Utilizing an Ecomap to Visualize the Impact of Social Determinants of Health in an Interprofessional Forum.

Introduction: Graphical representations of a case study can help learners recognize how systems and institutions impact health. The impact of the social determinants of health (SDoH) on individual and community health is well established, yet it may be challenging for students to visualize the impact of these components within a case study.

Purpose: This study explored the use of ecomaps in an interprofessional forum and examined the perceptions from students and faculty regarding use of this educational tool.

Virtual escape room paired with simulation improves health professions students' readiness to function in interprofessional teams.

Background: This project investigated the change in nursing, pharmacy, and physical therapy students' interprofessional socialization after participation in a virtual interprofessional escape room and case conference simulation.

Interprofessional Education Activity: Interprofessional teams of nursing (n = 93), pharmacy (n = 75) and physical therapy (n = 33) students completed asynchronous, online learning (sepsis recognition and total hip replacement post-operative precautions) followed by a virtual escape room and a virtual simulated patient case conference. During the case conference, interprofessional student teams developed a discharge plan for an individual after a hip replacement complicated by post-operative sepsis.

Validation of the Interprofessional Collaborative Competency Attainment Survey (ICCAS) retrospective pre-test measures.

Establishing the effectiveness of IPE experiences is essential, and current assessment measures may be subject to various types of bias. The Interprofessional Collaborative Competency Attainment Survey (ICCAS) is administered after the learning experience as retrospective pretest and posttest measures of perceived collaborative practice skills. Because the ICCAS does not have an actual pretest, there are potential risks of recall bias and social desirability bias.

Interprofessional Simulation Learning Game Increases Socialization and Teamwork Among Students of Health Professions Programs.

Background: Interprofessional (IP) socialization is important to develop early in the training of health professions students.

Purpose: This study compared changes in health professions students' IP socialization and readiness to function in IP teams and sought to understand students' participation experiences using a simulation learning game ( Friday Night at the ER [FNER]).

Methods: The single-center study targeted students in 13 health professions programs using a mixed-methods design.

Novel approach for tracking interdisciplinary research productivity using institutional databases.

This study proposes a new practical approach for tracking institutional changes in research teamwork and productivity using commonly available institutional electronic databases such as eCV and grant management systems. We tested several definitions of interdisciplinary collaborations based on number of collaborations and their fields of discipline. We demonstrated that the extent of interdisciplinary collaboration varies significantly by academic unit, faculty appointment and seniority.