A Blended Active Learning Pilot: A Way to Deliver Interprofessional Pain Management Education

This article presents an innovative approach to interprofessional education that places learning in the context of a specific clinical area that is relevant to pharmacy students as well as students from a number of other health professions; in this case pain management. Interprofessional pain educat...

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Main Authors: Victoria Wood, Lynda Eccott, Lesley Bainbridge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-11-01
Series:Pharmacy
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2226-4787/1/2/218
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description This article presents an innovative approach to interprofessional education that places learning in the context of a specific clinical area that is relevant to pharmacy students as well as students from a number of other health professions; in this case pain management. Interprofessional pain education that teaches a team approach to pharmacy students is essential for improving pain management practices. The interprofessional education model presented, based on a pilot of a series of interprofessional pain management modules, is designed to be flexible, using a modular format that incorporates both online and face-to-face learning. The model was developed as a means of overcoming some of the challenges, such as scheduling, which make the integration of interprofessional education into curricula difficult. This technology enabled education model has been piloted and implemented with groups of pharmacy students who were placed into teams with students from other disciplines such as medicine, nursing, and social work. This article presents the educational strategy and its development; describes the interprofessional pain management modules; discusses findings from three pilot evaluations of the modules; shares lessons learned; and highlights the strengths of the approach.
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spelling doaj.art-96475af9acae43e8867add5d3f282c7d2022-12-22T03:59:24ZengMDPI AGPharmacy2226-47872013-11-011221822710.3390/pharmacy1020218pharmacy1020218A Blended Active Learning Pilot: A Way to Deliver Interprofessional Pain Management EducationVictoria Wood0Lynda Eccott1Lesley Bainbridge2College of Health Disciplines, University of British Columbia, 400-2194 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver BC, V6T 1Z3, CanadaFaculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, 2405 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver BC, V6T 1Z3, CanadaCollege of Health Disciplines, University of British Columbia, 400-2194 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver BC, V6T 1Z3, CanadaThis article presents an innovative approach to interprofessional education that places learning in the context of a specific clinical area that is relevant to pharmacy students as well as students from a number of other health professions; in this case pain management. Interprofessional pain education that teaches a team approach to pharmacy students is essential for improving pain management practices. The interprofessional education model presented, based on a pilot of a series of interprofessional pain management modules, is designed to be flexible, using a modular format that incorporates both online and face-to-face learning. The model was developed as a means of overcoming some of the challenges, such as scheduling, which make the integration of interprofessional education into curricula difficult. This technology enabled education model has been piloted and implemented with groups of pharmacy students who were placed into teams with students from other disciplines such as medicine, nursing, and social work. This article presents the educational strategy and its development; describes the interprofessional pain management modules; discusses findings from three pilot evaluations of the modules; shares lessons learned; and highlights the strengths of the approach.http://www.mdpi.com/2226-4787/1/2/218blended learninginterprofessional educationflexible learning
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title A Blended Active Learning Pilot: A Way to Deliver Interprofessional Pain Management Education
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