Interprofessional Teamwork Huddle
As a result of the overwhelming response for more interprofessional experiences expressed by students who participated in the IP Cafés, OIPEP has organized a new activity directed at immersing upper-level students in IPE. This event includes students from Medicine, Nursing, OT, PT, X-Ray and Psychology.
Purpose
1. To provide an IPE experience at the IMMERSION level of the FHS Framework for Interprofessional Education for upper-year health sciences students.
2. To integrate IPE into the Communicator and Collaborator competencies of the FHS curricula.
3. To provide an opportunity for students from all HS disciplines to engage in IPE through "learning from, with and about each other to improve collaboration and the quality of patient/client-centred care" (CAIPE, 2009).
Format
This event involves small inteprofessional student groups. Each team was given an abbreviated version of the HCTC case scenario. The groups worked together to collaboratively answer pre-determined questions. The event includes Faculty, student, and patient/client/consumer facilitators. This event is offered on three different days in February. Each student signed up for only one of the three dates available.
February 2011 Huddles Update
170 students from Medicine, Nursing, OT, PT, X-Ray Technology and Psychology attended the Huddles. A total of 23 students, faculty and patient/client representatives facilitated the two events. Faculty, clinician and peer facilitators included professions from Medicine, Nursing, OT, PT, Psychology, X-Ray Technology, Dental Hygiene, and Dietetics. Data collected from both student and facilitator feedback includes:
- 96% of students either strongly agreed or agreed that it was a worthwhile experience.
- 88% of students said they would attend another IP event in the future.
- 100% of facilitators either strongly agreed or agreed that it was a worthwhile experience for students.
- 100% of facilitators either strongly agreed or agreed that it was a worthwhile experience for them.
- 100% of facilitators thought other IP events like the Huddle would be beneficial for students.
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Update on the February 2010 Huddles
209 students from Medicine, Nursing, OT, PT, X-Ray Technology and Psychology attended the Huddles. A total of 25 students, faculty and patient/client representatives facilitated the three events. Data collected from both student and facilitator feedback includes:
- 97% of students either strongly agreed or agreed that it was a worthwhile experience.
- 92% of students said they would attend another IP event in the future.
- 100% of facilitators thought other IP events like the Huddle would be beneficial for students.
- 100% of facilitators either strongly agreed or agreed that it was a worthwhile experience for students.
- 100% of facilitators either strongly agreed or agreed that it was a worthwhile experience for them.
