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.

An Interprofessional Escape Room Experience to Improve Knowledge and Collaboration Among Health Professions Students.

The purpose of this study was to extend our understanding of escape room pedagogical design by investigating the impact of escape room puzzle content on changes in students' immediate recall knowledge and demonstration of interprofessional skills during a subsequent simulation. Students from nursing, pharmacy, and physical therapy programs were randomized to complete an escape room themed around acute management of sepsis (intervention group; n=133) or general acute care (control group; n=129) prior to participating in a simulated patient discharge case conference. Students completed a knowledge assessment before the escape room, immediately after the escape room, and immediately after the simulation.

Evaluating the impact of interprofessional forums on dental medicine students' collaborative practice skill perception.

Purpose: This study evaluates third-year dental medicine students' perceived competencies related to interprofessional collaborative practice (IPCP) after completing two exposure level experiences with students from other professions across a large academic health center.

Methods: Two cohorts of D3 dental medicine students (2018-2019 and 2019-2020) completed the Interprofessional Collaborative Competencies Attainment Survey (ICCAS) after participating in in-person 2.5-h Interprofessional (IP) Forums in the Fall and Spring semesters.

Assessing the assessment: a comparison of the IPASS and ICCAS to measure change in interprofessional competencies following a large-scale interprofessional forum.

Measuring the effectiveness of interprofessional education (IPE) experiences is essential but challenging. Surveying learners before (pretest) and after (posttest) an IPE experience may result in minimal change due to response shift bias. Retrospective pretest/posttest assessment may ameliorate response shift bias but may also result in inflated change scores due to social desirability bias.

Creating a Film to Teach Health Professions Students the Importance of Interprofessional Collaboration.

To produce, implement, and evaluate the effectiveness of a film to develop the foundational knowledge and skills of health professions students and teach them the importance of interprofessional collaboration. An existing interprofessional case study about a Hispanic man suffering from multiple chronic health conditions and the impact his health had on his family served as the basis for the film. To ensure a high-quality production, faculty members partnered with a local theatre company to produce the film.

Home and Community-Based Physical Therapist Management of Adults With Post-Intensive Care Syndrome.

More than 4 million adults survive a stay in the intensive care unit each year, with many experiencing new or worsening physical disability, mental health problems, and/or cognitive impairments, known as post-intensive care syndrome (PICS). Given the prevalence and magnitude of physical impairments after critical illness, many survivors, including those recovering from COVID-19, could benefit from physical therapist services after hospital discharge. However, due to the relatively recent recognition and characterization of PICS, there may be limited awareness and understanding of PICS among physical therapists practicing in home health care and community-based settings.

Training the trainers: A preceptor development program targeting interprofessional collaboration competencies.

Introduction: Faculty and preceptor development have been noted to be areas of need within the expansion of interprofessional education (IPE). The primary objective of this pilot study was to evaluate the impact of a preceptor development program on pharmacy preceptors' self-reported competence toward interprofessional collaboration.

Methods: Pharmacy preceptors were invited to participate in a two-hour preceptor development program followed by a brief survey.

Improving Pharmacy Students' Attitudes Toward Collaborative Practice Through a Large-scale Interprofessional Forum Targeting Opioid Dependence.

To evaluate the impact of a large-scale interprofessional forum on pharmacy students' attitudes toward interprofessional collaborative practice. Pharmacy students were asked to complete the Interprofessional Attitudes Scale (IPAS) prior to and after completing a three-hour interprofessional forum. Scores for the total IPAS and each of the subscales were computed using the mean of students' responses to the items for each.

Physical Impairments Associated With Post-Intensive Care Syndrome: Systematic Review Based on the World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health Framework.

Background: Post-intensive care syndrome (PICS) is a constellation of new or worsening impairments in physical, mental, or cognitive abilities or a combination of these in individuals who have survived critical illness requiring intensive care.

Purpose: The 2 purposes of this systematic review were to identify the scope and magnitude of physical problems associated with PICS during the first year after critical illness and to use the World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) framework to elucidate impairments of body functions and structures, activity limitations, and participation restrictions associated with PICS.

