Abstract
The Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) expert panel advocates for health profession students to learn to work together. This study examined the impact of the IPE case-based experience on health profession students. The exercise was a single IPE case-based learning in which students representing three health disciplines described and reflected the specific teamwork and communication skills needed to work effectively on an interprofessional health care team. The study used a mixed-method design with a concurrent approach. A quasi-experimental pretest–post-test design using the communication construct of the TeamSTEPPS™ Teamwork Attitudes Questionnaire (T-TAQ) was implemented. Qualitative phenomenology methods were used to gather feedback from participants about the learning activity. A total of 191 Undergraduate Medicine, Midwifery, and Pharmacy Study Program students who participated in the activity completed pre-and post-test questionnaires. A paired sample t-test was employed. There was an increase in scores on all subscales of the T-TAQ instrument (p < 0.05). The students mentioned that the program enabled interactivity and engagement. Moreover, the participants understood teamwork and communication in healthcare and the other professions’ roles. These findings suggest that a case-based IPE forum is achievable and can effectively introduce students to other health science professions, increase perceptions of collaboration and teamwork, and increase understanding of the need for interprofessional communication.
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Abbreviations
- IPEC:
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Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC)
- T-TAQ:
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TeamSTEPPS™ Teamwork Attitudes Questionnaire
- IPE/L:
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Interprofessional Education/Learning
- CBD:
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Case-based discussion
- WHO:
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World Health Organization
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The authors thank the Faculty of Medicine Universitas Sebelas Maret for providing venues and assistance for the focus group discussions and all the students who participated in the study.
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Hermasari, B.K., Asrini, N.E. (2023). Case-Based Interprofessional Learning to Increase Health Professions Students’ Perceptions of Communication and Teamwork. In: Claramita, M., Soemantri, D., Hidayah, R.N., Findyartini, A., Samarasekera, D.D. (eds) Character Building and Competence Development in Medical and Health Professions Education. INA-MHPEC 2022. Springer Proceedings in Humanities and Social Sciences. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-4573-3_4
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