Interprofessional education and transitions of care: a case-based educational pilot experience

Interprofessional education is becoming a requirement for accreditation of most health profession programs, therefore it is necessary to share innovative experiences so all can learn from the successes and barriers of implementation. Faculty members from five health profession programs (medicine, nursing, occupational therapy, pharmacy, and physical therapy) were tasked with developing a pilot interprofessional education experience focused on transitions of care. The result was a three-phase experience in which students individually completed online virtual cases, then came together for small- and large-group discussions, and concluded by working through a simulated patient discharge. Objectives centered on recognizing the individual’s professional role during transitions of care, identifying barriers to transitions of care, and evaluating strategies to improve safety during a transition. Outcomes were measured using an anonymous pre and post-experience survey. Twenty-three students completed the experience and identified key themes related to their profession’s role in, and barriers to a transition of care. The majority of students strongly agreed that this experience has made them more aware of the importance of interprofessional communication, and that they would recommend this pilot experience to a colleague.

跨专业教育（Interprofessional Education）目前已成为绝大多数卫生专业教育项目认证的必备要求，因此亟需分享各类创新实践经验，以便各方能够从实施过程中的成功经验与阻碍中汲取教训。来自医学、护理学、作业治疗学、药学与物理治疗学五个卫生专业教育项目的教职人员，受命开发一项以医疗照护过渡（Transitions of Care）为核心的试点跨专业教育项目。该项目最终形成三阶段式教学活动：学员首先独立完成线上虚拟病例，随后参与小组及全体研讨环节，最后以模拟患者出院流程收尾。本次教学的目标包括：识别学员在医疗照护过渡过程中的专业角色定位，厘清医疗照护过渡的各类阻碍因素，以及评估可提升过渡阶段安全性的相关策略。本次试点项目的教学效果采用匿名的实验前后问卷调查法进行评估。共有23名学员参与本次教学活动，并总结出与其所在专业在医疗照护过渡中所扮演角色及面临阻碍相关的核心议题。绝大多数学员强烈认可本次教学活动提升了他们对跨专业沟通（Interprofessional Communication）重要性的认知，并表示愿意将该试点项目推荐给同行。