Healthcare Theatre and Simulation: Maximizing Interprofessional Partnerships

Cowperthwait, Amy; Saylor, Jennifer; Carlsen, Allan; Schmitt, Laura A.; Salam, Tabassum; Melby, Melissa K.; Baker, Sandra

doi:10.1016/j.ecns.2015.05.005

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“…For example, Skye, Wagenschutz, Steiger, and Kumagai (2014) found that medical students felt that interactive theater and role play with professional actors helped them learn to break bad news (e.g., a cancer diagnosis) to patients and also to stimulate discussion on complex issues related to breaking bad news. Similarly, 192 participants in a communication skill workshop designed to teach interprofessional learners how to have challenging healthcare conversations reported via a post-workshop survey that the use of actors for role-playing was both realistic and valuable to their learning (Bell et al, 2014; see Cowperthwait et al, 2015;Ladyshewsky & Gotjamanos, 1997;Rucker & Browning, 2015;Sargeant, MacLeod, & Murray, 2011 for similar results). Interestingly, Bell et al (2014) reported no statistically significant differences in perceived value between learners who participated in the simulations (47%) versus those who observed (53%), or between different health professionals (i.e., doctors, nurses, or psychosocial professionals).…”

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Using art for the development of teamwork and communication skills among health professionals: a literature review

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Background: In healthcare, interpersonal skills such as teamwork and communication are essential for safe, high-quality, person-centered care. Methods: Four reference databases were searched using relevant keyword combinations in order to examine how the visual and performing arts have been used to facilitate the development of teamwork and communication skills among health professionals and what the outcomes were. Reference list checking was also conducted in order to identify other relevant articles not captured in the initial search strategy. Results: Many of the studies that we reviewed revealed that after participation in the arts, participants felt positively about the experience, had a greater awareness of the importance of teamwork and communication skills in their professional practice, and reported general improvements in these skills. Conclusions: While the initial results of this review seem promising, a concerted effort to conduct more methodologically sound studies on various art forms and their effect on the development of health professionals' interpersonal skills is required.

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Using art for the development of teamwork and communication skills among health professionals: a literature review

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“…For one university in the Northeastern United States, the Department of Theatre and College of Health Sciences have a long-standing, sustainable partnership to provide a cost effective, mutually beneficial SP program for simulation-based experiences within the college. ( Cowperthwait et al, 2015 ) The partnership, called Healthcare Theatre, offers two unconventional university courses co-taught by a health sciences faculty liaison with expertise in simulation andragogy and theatre faculty with expertise in applied theatre and improvisation.…”

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