ideas network iecpcp. the project promoting interprofessional collaboration and team building to...
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IDEAS NETWORK
IECPCP
The Project
Promoting interprofessional
collaboration and team building to deliver
safe and effective casualty and patient-
centred practice in disasters/emergencies
and pandemics.
Goals and ObjectivesThe Goal
• To design, deliver and evaluate innovative curriculum to provide pre-licensure health sciences students with collaborative and team-building skills for use in management of complex emergency situations.
Goals and ObjectivesObjectives
1. To develop an innovative online competency-based pre-licensure curriculum for disaster/emergency preparedness ('IDEAS').
2. To implement and assess the impact of this curriculum on the ability of healthcare and first responders to work collaboratively to deliver casualty or patient-centered care through participation in a high-fidelity simulation.
3. To work with professionals within the community to evaluate and test existing disaster plans.
4. To disseminate knowledge on the process of integrating IPE competencies in a pre-licensure curriculum for disaster/emergency preparedness.
5. To sustain the knowledge gained by broadly integrating IPE competencies into curriculum for all pre-licensure health science students.
Scope of ProjectLocations-Participants-Timeframes
• Curriculum development and concurrent process and outcomes evaluation will take place between September 2006 and June 2008 with a cohort of learners in a range of health science disciplines at the partner institutions with a view to validating curriculum modules for use in those disciplines in academic year 2008-09.
Project Highlights
• Pilot test (simulation) with comparable learners in 4th quarter (March 2007)
• Deliver online curriculum/Pre-test simulation exercise as part of the curriculum(7th quarter October-December 2007)
• Post-test on knowledge retention (8th quarter March, 2008)
Evaluation Questions1. Does an IPE curriculum improve students' attitudes
towards interprofessional learning?
2. Does an IPE curriculum improve team performance when delivering care in an emergency/disaster scenario?
3. Are knowledge and skills obtained by students through an IPE curriculum translated to and sustained in the professional practice of graduates?
4. Does integration of student teams into disaster/emergency plan simulations improve perceived system efficiency?
ImplicationsChanges in Curriculum or Clinical Practice
• Model for curriculum revision to strengthen collaborative and team-building skills in a clinical setting.
Project Partners
Centennial College(Nursing, Paramedicine, Pharmacy Technician, Police Foundations, Social Service Worker, Centre for Creative Communications)
Michener Institute for Applied Health Sciences(Radiation Sciences, Respiratory Therapy, Medical Imaging and MedicalLaboratory Sciences)
University of Toronto(Undergraduate Medicine)
Ryerson University(Nursing, Social Work)
George Brown College(Nursing)
For more informationKathryn Parker, PhD, Director of ResearchMichener Institute for Applied Health Sciences
Phone: 416-596-3183
Trish Dryden, M.Ed, RMTActing Director, Applied Research
Centennial College
Phone: 416-289-5000, ext.8056