Interprofessional communication in medical simulation: findings from a scoping review and implications for academic medicine

BMC Medical Education

Rebecca Ajtai¹  Emme Lopez¹  Daniel Saenz²  Diane Ferguson³  Sadie Trammell Velásquez³  Kelly C. Lemke⁴  Leticia Bland⁵  Braulio Amezaga⁶  James Cleveland⁶  Wesley Richardson⁶  Joseph A. Zorek⁶  Lark A. Ford⁶ 

[1] Briscoe Library, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio;Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio;Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio;School of Dentistry, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio;School of Health Professions, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio;School of Nursing, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio;

关键词: Interprofessional education;    Interprofessional communication;    Medical education;    Simulation;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12909-022-03226-9

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Abstract Background Interprofessional communication is fundamental to the delivery of healthcare and can be taught in medical school and other health professional schools through interprofessional education (IPE) activities. Simulation centers have become a predominant location for simulation IPE activities with infrastructure able to support high fidelity activities in a controlled environment. In this secondary analysis of a scoping review conducted on simulation-based IPE, we describe the characteristics of previously reported simulation IPE activities involving undergraduate medical students in a simulation center focused on interprofessional communication. Methods Electronic searches of PubMed, CINAHL, and ERIC databases in accordance with PRISMA-ScR guidelines were conducted to isolate relevant articles from 2016–2020. In total, 165 peer-reviewed articles met inclusion criteria and data extraction linked to four research questions was applied by one individual and the accuracy was confirmed by a second individual. A secondary analysis was performed to describe what existing approaches for simulation IPE in simulation center settings have been used to explicitly achieve interprofessional communication competencies in undergraduate medical education. A sub-dataset was developed from the original scoping review and identified 21 studies describing simulation IPE activities that took place in dedicated simulation centers, targeted the IPEC interprofessional communication domain, and involved undergraduate medical students. Results Though diverse, the majority of simulation IPE activities described high-fidelity approaches involving standardized patients and utilized assessment tools with established validity evidence in IPE activities to measure learning outcomes. A minority of simulation IPE activities were described as hybrid and utilized more than one resource or equipment for the activity and only two were longitudinal in nature. Learning outcomes were focused predominantly on modification of attitudes/perceptions and few targeted higher levels of assessment. Conclusions Educators charged with developing simulation IPE activities for medical students focused on interprofessional communication should incorporate assessment tools that have validity evidence from similar activities, target higher level learning outcomes, and leverage hybrid models to develop longitudinal simulation IPE activities. Though an ideal environment to achieve higher level learning outcomes, simulation centers are not required for meaningful simulation IPE activities.

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