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Item Application of a Simulation-Based Interprofessional Teamwork Assessment Tool (SITAT) to Individual Student Performance in a Team-Based Simulation(SAGE, 2021-01-01) Daulton, Brittany J.; Romito, Laura; Weber, Zach; Burba, Jennifer; Ahmed, Rami A.; Emergency Medicine, School of MedicineThere are a very limited number of instruments to assess individual performance in simulation-based interprofessional education (IPE). The purpose of this study was to apply the Simulation-Based Interprofessional Teamwork Assessment Tool (SITAT) to the individualized assessment of medicine, pharmacy, and nursing students (N = 94) in a team-based IPE simulation, as well as to explore potential differences between disciplines, and calculate reliability estimates for utilization of the tool. Results of an analysis of variance provided evidence that there was no statistically significant difference among professions on overall competency (F(2, 91) = 0.756, P = .472). The competency reports for nursing (M = 3.06, SD = 0.45), medicine (M = 3.19, SD = 0.42), and pharmacy (M = 3.08, SD = 0.49) students were comparable across professions. Cronbach's alpha provided a reliability estimate of the tool, with evidence of high internal consistency (α = .92). The interrater reliability of the SITAT was also investigated. There was moderate absolute agreement across the 3 faculty raters using the 2-way mixed model design and “average” unit (kappa = 0.536, P = .000, 95% CI [0.34, 0.68]). The novel SITAT demonstrates internal consistency and interrater reliability when used for evaluation of individual performance during IPE simulation. The SITAT provides value in the education and evaluation of individual students engaged in IPE curriculum.Item Evaluation of Interprofessional Practice Education for Master of Social Work Students(IU School of Social Work, 2022-06-14) Walsh, Matthew A.; Jaggers, Jeremiah W.; Satre, Carol; Hall, James; School of Social WorkAs interprofessional education (IPE) continues to grow as part of social work programs, it is important to evaluate how best to engage students in understanding this material and explore possible barriers. With this in mind, researchers conducted qualitative interviews and focus groups to explore perceptions of three cohorts of social work students (n=29) participating in short-term interprofessional practicum experiences. Perceived benefits included improvements in communication and client care. The study also uncovered various barriers with implementing IPE-focused practicums such as time, scheduling and role uncertainty. Students shared the impact their experience had on knowledge and perceptions of the social work role in interprofessional collaboration. Even so, students were able to observe important elements of interprofessional practice from these relatively short practicums, indicating they may be a viable option for programs looking to expose students to real world interprofessional experience.Item Health Sciences Librarians’ Perceptions of Interprofessional Education & Collaboration(2019-05-05) Hinrichs, Rachel J.; Bakker, Caitlin J.; Brigham, Tara J.; Stevens, Gregg A.; Alpi, Kristine M.; Lyons, AObjective: Librarians have a unique perspective on the value of working with other health professions. We sought to learn more about health sciences librarians' experiences with interprofessional activities and to assess their perceptions of interprofessional education (IPE) using a standard measure, the Interprofessional Education Perception Scale (IEPS). Methods: We used a cross-sectional survey design to assess librarians’ perceptions toward IPE, and to gather information on librarian participation in interprofessional activities. The survey consisted of a demographics section; the IEPS, an instrument developed to assess perceived attitudes about interdisciplinary collaboration for one’s own profession; and questions about the librarian’s prior and current experiences with IPE. It was sent via email lists to the MLA Interprofessional Education Special Interest Group (IPE-SIG), and the Research Section (RS), as a comparison group. After overlap between groups was addressed, mean IEPS scores between populations were compared to explore differences in attitudes and perceptions. Other variables of interest included years of experience as a librarian, previous career as a health professional, and experience teaching or supporting interprofessional education. We also compared librarians’ IEPS scores with those of health professional students published previously. Results: Librarians’ scores on the IEPS indicated highly positive perceptions towards IPE. There were no statistically significant differences between the IPE-SIG and RS groups (p=0.59), years of experience as a librarian (p=0.82), previous career as a health professional (p=0.91), or experience supporting IPE (p=0.16). Librarians’ mean IEPS score (262.9) was slightly less than the mean score of all health profession students (265.9) from a prior study by Hawk, but this difference was not statistically significant (p=0.43). Themes identified from two open-ended questions included librarian involvement in teaching and facilitating required learning activities for health professions students, committee involvement, and non-curricular activities such as Grand Rounds and book clubs. Five respondents addressed impact of their activities. Less frequent themes included perceiving respect for librarians as part of IPE, feeling undervalued, and desiring more involvement. Conclusion: This study provides the first data for the IEPS with health sciences librarians. The health sciences librarians who participated in this research report highly positive attitudes towards IPE, in line with the majority of other health professionals studied previously. Years of experience, previous health professional careers, and experience supporting IPE as a librarian had little bearing on the responses to the survey. This suggests that health sciences librarians have positive attitudes towards IPE, regardless of whether they directly support IPE programs.Item Medical legal partnership and health informatics impacting child health: Interprofessional innovations(Taylor and Francis, 2015-06) Gilbert, Amy Lewis; Downs, Stephen M.; Department of Pediatrics, IU School of MedicineDramatic differences in health are closely related to degrees of social and economic disadvantage. Poverty-induced hardships such as food insecurity, utility shut-offs, and substandard housing, all have the potential to negatively impact the health of families. In an effort to better address social determinants of health in pediatric primary health care settings using the Medical Legal Partnership (MLP) model of health care delivery, an interprofessional team of investigators came together to design an innovative process for using computerized clinical decision support to identify health-harming legal and social needs, improve the delivery of appropriate physician counseling, and streamline access to legal and social service professionals when non-medical remedies are required. This article describes the interprofessional nature of the MLP model itself, illustrates the work that was done to craft this innovative health informatics approach to implementing MLP, and demonstrates how pediatricians, social workers and attorneys