E-learning for sharing across medical and pharmacy students Lesley Diack, Michael Gibson, Laura Binnie, Lorna Mchattie, Derek Stewart, Dorothy McCaig,

E-learning for sharing across medical and pharmacy students

Lesley Diack, Michael Gibson, Laura Binnie, Lorna Mchattie, Derek Stewart, Dorothy McCaig, Christine Bond, Hamish Mckenzie

Medicines and PeopleTurning Knowledge into Know How

IPE in Aberdeen (IPEA group)

To generate an appreciation of interprofessional team working

and communication

IPE sessions• 2 universities• 9 professional groups• 1100+ students per year

Interprofessional Optimisation of Diabetic Care – IPODc

• 5 weeks• Anchor blend/online learning• Case based scenario• Patient focus• Team working

• Questionnaire• Focus group• Analysis of postings

Phase 2 –

Evaluation

Phase 1 –

Development and Delivery

5. Planning treatment

4. Question the patient

3. Patient centred discussion

2. Initial week of posts

1. Lunchtime meeting

55.6%44.4%Improved Understanding

77.8%11.1%Better than face to face

0100%Team working vital

088.9%Learn with others

22.2%66.7%Technical Support

DisagreeAgreeQuestion

IPODc questionnaire – 33% response

I would prefer to meet the pharmacy students face to face and cut out

computers ...

... It was more, let’s say, fun learning in the sense you know

that I think that was a very positive aspect of it ...

Definitely it would provide more motivation.

You’d just put a lot more effort into

it ... if you knew it was going to be

formally assessed.

I mean it was useful, but don’t know if it really

benefited us dealing with pharmacy students.

I wasn’t particularly interested in working

towards it when it wasn’t a formal

assessment.

... more interaction would have helped us

understand more ...

Analysis of postings (N=27)

• Module was accessed 217 times • 9 students posted • 15 postings • 10 substantive

Conclusions

• Needs to be embedded into the curriculum

• Needs to be assessed

Acknowledgements:

Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain for funding

Mr A. Comrie (Mr Joe Jordan)

Dr Wendy Watson

Students who took part in pilot

Thanks for listening!