Escape from Traditional Learning- Embedding Live and Virtual Escape Rooms into Your Curriculum
Seminar Description: Escape rooms have become a popular activity in recent years, and, not surprisingly, educators have looked to leverage these activities as a way to engage active learning in curriculum. These escape rooms, often known as breakout boxes, are a series of puzzles or clues that must be solved, often by teams, to unlock a box or a room. An advanced practice provider (APP) transition-to-practice program for advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) and physician assistants (PAs), known as an APP fellowship, implemented this innovative curriculum into a variety of programs, with both clinical and professional curriculum, with measurable success in satisfaction and learning outcomes. Understanding how to frame the activity to meet the needs of the learners and the learning objectives is critical to designing this fun and innovative activity. The presenters will share several applications of the activity, including the implementation in single fellowship specialty, events with multiple APP fellows from several different specialties (including inpatient and outpatient), those with medical and APP fellows together, and the implementation in a preceptor training program.
To illustrate the development and implementation of an in-person escape room, the presenters will take attendees through a virtual escape room to demonstrate how the same concept can be used with a digital modality to engage learners, a concept that can be used with both in seat and virtual learning. The attendees of this presentation will work to solve a series of clues, each of which will unlock the presentation’s learning objectives: identifying the appropriate curriculum to develop an escape room, matching series of puzzle types to a corresponding escape room activity, reviewing tips to a successful activity, and, lastly, solving the final escape room clue.
Demonstration of the impact of these innovative learning activities will be shared through the evaluation data, which demonstrates Kirkpatrick’s Level 1 (reaction) outcomes on five distinct indicators and Level 2 (learning) outcomes on reported increase in competency.
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.
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.