Facilitating and Facilitating and Evaluating a Evaluating a

Interprofessional Interprofessional Elective on Global Elective on Global

Health Issues Health Issues Ranit Beck (MSc OT ‘07)Ranit Beck (MSc OT ‘07)

Brian Cooper (MSc OT ‘07)Brian Cooper (MSc OT ‘07)

Beth MacMillan (MSc OT ‘07)Beth MacMillan (MSc OT ‘07)

Alex Harris (BNSc ‘08)Alex Harris (BNSc ‘08)Supervisor: Margo PatersonSupervisor: Margo Paterson

In the Beginning …In the Beginning … Why this project?Why this project?

On campus - large interest in On campus - large interest in international healthinternational health

Limited opportunities for Limited opportunities for interprofessional educationinterprofessional education

Last year Last year Build upon pilot project to include Build upon pilot project to include

a more varied mix of speakers and a more varied mix of speakers and studentsstudents

The Elective: The Elective: “Health in the Global “Health in the Global

Context”Context” 8 Guest speakers8 Guest speakers

Representing Medicine, Nursing & Representing Medicine, Nursing & RehabRehab

Focus group/case study sessionFocus group/case study session

The participants:The participants: 95 applications95 applications 28 chosen28 chosen

8 Rehab, 12 Medicine, 8 Nursing8 Rehab, 12 Medicine, 8 Nursing

EvaluationEvaluation 24 participants completed the course24 participants completed the course Pre and Post course questionnairePre and Post course questionnaire

Interprofessional Education Perception Interprofessional Education Perception Scale (IEPS) (Luecht et al., 1990)Scale (IEPS) (Luecht et al., 1990)

Questions developed by QUIPPEDQuestions developed by QUIPPED Weekly short reflectionWeekly short reflection Focus groupsFocus groups

Concepts that Concepts that EmergedEmerged

1) 1) Sharing a Common InterestSharing a Common Interest "I just think it's nice to let people "I just think it's nice to let people

find a common interest and work find a common interest and work from there to integrate the from there to integrate the backgrounds of the different backgrounds of the different disciplines as opposed to…if there disciplines as opposed to…if there were an evening elective on were an evening elective on 'working with other disciplines', I 'working with other disciplines', I don't think you'd get such a great don't think you'd get such a great attendance". attendance".

Concepts that Concepts that EmergedEmerged

2) 2) Global Health as a Vehicle for Global Health as a Vehicle for IPEIPE

Sharing Similar GoalsSharing Similar Goals “…“…we all come with our specialties from our discipline we all come with our specialties from our discipline

but in the end what I got from the presentations was but in the end what I got from the presentations was that they’re all doing the same thing… we’re all trying that they’re all doing the same thing… we’re all trying to get to the same goal.”to get to the same goal.”

Role BlurringRole Blurring “…“…I don’t feel that I gained a better perspective of what I don’t feel that I gained a better perspective of what

each professional does here, but it’s bettered my each professional does here, but it’s bettered my understanding of how they could contribute here.”understanding of how they could contribute here.”

Value of TeamworkValue of Teamwork ““Promoting strong partnerships and mutual respect Promoting strong partnerships and mutual respect

between different professions seems essential…the only between different professions seems essential…the only way to make a positive, sustainable impact in care way to make a positive, sustainable impact in care abroad is by working together.”abroad is by working together.”

Concepts that EmergedConcepts that Emerged3) 3) Perceived Implications for Perceived Implications for

PracticePractice

Empowerment of one’s own profession:Empowerment of one’s own profession: ““From a first year nursing perspective, I thought that From a first year nursing perspective, I thought that

nurses were kind of the bottom of the barrel when it nurses were kind of the bottom of the barrel when it comes to the chain but I found out now that there really comes to the chain but I found out now that there really isn’t a chain and that my opinion on things can matter.”isn’t a chain and that my opinion on things can matter.”

Building respect for other professions:Building respect for other professions: ““Being aware of [other professions’] potential Being aware of [other professions’] potential

contributions in an international context, no one contributions in an international context, no one profession has any more power or any more influence profession has any more power or any more influence than any other discipline which is something that [I’d] than any other discipline which is something that [I’d] originally thought.”originally thought.”

Challenging Stereotypes:Challenging Stereotypes: [Other professions] were setting policy and leading [Other professions] were setting policy and leading

trips overseas whereas the traditional models have, trips overseas whereas the traditional models have, if anything, a physician lead a team like that…if anything, a physician lead a team like that…Whereas [HGC] has given me a better understanding Whereas [HGC] has given me a better understanding of why would we work towards having [IP] teams of why would we work towards having [IP] teams internationallyinternationally.”.”

Establishing Relationships and TrustEstablishing Relationships and Trust “…“…it just made me realize that you have to work so it just made me realize that you have to work so

much more together cause you do have different much more together cause you do have different views on how you tackle a problem, so I though that views on how you tackle a problem, so I though that was really beneficial to see how that happens.”was really beneficial to see how that happens.”

Perceived Implications for PracticePerceived Implications for Practice(cont.)(cont.)

Strengths of a Student-Strengths of a Student-Run InitiativeRun Initiative

Building LeadersBuilding Leaders Driven by student interestDriven by student interest Facilitate students to actively take ownership of their educationFacilitate students to actively take ownership of their education

Integration of students from diverse groupsIntegration of students from diverse groups Increase socializationIncrease socialization Socialization beyond the classroomSocialization beyond the classroom

Fewer limitations than those found in standard Fewer limitations than those found in standard IPE curriculumIPE curriculum Cost effectivenessCost effectiveness Administrative organizationAdministrative organization Students are equalStudents are equal

RecommendationsRecommendations

More focus on practical and narrative More focus on practical and narrative presentationspresentations

Speakers should expand further on Speakers should expand further on their experiences working within a their experiences working within a teamteam

Increase inter-professional Increase inter-professional socializationsocialization Assign groups from day 1Assign groups from day 1 Include more of an orientation at the beginningInclude more of an orientation at the beginning

Thank-you!Thank-you!

Questions?Questions?