosure simulation/role-play as the vector by which health professional students can learn together to develop and improve team and communication skills.
The toolkit contains:
American Interprofessional Health Collaborative Webinar
This webinar, held May 8, will feature two university approaches for developing preceptors to be interprofessional champions in the clinical environment. Each case study will provide information on their approaches and materials, lessons learned and strategies for success.