Supporting practice assessors to take an interprofessional perspective

1
Supporting practice assessors to take an
interprofessional perspective

• The Open University experience

2
Identifying a need in IPL provision

• The OU recognises that IPL for students occurs
  predominantly
• in two places.
• Firstly, in course-based forums and discussions
  boards and
• Secondly alongside practice assessors.
• However, it is widely recognised that this
  learning is not captured or articulated (Lloyd
  Jones et al 2007).

3
Meeting the need for IPL in practice

• The Guide
• Helps practice assessors set interprofessional
  objectives for learners, recognise
  interprofessional working and learning
  opportunities in practice, and facilitates IPL
  in practice areas.
• Makes IPL sustainable by embedding and making
  explicit what is already happening as recognised
  IPL rather than unnoticed learning.

4
IPL Pocket Guide - research basis

• Based on empirical practice-based research
  conducted in
• 2008 (Kenward unpublished) that suggests students
  need -
• the explicit articulation of IPL theory
• to witness the application of theory to practice
  scenarios
• the informal/formal exposure to varying
  professionals and
• the role modelling of team working practices.

5
Additional forum activities

• These considered the application of the Guide to
  mentoring
• practice and the development of self awareness
  and
• reflexivity in attitudes to other professionals.
• Evaluation aims
• Overall impressions of the activity
• Perceptions/attitudes to other professions
• Development of knowledge/skills around IPL.
• The perceived benefits of IPL in practice
• Outcome criteria adapted from Hammick, M. Freeth,
  D. Koppel, I. Reeves, S. and Barr, H. (2007) A
  best
• evidence systematic review of interprofessional
  education BEME Guide no 9. Medical Teacher 29.
  735-751.

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Evaluation - anecdotal but ongoing

• Well presented/laid out
• Information terminology about right
• Emphasis on improving patient care through
  collaboration
• Stimulates students to innovate change
• Liked top tips step by step nature of the
  guide
• Websites
• Liked flowchart/framework for facilitating IPL in
  practice
• Ongoing developments/suggestions
• Different formats - poster, downloadable object
  for iphones etc
• Ring binding for ease of use.