may work together to improve child health outcomes.Item Outcomes from a single-intervention trial to improve interprofessional practice behaviors at a student-led free clinic(Elsevier, 2019-12) Horbal, Steven R.; Grice, Brian A.; Evans, Alexandra; Kaplan, Kyle W.; Wright, Lauren; Bidulescu, Aurelian; Pfeifle, Andrea L.; Family Medicine, School of MedicineBackground Interprofessional collaboration (IPC) is the practice of two or more healthcare professionals working together and learning from one another to improve health outcomes. IPC is important for quality training, typically improving individual and group level outcomes. Students value the opportunity for leadership and teamwork development when IPC is offered in their curriculum. The Indiana University Student Outreach Clinic (IUSOC) is a student run clinic that provides free primary care services to underserved residents residing in Indianapolis, Indiana. The IUSOC partner leaders identified a need to enhance knowledge about partner roles, scope of practice, and professional training with the hopes of improving quality of care through IPC and utilization of clinic resources. Methods A cluster randomized design consisted of education session days and control days. Participants had an equal selection probability. Student partners from ten different disciplines were involved. Two survey instruments were used for data collection: 1) The Interprofessional Socialization and Valuing Scale and 2) The Professional Consciousness Raising Questionnaire. The former measured the attitudes and beliefs that underlie interprofessional socialization, while the latter assessed pre/post student knowledge of the roles and responsibilities of each partner. Results The control arm of the study was composed of 167 student participants and the intervention arm had 170 participants. Participants in the intervention arm had greater scores for “ability to work with others”, “value in working with others”, and “comfort in working with others.” The intervention arm also had significantly increased odds of correctly identifying the roles responsibilities of the nursing, law, dental, and global health disciplines. Conclusions Results of this study demonstrate that administering a short interprofessional education exercise to healthcare professional students leads to improved IPC through increased interprofessional knowledge about other professions and change in beliefs and values toward the value of interprofessional collaboration among healthcare professionals.Item Teaming up in child welfare: The perspective of guardians ad litem on the components of interprofessional collaboration(Elsevier, 2019-01) Phillips, Jon D.; Walsh, Matthew A.; School of Social WorkPolicies and researchers have emphasized the need for interprofessional collaboration (IPC) in the child welfare system. However, few child welfare studies have sought to identify the components of IPC and no studies have been conducted in the U.S. to examine the perspective of guardians ad litem (GALs) on these components. Understanding the GAL viewpoint is warranted as they are mandated to be appointed in court-involved child welfare cases. This qualitative study addresses these gaps by exploring the GAL perspective on the main components of IPC. Interviews were conducted with 12 GALs in a mountain region state. Nine components of IPC emerged from the analysis, including communication and information sharing; problem-solving; respect and appreciation; joint decision-making; clarifying roles, responsibilities and expectations; sharing ideas and perspectives; mutual trust; shared responsibility; and establishing shared goals. The findings can inform the development of strategies to improve IPC in child welfare and guide future research.Item A Virtual Program Continuation for a Community Senior Program(2022-05-02) Lester, Lauren; Bednarski, Julie; Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Health and Human Sciences; White, DebraA community facility within the Indianapolis area presented with a need to have the capability to continue their senior program through a pandemic. The Covid-19 pandemic presented many challenges with social distancing restrictions causing closures throughout the community to include the senior program. The OT (occupational therapy) student formed collaboration groups with an IUPUI informatics team and the IUPUI 2023 OT cohort to complete the project of building a virtual program for the senior program and creating educational videos. A literature review was completed to support the need of the senior program, the use of technology and older adults, support of health literature and the need for OT in this program. The OT student worked closely with the senior program staff, the informatics group and the 2023 cohort, gaining and improving clinical skills such as leadership, advocacy, and communication. The OT student used the Person-Environment-Occupation (PEO) model throughout the project to ensure fit of the design of the webpage and its features and to increase accessibility to occupations to maintain occupational load for the older adult population. The end result of the project is assessed by the informatics students and their education gained by completion of the project. The interprofessional collaboration allowed the informatics students to gain knowledge on the scope of occupational therapy and the effectiveness of interprofessional collaboration. The evaluation of the virtual webspace was unable to be obtained during the timeframe of this project and will be assessed at a later date.Item A Virtual Program Continuation for a Community Senior Program(2022-05) Lester, Lauren; Bednarski, Julie; Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Health and Human Sciences; White, DebraA community facility within the Indianapolis area presented with a need to have the capability to continue their senior program through a pandemic. The Covid-19 pandemic presented many challenges with social distancing restrictions causing closures throughout the community to include the senior program. The OT (occupational therapy) student formed collaboration groups with an IUPUI informatics team and the IUPUI 2023 OT cohort to complete the project of building a virtual program for the senior program and creating educational videos. A literature review was completed to support the need of the senior program, the use of technology and older adults, support of health literature and the need for OT in this program. The OT student worked closely with the senior program staff, the informatics group and the 2023 cohort, gaining and improving clinical skills such as leadership, advocacy, and communication. The OT student used the Person-Environment-Occupation (PEO) model throughout the project to ensure fit of the design of the webpage and its features and to increase accessibility to occupations to maintain occupational load for the older adult population. The end result of the project is assessed by the informatics students and their education gained by completion of the project. The interprofessional collaboration allowed the informatics students to gain knowledge on the scope of occupational therapy and the effectiveness of an interprofessional collaboration. The evaluation of the virtual webspace was unable to be obtained during the timeframe of this project and will be assessed at a later date.