Effective interprofessional simulation training for medical and midwifery students

Edwards, S. E.; Platt, S.; Lenguerrand, E.; Winter, C.; Mears, J.; Davis, S.; Lucas, G.; Holton, E.; Fox, R.; Draycott, T.; Siassakos, D.

Abstract

© Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. Introduction Good interprofessional teamworking is essential for high quality, efficient and safe clinical care. Undergraduate interprofessional training has been advocated for many years to improve interprofessional working. However, few successful initiatives have been reported and even fewer have formally assessed their educational impact. Methods This was a prospective observational study of medical and midwifery students at a tertiary-level maternity unit. An interprofessional training module was developed and delivered by a multiprofessional faculty to medical and midwifery students, including short lectures, team-building exercises and practical simulation-based training for one obstetric (shoulder dystocia) and three generic emergencies (sepsis, haemorrhage, collapse). Outcome measures were interprofessional attitudes, assessed with a validated questionnaire (UWE Interprofessional Questionnaire) and clinical knowledge, measured with validated multiple-choice questions. Results Seventy-two students participated (34 medical, 38 midwifery). Following training median interprofessional attitude scores improved in all domains (p

• Journal Article Type: Other
• Acceptance Date: Sep 14, 2015
• Online Publication Date: Oct 5, 2015
• Publication Date: Dec 23, 2015
• Deposit Date: Jan 15, 2020
• Journal: BMJ Simulation and Technology Enhanced Learning
• Print ISSN: 2056-6697
• Electronic ISSN: 2056-6697
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 1
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 87-93
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjstel-2015-000022
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/5144785
• Publisher URL: https://stel.bmj.com/content/1/3/87