A history of simulation-enhanced interprofessional education

Abstract

This article explores the evolution and history of interprofessional education (IPE) using healthcare simulation (HCS). The evolution described here demonstrates an achievement of patient safety efforts as a consequence of the historical roots of healthcare and highlights HCS as a progressive method synergistic with IPE. This paper presents a descriptive review that covers the HCS and IPE literature, indicating factors that led to the use of HCS in IPE. Understanding the history of simulation-enhanced IPE provides healthcare educators with fertile ground to support future IPE. A number of benefits in using HCS to address common challenges to IPE are outlined, including natural relevance and engagement for learners, faculty attraction to its use, and the opportunity to explore socio-historical issues in teams. Several promising directions for future research are suggested.

Enacting simulation: A sociomaterial perspective on students’ interprofessional collaboration

“…This paper reports findings from a nationally funded research project on simulation-based education in undergraduate health care programmes in collaboration between three universities in Sweden. Reviews of research on interprofessional simulation-based training show that studies focusing on the practice of simulation in undergraduate programs are still less common (Gough, Hellaby, Jones & MacKinnon, 2012;Palaganas, Epps, & Reamer, 2014). Instead, research in interprofessional education (IPE) and simulation in undergraduate training have predominantly concerned evaluation of courses, learners' perspective of IPE, and teamwork outcomes (Cook et al, 2011).…”

A BEME systematic review of the effects of interprofessional education: BEME Guide No. 39

“…As a result, IPE is increasingly being offered across health and social care sectors to an array of learners (pre-qualification, post qualification, continuing education) based in classrooms, simulation labs, clinical settings and increasingly through online (virtual) environments (e.g. Luke et al 2010;Bridges et al 2011;Palaganas et al 2014).…”

An Interprofessional Education Nursing Home Dining Simulation Promotes Changes in Student Attitudes

“…Research exploring how IPE and HCS overlap is relatively new (Palaganas, Epps, & Raemer, 2014). Medical, nursing, physiotherapy, and pharmacy students participated in an IPE HCS study addressing communication among the students during end of life care (Efstathiou & Walker, 2014).…”

“…Interprofessional education (IPE) and healthcare simulation (HCS) can be used to promote collaboration and teamwork among students of multiple disciplines. Although IPE and HCS have been in existence for decades as unique fields, research exploring how these two fields overlap is relatively new (Palaganas, Epps, & Raemer, 2014). Research in this area has primarily involved medical students, nursing students, physical therapy students, and pharmacy students (Buckley, Hensman, Thomas, Dudley, Nevin, & Coleman, 2012;Efstathiou & Walker, 2014;Kyrkjebo, Brattebo, & Smith-Strom, 2006;Stephens et al, 2011) and, to date, does not include IPE nursing home environment simulations.…”