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Telehealth Simulation between Doctor of Optometry and Doctor of Nursing Practice Students, University of Missouri-St. Louis (UMSL)
Type of Project: Didactic Education
Description of the Project: This project is an online telehealth simulation in which students work together synchronously and remotely to complete a clinical case including diagnoses, assessments and plans. Students were assigned to small groups consisting of Doctor of Optometry and Doctor of Nursing Practice students. Within each group, students participated in an “Icebreaker” assignment and worked through a telehealth case simulation collaborative- ly via the eLearning software Easygenerator. The patient case scenario contained components reflective of both nursing and optometry expertise; the same case was used across all groups. The project was graded based on student participation, on a completion basis. Pre/post surveys were collected utlizing the Student Perceptions of Interprofessional Clinical Education- Revised (SPICE-R) validated tool. Additionally, each student completed a qualitative post- experience reflection.
Why the Project was Selected: Telehealth is already a significant method of modern health- care delivery, and implementation continues to rise among physicians and subspecialists. Interprofessional clinical education and the use of simulation have become growing topics in healthcare education as a means to ultimately improve access to care and healthcare outcomes.
This project simulates a telehealth experience involving students from different disciplines to consult and provide expertise from their respective fields. The program evaluation will seek to answer the following questions: Is there a change in knowledge and attitude(s) regarding interprofessional teamwork and team-based practice, roles/responsibilities for collaborative practice, and patient outcomes from collaborative practice?
Learning Objectives:
Ë Recognize what is meant by “Interprofessional Education,” and how it relates to optometric patient care
Ë Communicate the roles/responsibilities of your respective profession
Ë Recognize how the knowledgebase and scope of the fellow health professional
student contributes to effective care of the patient
Ë Gain experience in interprofessional collaboration in the formulation of patient diagnoses and care plans
Targeted Participants: Doctor of Optometry (OD) students and Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) students; in Fall 2019, 48 Optometry students and 24 DNP students participated in total.
June 2020 ASCO IPECP Toolkit
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