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Avoiding the 'Streetlight Effect': Looking at Interprofessional Collaboration in Our Clinical Learning Environments Using Field Encounters to Optimize the Classroom

Tuesday, September 19, 2023, 2:45 pm - 3:45 pm CDT
Mariette Sourial, PharmD, CPh
Palm Beach Atlantic University
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Track:
Attendee IPE Experience Track: Some experience with IPE
Keyword: field encounters
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Lightning Talk Live Discussion Recording

This Lightning Talk has been grouped with others in a common theme. During the Summit session, presenters in this group will share their Lightning Talks in short presentations with a facilitated Q and A or group discussion. Please review the descriptions of the other Lightning Talks during this breakout session:

An Interprofessional Approach to Assessing Clients for Health Impacts of Climate Change Beyond the Classroom: Exploring Strategies of Experiential Learning to Enhance Interprofessional Practice of Pre-licensure Students in Healthcare Disciplines

Lightning Talk Description: Interprofessional education is part of many health professional programs. Substantial efforts have been made in designing and implementing interprofessional sessions particularly within the didactic curriculum using the IPEC Core Competencies. Once students leave these didactic experiences and enter the clinical practice setting, it is our expectations that they will use their knowledge, skills, and attitudes in the delivery of collaborative, integrated care. However, we have limited information on the scope of interprofessional collaboration in our clinical learning environments, and the extent to which our students apply their interprofessional learning. Using field encounters with 10 questions relating to interprofessional collaboration, fourth year pharmacy students at Palm Beach Atlantic University, Gregory School of Pharmacy, were able to identify the scope of interprofessional collaboration in our clinical learning environments, and the extent to which they apply their interprofessional learning in the delivery of patient care.

Students ranked their confidence as members of the healthcare team, and reported any team dysfunctions observed, reflected on the impact of interprofessional collaboration on patient safety, identified the types and frequency of interactions with the various healthcare professionals, as well as the reasons for those interactions, and lastly, the use of interprofessional tools and techniques learned through the didactic curriculum. Data was analyzed from our four core rotations: Ambulatory Care, General Medicine, Advanced Community Pharmacy, and Institutional/Hospital Practice.

In Ambulatory Care, the most frequent interactions occurred with medicine, nursing, and medical assistants. These types of interactions occurred primarily via face-to-face, telephone, and written. In General Medicine, the most frequent interactions occurred with medicine, nursing, and medical students. These types of interactions occurred primarily via face-to-face, telephone, and written. In the Advanced Community Pharmacy, the most frequent interactions occurred with medicine, nursing, and medical assistants. These types of interactions occurred primarily via telephone, face-to-face, and written. In Institutional/Hospital Practice, the most frequent interactions occurred with nursing, medicine, and medical students. These types of interactions occurred primarily via face-to-face, telephone, and written.

This Lightning Talk aims to describe how information from the clinical learning environments can provide insight into the most common interprofessional exposures across practice settings and can give faculty the opportunity to optimize the design and implementation of the interprofessional education curriculum. Lessons learned regarding the field encounters utilized will also be discussed.

Accreditation Details

In support of improving patient care, this activity is planned and implemented by The National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education Office of Interprofessional Continuing Professional Development (National Center OICPD). The National Center OICPD is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

As a Jointly Accredited Provider, the National Center is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. The National Center maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive continuing education credits.

The National Center OICPD (JA#: 4008105) is approved by the Board of Certification, Inc. to provide continuing education to Athletic Trainers (ATs).

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.

Text reads "Office of Interprofessional Continuing Professional Development" and shown are logos for the National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education, the University of Minnesota School of Nursing, and the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy.
 

Physicians: The National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education designates this live activity for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with their participation.

Physician Assistants: The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) accepts credit from organizations accredited by the ACCME.

Nurses: Participants will be awarded contact hours of credit for attendance at this workshop.

Nurse Practitioners: The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (AANPCP) accepts credit from organizations accredited by the ACCME and ANCC.

Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians: This activity is approved for contact hours.

Athletic Trainers: This program is eligible for Category A hours/CEUs. ATs should claim only those hours actually spent in the educational program.

Social Workers: As a Jointly Accredited Organization, the National Center is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. The National Center maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive continuing education credits.

IPCE: This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.

Learners can claim CE credit by completing the Daily Evaluation.