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Teaching interprofessional collaboration: using online education across institutions.

Christine Teeters Myers1, Shirley Peganoff O'Brien

  • 1Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY, USA.

Occupational Therapy in Health Care
|March 31, 2015
PubMed
Summary

Online interprofessional education (IPE) courses for occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech-language pathology students enhance collaboration. This study addresses challenges in developing and delivering these crucial interdisciplinary training programs.

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Area of Science:

  • Health Professions Education
  • Interprofessional Collaboration
  • Online Learning

Background:

  • Interdisciplinary training is vital for allied health professions, particularly in early intervention and school settings.
  • Effective teamwork, communication, and role understanding are critical for pre-service health professionals.
  • Implementing interprofessional education (IPE) faces significant logistical and scheduling hurdles in traditional academic settings.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To discuss the challenges and innovations in developing and delivering online interprofessional education (IPE) courses.
  • To explore solutions for logistical, time-related, and social presence barriers in interprofessional learning.
  • To facilitate collaboration among occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech-language pathology students through a shared online educational experience.
Keywords:
Distance learningInterprofessional educationOnline learningSocial presencee-Learning

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Main Methods:

  • Development and delivery of two interprofessional education courses in a fully online format.
  • Addressing challenges related to cross-institutional scheduling and time constraints.
  • Implementing strategies to foster social presence and engagement in the virtual learning environment.

Main Results:

  • Successfully developed and delivered online IPE courses across two institutions, overcoming logistical barriers.
  • Identified key innovations for managing time factors and enhancing social presence in a virtual IPE setting.
  • Demonstrated the feasibility of online IPE for preparing students for collaborative practice.

Conclusions:

  • Online IPE offers a viable solution to the implementation challenges of interprofessional training in health sciences.
  • Addressing logistical, temporal, and social factors is crucial for successful online interprofessional collaboration.
  • This innovative online approach supports the development of essential collaborative skills for future allied health professionals.