Two instruments to measure interdisciplinary bioethical decision making
OBJECTIVE: To develop and test two instruments measuring decision making about level of aggressiveness of intensive care unit (ICU) patient care. Decisions about Aggressiveness of Patient Care (DAC) measures care providers' general perceptions about decision making. Decisions about Aggressiveness of Patient Care for Specific Patients (DAC[SP]) measures perceptions in specific situations.
DESIGN: Two-phase psychometric instrument evaluation.
SETTING: Phase I, nationally mailed questionnaire. Phase II, northeastern medical center medical ICU.
The association between interdisciplinary collaboration and patient outcomes in a medical intensive care
We prospectively studied the relationship between interdisciplinary collaboration and patient outcomes in the medical intensive care unit (MICU) using nurses' and residents' reports of amount of collaboration involved in making decisions about transferring patients from the MICU to a unit with a less intense level of care. Either readmission to the MICU or death was considered a negative patient outcome. Nurses' reports of collaboration were significantly (p = 0.02) and positively associated with patient outcome, controlling for severity of illness.
ICU nurse-physician collaboration & nursing satisfaction
ICU nurses who are satisfied with their work are more likely to be retained, leading to institutional cost savings. In this study, higher levels of nurse-physician collaboration in making decisions about patient care were found to be very important to nurses' satisfaction.
Assessment and Evaluation in IPE: Collaboration and Satisfaction About Care Decisions (CSACD)
Join Judith Baggs as she presents information about the development, testing, and use of the Collaboration and Satisfaction about Care Decisions (CSACD) instrument. Since its initial development, this tool has been used for assessment by patients, patient families, and care providers in acute care and primary care settings. Join us for a discussion of this innovative tool, how it relates to the IPEC competencies, and how it might be adapted for use in interprofessional education and practice.
Learning Objectives for webinar participants are:
Interprofessional CPR Team Behavior Simulations
CPR Team Behavior Simulation has been one of four core IPEP interprofessional exercises since 2008. In 2012, it was transformed into a mini-course to include online learning in addition to a one-hour code simulation and a live lecture.
The primary goal of the CPR mini-course and simulation is to teach interprofessional communication.
Interprofessional CPR Team Behavior Simulations: Facilitating and Debriefing
The Interprofessional Education & Practice (IPEP) CPR Team Behavior Simulations are intensive hour-long sessions training small groups of students from medicine, nursing and pharmacy to work as teams in a simulated health emergency. This video shows an interprofessional team in action followed by an in-depth debrief session.
Disaster As Training Ground: Teaching Interprofessional Collaboration Through a Simulated Pandemic
Pandemic Flu: An Exercise in Disaster Preparedness has been one of four core IPEP interprofessional exercises since 2008. In 2012, it was transformed into a mini-course to include online learning in addition to a three-hour live pandemic simulation.
The primary goal of the Pandemic Flu mini-course and simulation is to teach interprofessional teamwork and communication in a crisis situation.
In this video overview, experts including Dr. Richard Carmona, 17th Surgeon General of the United States, comment on the importance of teamwork in a health care crisis.
Pandemic Flu: An Interprofessional Exercise in Disaster Preparedness
Combining online and face-to-face learning, the IPEP Pandemic Flu mini-course underscores the importance of collaboration across professional lines.
In the fall of each year, health professions students at the University of Arizona Students participate in the mini-course and simulated pandemic where they must work in teams to address the threats and consequences of public health emergencies. The course brings together students from nursing, pharmacy, medicine, public health, law and social work.
Interprofessional Education: What is it and Why do we do it?
The phrases interprofessional education (IPE), interprofessional practice (IPP), and interprofessional collaboration (IPC) are sweeping through health professions education and health care practice, but what exactly does it all mean?
This short video defines interprofessional education and interprofessional health care, providing an overview of key historical events that have contributed to a widespread and growing adoption of IPE, IPP and IPC.