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
