| Autor: |
Joosten-Hagye D; Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States., Gurvich T; Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States., Resnik C; Division of Biokinesiology & Physical Therapy, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States., Segal-Gidan F; Keck School of Medicine of USC, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States., Reilly JM; Department of Family Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of USC, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States., Thayer EK; Department of Family Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of USC, University of Southern California, Alhambra, California, United States., Halle AD; Mrs. T.H. Chan Division of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States. |
| Abstrakt: |
While a growing body of interprofessional education (IPE) literature demonstrates a positive impact on learner knowledge, there is limited data on its long-term impact on collaborative practice (CP). With the growth of the aging population globally, understanding both the long-term impact on CP and sustainability of community-based geriatric experiential IPE programs are imperative. This study explores the impact of the Interprofessional Geriatric Curriculum (IPGC), a community-based geriatric IPE program, on post-graduate clinical practice among seven health professions. This study utilized a cross-sectional descriptive design, where both qualitative and quantitative data were collected in the same online survey of health professionals' to measure their perceptions of the impact IPGC has had on their respective clinical practice 1-3 years post-graduation. Forty-six per cent of health profession graduates provided clinical care for people 65 years of age or older; 81% worked in interprofessional teams; 80% reported the IPGC experience significantly impacted their practice (N = 137), and all used validated assessment tools taught in the IPGC program in their practice. Eight themes emerged from the list of what health professionals learned from IPGC that they use regularly in their clinical practice: four themes were interprofessional in nature (i.e. teamwork and team-based care, interprofessional communication, roles/responsibilities, and personal/professional) and four themes related to geriatrics (i.e. aging, screening and assessment, medications, and didactic content). This study is one of the first to describe the sustained influence of a community-based IPE program across multiple health professional disciplines on clinical geriatric practice. |
