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University of Pikeville and Appalachian College of Pharmacy Interprofessional Workshop
Type of Project: Extracurricular / Orientation / Social
Description of the Project: For optimum patient care, it is essential for health care profes- sionals to collaborate as a team. The University of Pikeville and the Appalachian College of Pharmacy have identified this essential need and have addressed this need by partnering in a multi-college interprofessional collaboration. Once a semester, students from the University of Pikeville’s Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kentucky College of Optometry, Elliott School of Nursing, College of Arts and Sciences Social Work program, and the Appalachian College of Pharmacy participate in an interprofessional workshop. In the past, the workshop has included clinical cases where the students must work together to help treat a patient and simulations with high-fidelity robotic simulators manufactured by Laerdal. This past semester, the workshop consisted of a mass casualty incident where students had to triage, transport, and treat individuals.
Why the Project was Selected: Since 2015, the University of Pikeville and the Appalachian College of Pharmacy have conducted a bi-yearly workshop to meet curricular requirements for some of the programs and to emphasize the importance of interprofessional collaboration between professions. Originally, osteopathic medicine, nursing, social work, and pharmacy students were involved in the workshop; optometry students were included in the fall of
2018. Students from each of the professions were placed into small groups. Each group was provided a patient case; portions of the case were presented into three parts. For each part, the students analyzed the data provided, ordered additional tests, and determined how
to treat and manage the patient before the next portion of the case was revealed. Faculty members from each of the colleges served as facilitators for the groups. As the conference evolved and included feedback from students and faculty members, simulations were added to the workshop. Students worked as a group to care for their simulated patient.
In the Spring 2019 semester, with the desire to change the workshop structure and following recent tragic events, the workshop was adjusted to center around a simulated mass casualty incident: at the local area fair, a row of seats on the gondola ride fell off and landed on a nearby row of food vendors. Students were again divided into groups and rotated through four different stations.
Station 1 Triage: students determined how to triage care on-site of the incident. Station 2 Treatment: students treated injured patients at the site of the incident. Station 3 Transport: students assessed patients to determine which hospital services would best address their needs.
Station 4 Hospitalization: students developed treatment plans for the individuals who arrived at the hospital.
June 2020 ASCO IPECP Toolkit
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