scholarly journals Effectiveness of an interprofessional education program using team‐based learning for medical students: A randomized controlled trial

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuhei Hamada ◽  
Junji Haruta ◽  
Takami Maeno ◽  
Tetsuhiro Maeno ◽  
Hideo Suzuki ◽  
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Author(s):  
Johannes Maximilian Just ◽  
Martin W Schnell ◽  
Maren Bongartz ◽  
Christian Schulz

Background: One way to improve the quality of palliative care for elderly patients is to use an interprofessional team approach, which may be encouraged through interprofessional education (IPE). However, the effectiveness of IPE interventions has yet to be proven. We therefore designed a randomized controlled trial using a simulated practice setting to measure the effects of an IPE intervention on medical students’ clinical behaviour.Methods: Undergraduate nursing (N = 20) and medical (N = 20) students were evenly assigned to either an intervention or a control group. Students in the intervention group received interprofessional curriculum (12 teaching units), and the control group was given written material containing the content of the IPE curriculum. Using a pre-post design, clinical behaviour of matched pairs of nursing and medical students was analyzed for qualitative (care objectives) and quantitative aspects of communication (initiation, interruptions, speaking time, and exchanged information items). Statistical analyses included chi-square, Fisher’s exact, and t-tests, where appropriate.Results: Care objective scores improved in both groups (categories N = 6, p-range = intervention group: .001–.630; control group: .001–.888). Interruptions and speaking time showed no change between or within groups, while the number of nursing student-initiated contacts increased (p = .0007). The number of information items exchanged increased significantly in both the intervention group (Pre: M = 9.65, SD = 1.79; Post: M = 12.35, SD = 1.87; p = .001) and the control group (Pre: M = 8.75, SD = 2.59; Post: M = 11.75, SD = 2.22; p = .001).Conclusions:We found a moderate effect of IPE on a change in interprofessionalcommunication style.


Author(s):  
Judith K. Ockene ◽  
Lori Pbert ◽  
Sybil Crawford ◽  
Christine F. Frisard ◽  
Jyothi A. Pendharkar ◽  
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ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Given the rising rates of obesity there is a pressing need for medical schools to better prepare students for intervening with patients who have overweight or obesity and for prevention efforts. OBJECTIVE To assess the effect of a multi-modal weight management curriculum on counseling skills for health behavior change. DESIGN A pair-matched, group-randomized controlled trial (2015-2020) included students enrolled in eight U.S. medical schools randomized to receive either multi-modal weight management education (MME) or traditional weight management education (TE). SETTING/PARTICIPANTS Students from the class of 2020 (N=1305) were asked to participate in an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) focused on weight management counseling and complete pre and post surveys. A total of 70.1% of eligible students (N=915) completed the OSCE and 69.3% (N=904) completed both surveys. INTERVENTIONS: The MME implemented over three years included a web-based course, a role-play classroom exercise, a web-patient encounter with feedback, and an enhanced clerkship experience with preceptors trained in weight management counseling (WMC). Counseling focused on the 5As (Ask, Advise, Assess, Assist, Arrange) and patient-centeredness. MEASUREMENTS The outcome was student 5As WMC skills assessed using an objective measure, an OSCE, scored using a behavior checklist, and a subjective measure, student self-reported skills for performing the 5As. RESULTS Among MME students who completed two of three WMC components compared to those who completed none, exposure was significantly associated with higher OSCE scores and self-reported 5A skills. LIMITATIONS Variability in medical schools requiring participation in the WMC curriculum. CONCLUSIONS This trial revealed that medical students struggle with delivering weight management counseling to their patients who have overweight or obesity. Medical schools, though restrained in adding curricula, should incorporate should incorporate multiple WMC curricula components early in medical student education to provide knowledge and build confidence for supporting patients in developing individualized plans for weight management. NIH Trial Registry Number R01-194787


2018 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrei Pereira Pernambuco ◽  
Lucina de Souza Cota Carvalho ◽  
Luana Pereira Leite Schetino ◽  
Janaíne Cunha Polese ◽  
Renato de Souza Viana ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Vol 59 ◽  
pp. 158-163
Author(s):  
Juliet S.K. Ng ◽  
Janita P.C. Chau ◽  
Aileen W.K. Chan ◽  
Jacky K.C. Lui ◽  
James W.C.H. Cheng

Pain ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 73 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rianne de Wit ◽  
Frits van Dam ◽  
Linda Zandbelt ◽  
Anneke van Buuren ◽  
Karin van der Heijden ◽  
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