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Health Professions Students' Reflections About Principles of Interprofessional Collaboration after Shadowing Interprofessional Palliative Care Rounds.

Authors :
Kates J
Brown C
Campolieto J
Brucato M
Source :
The American journal of hospice & palliative care [Am J Hosp Palliat Care] 2024 Oct 27, pp. 10499091241296856. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Oct 27.
Publication Year :
2024
Publisher :
Ahead of Print

Abstract

Future healthcare professionals are educated on collaborative practice methods through interventions that may include shadowing. While shadowing allows students to learn from and about other health professions, it often fails to offer an opportunity for the student to work and collaborate with other health professionals. This study sought to investigate themes regarding interprofessional students' experiences during a palliative care shadowing activity and their understanding of collaborative patient-centered care, social determinants of health, and health disparities. Twenty-eight students representing 13 health professions from the Interprofessional Palliative Care program at Jefferson Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education at Thomas Jefferson University submitted reflection essays at the conclusion of their shadowing experience. Four hundred ninety-eight sentences from 28 essays were analyzed via qualitative directed content analysis. Coding categories were determined a priori using definitions of collaborative practice from the 2023 Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) competencies and definitions of social determinants of health from Healthy People 2030. Thirty-two percent of sentences described IPEC competencies, 18% described social determinants of health/ health disparities, 4% included student emotional reactions, and 2% included student descriptions of the development of their professional role. These results suggest that shadowing offers an opportunity to identify and learn interprofessional competencies in interprofessional palliative care curricula, as made evident through student reflection assignments.<br />Competing Interests: Declaration of Conflicting InterestsThe author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1938-2715
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
The American journal of hospice & palliative care
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
39462943
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1177/10499091241296856