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Dedicated Poster
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LP11 - 03
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I declare I have no actual or potential conflict of interest in relation to this program.
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Category
General Call (Workshop, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation)
Type
Poster
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Education Research
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Title
A Pilot Study on the Effectiveness of an Interprofessional Education Course at Teaching the Importance of Choosing Wisely and Resource Stewardship
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Background/Purpose
Rising healthcare costs and an increase in unnecessary testing has sparked interest in resource stewardship (RS) and subsequently the Choosing Wisely Canada (CWC) campaign. Currently, all Canadian medical schools have student representatives for CWC, however the same is not true in other health professions. Interprofessional care learned through interprofessional education (IPE) can lead to better patient outcomes. The present study assessed whether an IPE course for health profession students was effective in teaching undergraduate students both interprofessional competencies and CWC principles.
Methods
An approximately 7 hour long, 4 session course was administered to Dalhousie University health profession students (N= 30). A validated survey for IPE competencies and a general survey about CWC principles were administered to assess the course. Descriptive statistics were used to assess the general CWC views, and paired samples T-tests were employed to compare pre- and post-IPE competencies.
Results
25 students (83%) completed the full survey. Of these, 52% were female, within five health disciplines, and 13 (52%) had heard of Choosing Wisely prior. Overall the students agreed that CWC was important and was relevant to their profession. They also reported significant improvements in multiple interprofessional education competencies, including communication, collaboration, roles and responsibilities, patient-/family-centered care, conflict management/resolution, and team function.
Conclusion
Participants in our pilot Choosing Wisely IPE course valued the importance of the CWC campaign and reported improvement in multiple IPE competencies. This adaptable, simple, and low-cost course may be an effective way to integrate RS teaching across multiple health professions.
Level of Training
Undergraduate
Abstract Themes
Inter-professional Education
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Authors
Presenter
Diane Ramsay
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