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Keeping it going: the importance of delivering interprofessional education during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Source :
- Journal of Primary Health Care; Dec2021, Vol. 13 Issue 4, p359-369, 11p
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT: Globally, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has highlighted the need for better interprofessional collaboration and teamwork. When disciplines have worked together to undertake testing, deliver care and administer vaccines, progress against COVID-19 has been made. Yet, teamwork has often not happened, wasting precious resources and stretching health-care workforces. Continuing to train health professionals during the pandemic is challenging, particularly delivering interprofessional education that often uses face-to-face delivery methods to optimise interactional learning. Yet, continuing to offer interprofessional education throughout the pandemic is critical to ensure a collaboration-ready health workforce. One example is continuing the established INVOLVE (Interprofessional Visits to Learn Interprofessional Values through Patient Experience) interprofessional education initiative. ASSESSMENT OF PROBLEM: Educators have not always prioritised interprofessional education during the pandemic, despite its immediate and long-term benefits. The INVOLVE interprofessional education initiative, usually delivered face-to-face, was at risk of cancellation. RESULTS: A quality improvement analysis of the strategies used to continue INVOLVE demonstrated that it is possible to deliver interprofessional education within the constraints of a pandemic by using innovative online and hybrid educational strategies. Educators and students demonstrated flexibility in responding to the sudden changes in teaching and learning modalities. STRATEGIES: When pandemic alert levels change, interprofessional educators and administrators can now choose from a repertoire of teaching approaches. LESSONS: Four key lessons have improved the performance and resilience of INVOLVE: hold the vision to continue interprofessional education; be nimble; use technology appropriately; and there will be silver linings and unexpected benefits to the changes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- ONLINE education
TEAMS in the workplace
TEACHING methods
HOME care services
LEARNING strategies
QUALITY assurance
INTERPROFESSIONAL relations
INTERDISCIPLINARY education
TECHNOLOGY
STUDENT attitudes
COVID-19 pandemic
DIFFUSION of innovations
PSYCHOLOGICAL resilience
EDUCATIONAL outcomes
TELEMEDICINE
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 11726164
- Volume :
- 13
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Primary Health Care
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 154296832
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1071/HC21070