Prevalence, formation, maintenance, and evaluation of interdisciplinary student aging interest groups
The authors describe the prevalence, formation, maintenance, and evaluation of student aging interest groups. They conducted a cross-sectional electronic survey of the 46 academic medical centers funded by the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation. To evaluate their group of approximately 50 students, the authors conducted an electronic pretest and posttest of attitudes toward interdisciplinary education and knowledge about aging. Twenty-nine of 32 responding institutions funded by the Reynolds Foundation conducted a group; only medical students participated in one half of these groups.
Reducing depression in older home care clients: design of a prospective study of a nurse-led interprofessional mental health promotion intervention
BACKGROUND: Very little research has been conducted in the area of depression among older home care clients using personal support services. These older adults are particularly vulnerable to depression because of decreased cognition, comorbid chronic conditions, functional limitations, lack of social support, and reduced access to health services. To date, research has focused on collaborative, nurse-led depression care programs among older adults in primary care settings. Optimal management of depression among older home care clients is not currently known.
A simulated interprofessional rounding experience in a clinical assessment course
OBJECTIVE:
To implement a simulated interprofessional rounding experience using human patient simulators as a required activity for third-year pharmacy students in a clinical assessment course.
DESIGN:
Interprofessional student teams consisting of pharmacy, medical, and physician assistant students participated in a simulated interprofessional rounding experience in which they provided comprehensive medical care for a simulated patient in an inpatient setting.
ASSESSMENT:
Learning through service: student perceptions on volunteering at interprofessional hepatitis B student-run clinics
Student-run clinics (SRCs) are widespread, but studies on their educational impact are limited. We surveyed preclinical medical, nursing, and pharmacy students about their experiences in a hepatitis B elective which provided opportunities to they could volunteer at hepatitis B screening and vaccination SRCs. Student responses revealed positive perceptions of the volunteer experience. Benefits included interacting with patients, developing clinical skills, providing service to disadvantaged populations, and collaborating with health professional peers.
Making the transition from physiotherapy student to interprofessional team member
OBJECTIVES:
To explore final-year physiotherapy students' perceptions and experiences of interprofessional learning in the university and placement setting.
STUDY DESIGN:
Focus group and mixed qualitative and quantitative questionnaire.
SETTING:
Coventry University.
PARTICIPANTS:
Third-year physiotherapy students at Coventry University.
METHODS:
Effects of interprofessional education on patient perceived quality of care
BACKGROUND:
Active patient-based learning by working together at an interprofessional clinical education ward (CEW) increases collaborative and professional competence among students.
AIM:
To assess the patients' perceptions of collaborative and communicative aspects of care when treated by interprofessional student teams as compared to usual care.
METHOD:
Falls assessment and prevention: a multidisciplinary teaching intervention
BACKGROUND:
Falls are a common and important clinical problem, and with ageing populations worldwide it is important for health care professionals to learn about falls management. The multidisciplinary nature of falls teams also provides an ideal opportunity for interprofessional collaboration in teaching.
CONTEXT:
In this article, we describe a pilot multidisciplinary falls assessment and prevention workshop for second-year medical students at a London medical school.
INNOVATION AND IMPLICATIONS:
Improvement of teamwork in health care through interprofessional education
INTRODUCTION:
Collaboration, within and between healthcare teams, facilitates effective healthcare. Internationally, the development of interprofessional education, as a means to facilitate more effective teamwork in health care, has been recognized for over forty years.
OBJECTIVE:
The aim of this paper is to evaluate students' attitudes toward the influence of interprofessional education on improvement of collaboration and teamwork.
METHODS: