Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Pharmacy Department, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Clin Teach. 2024 Dec;21(6):e13651. doi: 10.1111/tct.13651. Epub 2023 Sep 7.
Interprofessional communication in Australian clinical practice has recently shifted from paper records to electronic medical records (EMRs), and there is therefore a need for universities to prepare health graduates for digital communication.
An interprofessional team co-designed and co-facilitated an online interprofessional activity for third year pharmacy and fifth year medical students utilising a simulated EMR (EHR Go™). Students completed a series of profession-specific tasks relating to a simulated patient, then came together in interprofessional groups of 10-12 to establish a collaborative medication charting plan.
A total of 640 students participated in the activity, of which 60% (386/640) were medical students. Immediately after the interprofessional workshop, students were invited to complete a voluntary anonymous evaluation. Five-point Likert scales were used to rate the relevance to practice, achievement of learning outcomes, organisation and overall quality of the activity. Students were also asked to contribute qualitative feedback. Of the participants, 28% (180/640) completed the survey, and 53% (96/180) of respondents were medical students. A majority of survey respondents agreed or strongly agreed that the activity was relevant to practice (94%; 170/180), achieved the learning outcomes (84%; 151/180), was well organised (74%; 133/180) and was a quality learning experience (79%; 143/180). The positive feedback focused on appreciating the opportunity to discuss with interdisciplinary colleagues the rationale for admission medications. Constructive feedback included the need for clearer directives regarding pre-workshop activities.
This interprofessional education (IPE) activity presents a feasible, innovative approach to teaching pharmacy and medical students digital communication and collaboration using a simulated EMR. Overall, a majority of learners were satisfied with the learning experience and felt that the IPE activity achieved the learning outcomes and was relevant to practice.
澳大利亚临床实践中的跨专业交流最近已从纸质记录转移到电子病历（EMR），因此，大学需要为卫生专业毕业生做好数字交流的准备。
一个跨专业团队共同设计并共同主持了一项针对药学三年级和医学五年级学生的在线跨专业活动，使用模拟的 EMR（EHR Go™）。学生完成了一系列与模拟患者相关的专业特定任务，然后以 10-12 人的跨专业小组形式聚集在一起，制定协作式用药图表计划。
共有 640 名学生参加了该活动，其中 60%（386/640）为医学生。在跨专业研讨会结束后，学生被邀请完成一项自愿的匿名评估。使用 5 分李克特量表来评估活动与实践的相关性、学习成果的实现、活动的组织和整体质量。学生还被要求提供定性反馈。在参与者中，28%（180/640）完成了调查，其中 53%（96/180）的受访者为医学生。大多数调查受访者同意或强烈同意该活动与实践相关（94%；170/180），实现了学习成果（84%；151/180），组织良好（74%；133/180），是一次高质量的学习体验（79%；143/180）。积极的反馈集中在赞赏有机会与跨学科同事讨论入院药物的原理。建设性的反馈包括需要更明确的关于预研讨会活动的指示。
这项跨专业教育（IPE）活动采用了一种切实可行的创新方法，使用模拟 EMR 教授药学和医学学生数字交流和协作。总体而言，大多数学习者对学习体验感到满意，并认为 IPE 活动实现了学习成果，与实践相关。
