www.hserc.ualberta.ca Health Sciences Education and Research Commons

Multi-Institution Collaboration to Develop an Interprofessional

Education Video-Based Curriculum:

Walking the Talk of Interprofessional Collaboration

Project Background:• Healthscienceeducatorsatpostsecondaryinstitutionsandpracticecolleagues

inEdmonton,AlbertahavebeennetworkingforseveralyearsregardingapproachestoInterprofessional(IP)education.

• Educatorsidentifiedaneedtocreatemoreengaging,authentic,IPcurriculumforearlyhealthsciencestudents;theydeterminedthatacustomvideocasestudycouldprovideexamplesofawidevarietyofpracticeenvironments,professionalrolesandauthenticcollaborativepracticesituations.

• Aninvitationtoparticipateinthisprojectresultedintheformationofaprojectteamfrommultipleinstitutions,includingindividualsinawidevarietyofrolessuchasinstructors,healthprofessionals,standardizedpatients(SPs),andvideoproductionspecialists.

Materials Developed:• Detailedcasestudy/videoscriptsonthejourneyofpatient“Mabel”priorto

stroke,throughherjourneyinthehealthcaresystemandtorecovery.

• 19shortvideoclipstotaling46minutes

• Settings:emergency,acute,rehabilitation,continuing/homecare

• Professionsportrayed:Physician,MedicalOfficeAssistant,Paramedic,VolunteerFirefighter,Nurse,CombinedLabX-rayTechnologist,RespiratoryTherapist,MedicalLaboratoryTechnologist/Assistant,MedicalRadiologicTechnologist,DiagnosticMedicalSonographer,OccupationalTherapist,

RecreationalTherapist,PhysicalTherapist,Pharmacist

• Topics:roleblurring,patientcenteredcare,IPcommunication,teamtoolsforpatientsafety(e.g.safesurgerychecklist),IPconflict.

• Worksheets/guidingquestionsweredevelopedtosupplementeachvideotoelicitconversationinanIPgroupofstudents.

Project Timeline:

May 23, 2012 IDEA!!–NAITprojectleadsmetwithinstitute’sDigitalMediateamtobrainstorm

June 2012 – June 2013

Planning,preliminaryscriptdevelopment(NAIT)

June – Aug 2013 Scriptrefinementwithcolleaguesfromotherregionalinstitutions

Aug 2013 Requestsforactors,schedulingofthevideoshootOct 2013 (2weeks) VideoshotatHSERC(UniversityofAlberta)andNAITNov 2013 – Jan 2014 EditingFeb 2014 VideoislaunchedinIPHE1201course(NAIT)

Pilot Implementation/Feedback:• Thevideoswereusedintheface-to-faceportionofIPHE1201,a45hour

blendedcourse(2hoursface-to-face,1houronline/week).

• Studentfeedback:helpfultoseethepatient’sentirejourneythroughthehealthsystem;enjoyedseeingallthehealthcareproviders/learningmoreaboutroles;videosweretoospreadoutthroughoutthecourse

• Instructors:moredetailedsupportmaterialneededtounderstandteachingpointsineachvideo

Quiet on the Set – Please! (SPPPerspectives)• SPPworkswithavarietyofdifferenthealthdisciplines,manyorganizations

intheregion;SPsexposedtomultipleIPactivities/events,SimCentreisdedicatedtoIPE

• 7SPsfromtheSPPparticipated,~150totalhoursofwork;roles:thepatient,patient’sex-husband,patient’ssister,doctor,pharmacist,and2nurses;theremainingcharacterswerepracticingprofessionalsorvolunteers

• Challenge-findSPscomfortableenoughtobefilmedashealthprofessionals;choseSPswhowereretiredhealthprofessionals,orhadexperiencewithdifferenttypesofmedicalscenarios;practisinghealthprofessionalsmaybereluctanttoshowbadpractice/incompetence.

• UnlikeregularSPwork,nopre-trainingwasnecessary,filmingdaysincludedtimeforpractise/dryrunofeachscenebeforefinalshoot;somesceneshad2differentversions(ineffectivevspreferredwaytoperform).

• Continualconsultationwithpractisinghealthprofessionalstoensurerealism;TakeHomeMessage:Themorerealisticthescenario–thegreaterthelearningexperience.

Future Plans:• Adetailedteachinghandbookwillbecreatedtohelpfacilitatorswiththekey

learningpointsofthevideos.

• TheNAITcoursewillusethevideosintheonlineportionofthecoursenextsemester,ratherthaninthefacetofaceportionofthecourse.

• Furthereditingofthevideomaterialwilladdmusic/soundtoaddeffecttosomeofthescenes.

• InWinter2015,asecondpilotimplementationwilloccurinalargeIPcourseforstudentsinhealthscienceprogramsattheUniversityofAlberta;portionsofthevideoserieswillbeusedasonlineresourcesatvariouspointsinthecourse.

Conclusions:• VideoexamplesareaneffectivetoolforteachingIPhealthteamskills;

studentsareabletoseeapatient’sentirejourneythroughthehealthsystemandatthesametimelearnmoreaboutmanydifferentprofessionalhealthrolesinavarietyofpracticesettings.

• Collaborationamongawidenetworkofprofessionalshasmanybenefits,includingenablingproductionofcurriculummaterialsthatprovideearlylearnerswithabroadsurveyofauthentichealthcaresituations.

• Amodularapproachtocurriculumdesignprovidesflexibilityinenablingthecurriculumtobeimplementedinvariousways.

JoAnne Davies, Interprofessional Education Manager, Health Sciences Education and Research Commons (HSERC), University of Alberta; Martie Grant, Interprofessional Education Coordinator, Faculty (Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program), Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT); Petra Duncan, Standardized Patient Educator, Standardized Patient Program (SPP), HSERC, University of Alberta