An Interactive Online Interprofessional Opioid Education Training Using Standardized Patients
Introduction Opioid pain management is complex and requires a collaborative approach. To prepare health professions students to care for patients who have chronic pain, we developed an interprofessional education (IPE) session for delivery using a virtual platform that featured a standardized patien...
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| author | Connie M. Remsberg Barbara Richardson Brenda S. Bray Marian Wilson Rie Kobayashi Tracy Klein Jennifer Anderson Sarah Peterson Carrie Gigray Dawn DeWitt |
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| description | Introduction Opioid pain management is complex and requires a collaborative approach. To prepare health professions students to care for patients who have chronic pain, we developed an interprofessional education (IPE) session for delivery using a virtual platform that featured a standardized patient (SP) interaction. Methods The SP case highlighted a patient on opioids for chronic low back pain resulting from a car accident. Despite no improvement in pain or function, the patient continued taking opioids and developed behaviors that could represent opioid misuse. During the synchronous, online session, interprofessional teams of students interviewed an SP and collaborated to develop a holistic care plan to address the patient's pain and potential opioid misuse. The session evaluation included pre- and postsession surveys. Results Over 750 students from medicine, pharmacy, nursing, and social work programs participated in the virtual IPE sessions during a single year. Students rated the session positively. Matched survey responses suggested improved confidence in knowledge and skills, and learning through Zoom was rated favorably. Discussion We successfully implemented a synchronous online IPE session involving SP interactions that allowed students to practice team-based care of a patient with chronic pain who was taking opioids. Based on the success of this IPE session, including the success of the online delivery model, future IPE sessions will continue virtually. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8734b8589b2d41c68a7dfd3be9e23c372023-08-08T04:00:10ZengAssociation of American Medical CollegesMedEdPORTAL2374-82652023-08-011910.15766/mep_2374-8265.11328An Interactive Online Interprofessional Opioid Education Training Using Standardized PatientsConnie M. Remsberg0Barbara Richardson1Brenda S. Bray2Marian Wilson3Rie Kobayashi4Tracy Klein5Jennifer Anderson6Sarah Peterson7Carrie Gigray8Dawn DeWitt9Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Washington State University College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical SciencesAssociate Professor, Department of Medical Education and Clinical Sciences, Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of MedicineProfessor, Department of Medical Education and Clinical Sciences, Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of MedicineAssociate Professor, Department of Nursing and System Science, Washington State University College of NursingProfessor, Eastern Washington University School of Social WorkAssociate Professor, Department of Nursing and System Science, Washington State University College of NursingCoordinator, Collaboration for Interprofessional Health Education Research and Scholarship (CIPHERS), Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of MedicineResearch Assistant, Department of Medical Education and Clinical Sciences, Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of MedicineSimulation Education Specialist, Virtual Clinical Center, Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of MedicineProfessor, Department of Medical Education and Clinical Sciences, Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine; Director, Collaboration for Interprofessional Health Education Research and Scholarship (CIPHERS), Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of MedicineIntroduction Opioid pain management is complex and requires a collaborative approach. To prepare health professions students to care for patients who have chronic pain, we developed an interprofessional education (IPE) session for delivery using a virtual platform that featured a standardized patient (SP) interaction. Methods The SP case highlighted a patient on opioids for chronic low back pain resulting from a car accident. Despite no improvement in pain or function, the patient continued taking opioids and developed behaviors that could represent opioid misuse. During the synchronous, online session, interprofessional teams of students interviewed an SP and collaborated to develop a holistic care plan to address the patient's pain and potential opioid misuse. The session evaluation included pre- and postsession surveys. Results Over 750 students from medicine, pharmacy, nursing, and social work programs participated in the virtual IPE sessions during a single year. Students rated the session positively. Matched survey responses suggested improved confidence in knowledge and skills, and learning through Zoom was rated favorably. Discussion We successfully implemented a synchronous online IPE session involving SP interactions that allowed students to practice team-based care of a patient with chronic pain who was taking opioids. Based on the success of this IPE session, including the success of the online delivery model, future IPE sessions will continue virtually.http://www.mededportal.org/doi/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.11328Chronic PainOnline/Distance LearningOpioidsAddictionPain MedicineStandardized Patient |
| spellingShingle | Connie M. Remsberg Barbara Richardson Brenda S. Bray Marian Wilson Rie Kobayashi Tracy Klein Jennifer Anderson Sarah Peterson Carrie Gigray Dawn DeWitt An Interactive Online Interprofessional Opioid Education Training Using Standardized Patients MedEdPORTAL Chronic Pain Online/Distance Learning Opioids Addiction Pain Medicine Standardized Patient |
| title | An Interactive Online Interprofessional Opioid Education Training Using Standardized Patients |
| title_full | An Interactive Online Interprofessional Opioid Education Training Using Standardized Patients |
| title_fullStr | An Interactive Online Interprofessional Opioid Education Training Using Standardized Patients |
| title_full_unstemmed | An Interactive Online Interprofessional Opioid Education Training Using Standardized Patients |
| title_short | An Interactive Online Interprofessional Opioid Education Training Using Standardized Patients |
| title_sort | interactive online interprofessional opioid education training using standardized patients |
| topic | Chronic Pain Online/Distance Learning Opioids Addiction Pain Medicine Standardized Patient |
| url | http://www.mededportal.org/doi/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.11328 |
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