El Said Nouran Omar, Ali-Tammam Marwa, Amer Sherif Abdelrahman, Elmokadem Eman Mohamed
Department of Pharmacy Practice and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Future University in Egypt, 90th Street, New Cairo, 12311, Cairo, Egypt.
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Future University in Egypt, Cairo, Egypt.
BMC Med Educ. 2025 Aug 12;25(1):1159. doi: 10.1186/s12909-025-07727-1.
Interprofessional education (IPE) is a crucial strategy for preparing pharmacy and dentistry students for the health workforce, focusing on teamwork and collaboration. It provides an integrated knowledge application between both fields to improve patient care in areas such as infection control, antimicrobial management, and pain management. This study aimed to examine the self-reported perceptions of pharmacy and dental students regarding their interprofessional collaborative competencies before and after participating in a pilot interprofessional education activity.
An IPE activity was conducted from September 4-8, 2022, at Future University in Egypt (FUE), involving 26 students (19 from pharmacy and 7 from dentistry). Students were assigned to intercollaborative teams with student members from both schools. Sessions were held, and group discussions were utilized, punctuated by small group cases and simulation activities, to create interprofessional understanding. Facilitators consisted of faculty from both pharmacy and dentistry. Dental rounds at FUE Teaching Dental Hospital simulated interprofessional practice among team members. To assess the perceived skills acquired from the activity, participants completed a pre-and post-activity survey using the Interprofessional Collaborative Competencies Attainment Survey (ICCAS)- tool.
All 26 participating students completed the pre- and post-activity ICCAS survey. The students were cooperative during the overall experience and developed communication and interprofessional skills. The findings of the pre- and post-activity ICCAS yielded positive changes on all subscales. Significant differences (p < 0.05) were seen in all subscales when comparing pre-and post-activity scores using a Wilcoxon signed rank test.
This IPE initiative increased collaboration and understanding between pharmacy and dentistry students. The improvements noted in interprofessional competencies emphasize the significance of such initiatives in equipping future health practitioners with skills necessary for collaborative work environments. It is recommended to continue and expand initiatives focusing on IPE to foster interprofessional cooperation, effective communication, and teamwork skills for optimal patient outcomes.
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跨专业教育（IPE）是培养药学和牙科专业学生成为卫生保健工作者的一项关键策略，重点在于团队合作。它在两个领域之间提供了综合的知识应用，以改善感染控制、抗菌管理和疼痛管理等领域的患者护理。本研究旨在调查药学和牙科专业学生在参与一项跨专业教育试点活动前后，对其跨专业协作能力的自我报告认知。
2022年9月4日至8日在埃及未来大学（FUE）开展了一项IPE活动，有26名学生参与（19名来自药学专业，7名来自牙科专业）。学生们被分配到由两校学生组成的跨协作团队中。举办了课程，并通过小组案例和模拟活动进行小组讨论，以建立跨专业理解。促进者由药学和牙科专业的教师组成。FUE教学牙科医院的牙科查房模拟了团队成员之间的跨专业实践。为了评估从活动中获得的感知技能，参与者使用跨专业协作能力达成调查（ICCAS）工具完成了活动前和活动后的调查。
所有26名参与学生都完成了活动前和活动后的ICCAS调查。学生们在整个活动过程中合作良好，并培养了沟通和跨专业技能。活动前和活动后的ICP活动后的ICCAS结果在所有子量表上都产生了积极变化。使用Wilcoxon符号秩检验比较活动前和活动后的分数时，所有子量表均出现显著差异（p < 0.05）。
这项IPE倡议增强了药学和牙科专业学生之间的合作与理解。跨专业能力方面的改进强调了此类倡议对于使未来卫生从业者具备在协作工作环境中所需技能的重要性。建议继续并扩大专注于IPE的倡议，以培养跨专业合作、有效沟通和团队合作技能，实现最佳患者治疗效果。
不适用。
