Interprofessional Education in a Department of Urology
Start Date
5-19-2012 2:00 PM
End Date
5-19-2012 2:15 PM
Description
Purpose and Background: Allied health care professionals are becoming more vital in the delivery of patient care. In our facility, few allied health care professionals have training specific to Urology. Our purpose was to design and implement an interprofessional education (IPE) program aiming to enhance the knowledge for members within the department.
Program: We designed a multifaceted IPE program for allied health care professionals involved in inpatient or outpatient care. This included nurses, nurse practitioners (NP), physician assistants (PA), medical assistants (MA), and administrative personnel with patient contact. Participation is on a voluntary, non-compensatory basis. The educational program consists of 2 major components: Journal Club (JC), and Urology Symposium. Quarterly JC meetings are held to review 4-6 papers, and physician moderators are present at each one. Anonymous, self-reporting surveys are collected at each meeting to serve as our outcome measures. The symposium is held annually at an offsite location where presentations, videos and lectures are given.
Results: JC was positively received by most attendees. The components liked most were: 60% stating physician interaction was most important, and 70% stated that the information provided would help them in their practice. Dislikes were (40%) nothing, (11%) complexity of the articles, and 21% requested fewer articles. Other suggestions included more time for discussion, and presentations from the physicians to enhance learning.
Conclusion: Major benefits include increasing knowledge and recognition of other members’ roles in patient care. Further efforts are being made to expand this educational program. Future studies are needed to determine the impact of IPE program on urology patients.
Relevance: This program brought together members within the entire Department of Urology. Health care professionals within our department often take care of the same patient, but at different times. The program was able to bring everyone together to discuss different roles, and enhance each others’ learning experience by doing so.
Learning Objectives:
1. To identify key features of IPE to train health and social care professionals to work together effectively;
2. To build and maintain a strong IPE program for allied health care professionals within the urology department;
3. To identify potential increases in patient satisfaction throughout the department once the program was initiated.
Interprofessional Education in a Department of Urology
Purpose and Background: Allied health care professionals are becoming more vital in the delivery of patient care. In our facility, few allied health care professionals have training specific to Urology. Our purpose was to design and implement an interprofessional education (IPE) program aiming to enhance the knowledge for members within the department.
Program: We designed a multifaceted IPE program for allied health care professionals involved in inpatient or outpatient care. This included nurses, nurse practitioners (NP), physician assistants (PA), medical assistants (MA), and administrative personnel with patient contact. Participation is on a voluntary, non-compensatory basis. The educational program consists of 2 major components: Journal Club (JC), and Urology Symposium. Quarterly JC meetings are held to review 4-6 papers, and physician moderators are present at each one. Anonymous, self-reporting surveys are collected at each meeting to serve as our outcome measures. The symposium is held annually at an offsite location where presentations, videos and lectures are given.
Results: JC was positively received by most attendees. The components liked most were: 60% stating physician interaction was most important, and 70% stated that the information provided would help them in their practice. Dislikes were (40%) nothing, (11%) complexity of the articles, and 21% requested fewer articles. Other suggestions included more time for discussion, and presentations from the physicians to enhance learning.
Conclusion: Major benefits include increasing knowledge and recognition of other members’ roles in patient care. Further efforts are being made to expand this educational program. Future studies are needed to determine the impact of IPE program on urology patients.
Relevance: This program brought together members within the entire Department of Urology. Health care professionals within our department often take care of the same patient, but at different times. The program was able to bring everyone together to discuss different roles, and enhance each others’ learning experience by doing so.
Learning Objectives:
1. To identify key features of IPE to train health and social care professionals to work together effectively;
2. To build and maintain a strong IPE program for allied health care professionals within the urology department;
3. To identify potential increases in patient satisfaction throughout the department once the program was initiated.
