Interprofessional Education

Medication Safety: Interprofessional Teaching and Learning using Simulation

The Department of General Practice in association with the Schools of Pharmacy and Nursing and Midwifery developed and evaluated a novel interprofessional teaching session for undergraduate medical, pharmacy and nursing students using high fidelity simulation in the ASSERT Centre.

Team members:

Dr Elaine Walsh, School of Medicine
Dr Laura Sahm, School of Pharmacy
Professor Jonathan Drennan, School of Nursing and Midwifery
Dr Rob Gaffney, School of Medicine
Mr Simon Smith, School of Medicine, ASSERT Centre

Students adopted the roles of doctor, pharmacist and nurse to generate, review and dispense a patient's prescription as they would in real life.

Students completed questionnaires, participated in focus groups and were marked according to competencies in prescribing, dispensing and communication.

About

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Workshop Setup

A how to guide on workshop setup

Our Findings

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73% of students who took part in the study strongly agreed that it helped them establish the role of other healthcare professionals.

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Medication error is a major problem within the healthcare profession. It is in fact the most preventable cause of patient harm

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The teaching and learning session developed by General Practice at University College Cork can be easily replicated at your institution.

Dr Walsh

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Good interprofessional communication skills are essential.

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Should you need more information on the Medication Safety Interprofessional Education project, please get in contact with Dr Elaine Walsh at elaine.walsh@ucc.ie