Lightning Talk Description: This Lightning Talk will share relevant aspects learned by students after participating in the Interprofessional Communication Competency Module (ICCM) offered by the University of Wisconsin Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education (UW CIPE). The ICCM is based on the Interprofessional Practice Collaborative (IPEC) Competency Domain, Interprofessional Communication and is offered to first-year interprofessional students. The ICCM includes four units: Unit 1 and Unit 3 are online and asynchronous, with 30 minutes each; Units 2 and 4 are synchronous sessions with one being virtual and one in-person, 75 minutes each. At the end of Units 2 and 4, student feedback is collected through Qualtrics surveys.
To understand lessons learned, feedback from students who participated in the module in the years 2019 to 2023 were collected focusing on the survey question "What topics or aspects of the session did you find most interesting or useful?". In total, 1487 (out of 1713 students) representing the following UW-Madison programs: Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Pharmacy, Social Work, Medicine, Public Health, Physician Assistant, and Physical Therapy responded (88.0% response rate). Content analysis was performed with the generation of a dendogram through Descending Hierarchical Classification (DHC) with the software Iramuteq. Associative strength between words and themes was determined using chi-square tests (χ2) with significance being defined as p< 0.0001.
Five themes based on specific terms with statistical significance emerged: (1) Rant activity: listening, reflection and understanding of underlying values of people, with 28.2% of the valid terms; (2) Role play: interaction and teamwork with other students, with 25.5%; (3) Communication with empathy and confidence in teamwork, with 15.2%; (4) Assumption activity: biases in perceptions, with 13.4%; and (5) Giving and receiving feedback activity, with 17.7% of the valid terms. As for the association, themes (1), (4) and (5) have the strongest association with each other, while themes (2) and (3) are closest.
Students perceived listening, reflection, understanding of underlying values of people, interaction, teamwork, communication with empathy, confidence, and giving and receiving feedback as relevant aspects of interprofessional communication skills.
Evaluating student feedback is an essential component of the quality assurance process for curriculum planning in interprofessional education, especially in initiatives that aim to develop interprofessional communication skills.
The aspects learned by the students are essential to increase team function and can help faculty in the design of course’s outcomes that aim to develop communication skills, leading to a better education.
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.
