Innovative Student-led Clinic Tackles Waitlist for Rural Rehabilitation Services

Quality Forum 2017, Breakout G8

Engaging Students in High Quality Care

Jessica Inskip, Caitlin DuBiel, Angenita Gerbracht and Robin Roots

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Disclosure

Rehabilitation Services in Prince Rupert

Need for student training opportunities in primary health care setting

Rural interprofessional student-led clinic

Unfilled Physiotherapy positions and high staff turnover

High burden of chronic disease and long waitlists

Prince Rupert Interprofessional Student-led Model (PRISM) Clinic

• Integrated accessible health services

• Population health approach

• Outstanding learning environment

• Responsive to current and emerging health issues

Vision

To provide a rich learning environment for health care professional students that fosters interprofessional collaboration in rural and remote setting.

To offer integrated health care services along the continuum of care with the aim of improving the quality of life through function and mobility of northerners.

Student-led interprofessional team-based care

Combined OT/PT assessments

Joint home visits

Shared care planning

65 students

513 clients

2285 visits

Reduction in wait times for rehabilitation for clients with chronic conditions

189 148 60 23

Primary health care approach

39% received team-based care (PT/OT/RA)

13% seen in more than one location

15% attended group classes

Client experience: Care and training

I liked listening in on discussions between the physiotherapists and students on possible causes and theory behind assessment and treatment. Interesting!

As a person with chronic pain, who has seen many different physios, I feel it is important for students to gain experience with patients like me.

I do not know how they could improve. I felt I was part of the team.

Next steps

Increase proportion of clients seen through the continuum of care

Link clients with existing supports to maintain their rehabilitation gains

Expand student teams to include Speech Language Pathology, Medicine, Social Work, Nurse Practitioners

Jessica Inskip, PhD Jessica.Inskip@hli.ubc.ca Robin Roots, MSc RPT Coord. Clinical Ed. Northern and Rural Cohort Robin.Roots@ubc.ca

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