Journal of allied health
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Journal of allied health · Jan 2015
Assessing Performance and Learning in Interprofessional Health Care Teams.
Teamwork has become an integral part of health care delivery. Such emphasis on teamwork has generated the need to systematically measure and improve the learning and performance of health care teams. The purpose of this study was to develop a comprehensive assessment instrument, the Interprofessional Education and Practice Inventory (IPEPI), to evaluate learning and performance in interprofessional health care teams. ⋯ These findings highlight the critical role assessment plays in enhancing not just interprofessional education or interprofessional practice, but in essence advancing interprofessional education and practice--which requires an integrated examination of how health care professionals learn and perform in teams.
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Journal of allied health · Jan 2014
Evaluation of physician assistant student knowledge and perception of competence in palliative symptom management.
To assess the impact of the current curriculum for physician assistant (PA) students in palliative medicine and end-of-life care. ⋯ PA students recognize their knowledge gaps and lack of exposure in palliative medicine. A more focused curriculum is needed in training experiences for PA students.
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Journal of allied health · Jan 2014
Burnout among physical therapist assistant program directors: a nationwide survey and analysis.
The purpose of this study was to assess burnout in directors of physical therapist assistant (PTA) programs and to analyze the relationship between individual and institutional variables and burnout. ⋯ PTA program directors and their institutions should develop strategies to minimize the effects of burnout in younger program directors and those in the early years of their position.
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Journal of allied health · Jan 2014
A model for large-scale, interprofessional, compulsory cross-cultural education with an indigenous focus.
Cultural competency training for health professionals is now a recognised strategy to address health disparities between minority and white populations in Western nations. In Australia, urgent action is required to "Close the Gap" between the health outcomes of Indigenous Australians and the dominant European population, and significantly, cultural competency development for health professionals has been identified as an important element to providing culturally safe care. ⋯ Reporting primarily on qualitative student feedback from the unit's first year of implementation as well as the structure, learning objects, assessment, and approach to coordinating the unit, this paper provides a model for implementing quality wide-scale, interprofessional cultural competence education within a postcolonial context. Critical factors for the unit's implementation and ongoing success are also discussed.
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Journal of allied health · Jan 2013
Interprofessional teamwork skills as predictors of clinical outcomes in a simulated healthcare setting.
Teaching interprofessional (IP) teamwork skills is a goal of interprofessional education. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between IP teamwork skills, attitudes and clinical outcomes in a simulated clinical setting. ⋯ Interprofessional curricular models that produce effective teamwork skills can improve student performance in clinical environments and likely improve teamwork practice to positively affect patient care outcomes.