Data Sources: Ovid MEDLINE, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), PubMed, CINAHL Plus with Full Text (EBSCO), Web of Science, and Embase were searched from inception until March 7, 2017.

Teaching evidence-based practice principles to prepare health professions students for an interprofessional learning experience.

Objective: The research assessed online learning modules designed to teach health professions students evidence-based practice (EBP) principles in an interprofessional context across two institutions.

Methods: Students from nine health professions at two institutions were recruited to participate in this pilot project consisting of two online learning modules designed to prepare students for an in-person case-based interprofessional activity. Librarians and an instructional designer created two EBP modules.

A National Survey on the Use of Immersive Simulation for Interprofessional Education in Physical Therapist Education Programs.

Introduction: There is growing recognition that collaborative practice among healthcare professionals is associated with improved patient outcomes and enhanced team functioning, but development of collaborative practitioners requires interprofessional education (IPE). Immersive simulation, a clinically relevant experience that deeply engages the learner in realistic clinical environments, is used increasingly for IPE. The purpose of this study was to assess the use of immersive simulation as a strategy for IPE in physical therapist (PT) education programs.

Impairments, activity limitations and participation restrictions experienced in the first year following a critical illness: protocol for a systematic review.

Introduction: Critical illness requiring intensive care unit (ICU) management is a life-altering event with ∼25% of ICU survivors experiencing persistent reductions in physical functioning, impairments in mental health, cognitive dysfunction and decreased quality of life. This constellation of problems is known as 'postintensive care syndrome' (PICS) and may persist for months and/or years. The purpose of this systematic review is to identify the scope and magnitude of physical problems associated with PICS during the first year after discharge from ICU, using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health framework to elucidate the impairments of body functions and structures, activity limitations and participation restrictions.

Advanced Glycation End Products Induce Obesity and Hepatosteatosis in CD-1 Wild-Type Mice.

AGEs are a heterogeneous group of molecules formed from the nonenzymatic reaction of reducing sugars with free amino groups of proteins, lipids, and/or nucleic acids. AGEs have been shown to play a role in various conditions including cardiovascular disease and diabetes. In this study, we hypothesized that AGEs play a role in the "multiple hit hypothesis" of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and contribute to the pathogenesis of hepatosteatosis.

Educating Physical Therapist Students in Tobacco Cessation Counseling: Feasibility and Preliminary Outcomes.

Background: Smoking is the leading preventable cause of chronic disease and premature morbidity. People with physical disabilities experience elevated smoking prevalence when compared with their non-disabled peers. The physical therapy profession is dedicated to meeting needs of people with physical disabilities, yet most physical therapists (PT) do not typically provide tobacco cessation interventions.

Tobacco cessation counseling training in US entry-level physical therapist education curricula: prevalence, content, and associated factors.

Background: The US Public Health Service (USPHS) recommends tobacco cessation counseling (TCC) training for all health care professionals. Within physical therapist practice, smoking can have adverse effects on treatment outcomes in all body systems. In addition, people with physical disabilities have a higher smoking prevalence than the general population, creating a strong need for tobacco cessation among physical therapy clientele.

Simulation experience enhances physical therapist student confidence in managing a patient in the critical care environment.

Background: Rehabilitation of patients in critical care environments improves functional outcomes. This finding has led to increased implementation of intensive care unit (ICU) rehabilitation programs, including early mobility, and an associated increased demand for physical therapists practicing in ICUs. Unfortunately, many physical therapists report being inadequately prepared to work in this high-risk environment.

Effect of high advanced glycation end-product diet on pulmonary inflammatory response and pulmonary function following gastric aspiration.

It is not clear why some patients with aspiration advance to acute lung injury or acute respiratory distress syndrome, whereas others do not. The Western diet is high in advanced glycation end-products (AGEs), which have been found to be proinflammatory. We hypothesize that dietary AGEs exaggerate the pulmonary inflammatory response following gastric aspiration.