lnterprofessional education (lPE) allows future practitioners to effectively collaborate. lPE involves professions learning about, from, & with each other to deliver safe, patient-centered care. The lPEC (lPEC) competencies for healthcare improvement include teamwork/team-based practices, communication, values/ethics, and roles/responsibilities. A formalized curriculum such as Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety (TeamSTEPPS®), validated in decades of research, allows for learner competency assessment, and is successful towards improved team efficiency, enhanced awareness, and decreased barriers to quality and safety.

Healthcare simulation creates a psychologically safe clinical environment for learners to practice, learn, or be assessed. The flexibility of virtual simulation (VS) allows for humans to exercise psychomotor control, decision skills or communication, and may be used remotely, or with haptic devices. Due to the pandemic, social distancing forced universities to employ alternative VS formats so educational programs can safely resume. Rutgers School of Health Professions (SHP) faculty are developing a novel VS curriculum for lPEC Competencies and the TeamSTEPPS®.

This talk describes the development process of a VS-based IPE curriculum. Content is initially delivered through Articulate Rise. This is followed by a virtual world where students participate in digital dialogue and 3D simulation. Case scripts are original creations developed by faculty over the course of several years.

This talk directly addresses the summit theme of lP learning for collaborative practice and education through a complex process involved in course development. Notable challenges include the number of professions represented, conflicting schedules, accrediting requirements, and geographical constraints. Using VS, gaming platforms, and both synchronous and asynchronous learning formats and assessments, our team created a curriculum which is appropriate for each of the professions/schedules/curricula. The integration of VS in lPE allows students to learn collaboratively and gain knowledge and skills across disciplines and physical spaces, eliminating barriers found in traditional activities.

Accreditation Details

In support of improving patient care, this activity is planned and implemented by The National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education Office of Interprofessional Continuing Professional Development (OICPD). The OICPD is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

The National Center OICPD is approved by the Board of Certification, Inc. to provide continuing education to Athletic Trainers (ATs). This program is eligible for Category A hours/CEUs. ATs should claim only those hours actually spent in the educational program.

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.

Physicians: The National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education designates this live activity for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with their participation.

Physician Assistants: The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) accepts credit from organizations accredited by the ACCME.

Nurses: Participants will be awarded contact hours of credit for attendance at this workshop.

Nurse Practitioners: The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (AANPCP) accepts credit from organizations accredited by the ACCME and ANCC.

Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians: This activity is approved for contact hours.

Athletic Trainers: This program is eligible for Category A hours/CEUs. ATs should claim only those hours actually spent in the educational program.

Social Workers: As a Jointly Accredited Organization, the National Center is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. The National Center maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive continuing education credits.

IPCE: This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.

Location:

Greenway C Room

Floor: Hyatt Second Floor