Interprofessional Informatics Education: A Digital Health Game

Area of Science:

• Health Informatics
• Medical Education
• Digital Health

Background:

• Interprofessional education is crucial for modern healthcare.
• Integrating technology into health sciences curricula presents unique challenges.
• Traditional learning methods may not fully engage students with healthcare technologies.

Purpose of the Study:

• To develop and implement an interprofessional informatics curriculum.
• To create a digital health serious game focused on healthcare technologies.
• To evaluate student engagement and satisfaction with the game-based curriculum.

Main Methods:

• A serious game focused on team-based learning of healthcare technologies was developed.
• The game was integrated into an interprofessional informatics curriculum.
• Student satisfaction was assessed post-game implementation.

Main Results:

• The digital health serious game was successfully implemented.
• Overall satisfaction scores among health sciences students were moderately high.
• Serious games demonstrate potential for engaging health sciences students.

Conclusions:

• An interprofessional informatics curriculum incorporating a digital health serious game is feasible.
• Team-based learning through serious games can be an effective educational strategy.
• Digital health serious games offer a promising avenue for enhancing health sciences education.