Virtual Book Club Abstract

ABSTRACT

Objective The objective of this pilot study is to determine if prelicensure undergraduate interprofessional simulation education virtual book clubs have the potential to facilitate interprofessional role identification and function while utilizing the Community Action Poverty Simulation (CAPS) to explore poverty as a determinant of health.

Purpose The purpose of the pilot study is to utilize the core competencies for interprofessional collaborative practice to promote the development of values and ethics for prelicensure undergraduate interprofessional learners utilizing communication, roles function and teamwork to provide patient care to indigent populations that are not readily available via clinical experiences.

Design Quantitative pilot study, pre-questionnaire and post questionnaire design.

Setting A four-year undergraduate college located in Oregon.

Population The population consists of fourth year, prelicensure undergraduate students in the interprofessional fields of nursing, pre-medicine, pre-pharmacology, and physical therapy

Methodology The framework consists of the core competencies for interprofessional collaborative practice.  The interventions utilized are a virtual avatar platform interprofessional book club in conjunction with the Community Action Poverty Simulation (CAPS) suite of simulation experiences.

Results To be determined.

Conclusion Prelicensure undergraduate interprofessional education learners will provide a snapshot view utilizing the framework of the core competencies for interprofessional collaborative practice for role development while studying poverty as a determinant of health. Further research is needed to expand the use of prelicensure undergraduate interprofessional simulation education to promote collaborative efforts to achieve knowledge and action to promote awareness and resolution of the health care needs of the indigent stricken in poverty.

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