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Lightning Talk

Continuous Quality Improvement for an Interprofessional Training Program to Enhance Services for People Experiencing Homelessness Focused on Harm Reduction

Thursday, September 28, 2023, 1:15 pm - 2:15 pm CDT
Susan Toth-Cohen, PhD, OTR/L
Thomas Jefferson University
Maria Brucato, PhD
Thomas Jefferson University
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Track:
Attendee IPE Experience Track: Some experience with IPE
Keyword: harm reduction
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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 Caring for Individuals Who Are Unhoused and Their Pets Interprofessional Advance Care Planning to Enhance End-of-life Care

Lightning Talk Description: This presentation will discuss the development and implementation of a continuous quality improvement (CQI) project targeting an interprofessional training program, Enhancing Services for Homeless Populations (ESHP). ESHP uses a 3-D virtual world (3-DVW) to train interprofessional teams of students in health and human service professions to advance their knowledge and skills in caring for persons experiencing homelessness (PEH). The focus of the CQI was to implement and evaluate the impact of new content in the area of harm reduction on student knowledge, attitudes, and satisfaction. This presentation addresses the Nexus Summit priority criteria of measurable learning outcomes and addresses factors beyond clinical care that affect the health of PEH through CQI of interprofessional education.

The CQI process consisted of 1) identifying timely and relevant harm reduction content to enhance the original 3-DVW program; 2) assessing content for applicability to previously designed cases and program format; 3) developing a plan to evaluate results of the enhanced 3-DVW program; 4) analyzing program outcomes to identify and implement next steps. Improvements to program assessment and evaluations included addition of questions pertaining to students’ understanding of SDoH and harm reduction, and comprehensive closed and open-ended post-program evaluation questions.

The revised pre- and post-program surveys were administered to 4 cohorts (N&#3f16 students; 4 professions). The knowledge assessment included 10 multiple-choice questions probing students’ understanding of social determinants of health and harm reduction principles. Attitudes and self-efficacy in providing care to PEH were measured on a 6-point Likert scale (6=strongly agree) across 14 questions adapted from the Health Professions Attitudes Towards Homelessness Inventory (Buck et al., 2005). At post-program, students rated their team performance using the Jefferson Teamwork Observation Guide (JTOG; Collins et al., 2019), newly developed program evaluation questions, and debriefing data were collected for qualitative analysis.

Students showed significant increases in knowledge from pre-program (M=76%, SD=.17%) to post-program (M=85%, SD=12%), t(12)=-2.25, p

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.