Impact of Just in Time TeamSTEPPS Training on Team Performance in a Pediatric Escape Room Interprofessional Event
Poster Number
39
Introduction/Abstract
Interprofessional education (IPE) is an essential part of the curriculum as it is known to improve students’ knowledge and skills. However, little is known regarding the improvement in observed teamwork.
Purpose
To understand the impact of just-in-time TeamSTEPPS training on observed and self-reported team performance.
Method
Final year pharmacy (N=27) and physician assistant students (N=88) participated in an escape room featuring pediatric dosing, asthma, otitis media, Type I diabetes, and vaccine fundamentals. Teams were randomized to control (14) or intervention arm (15). The control group went to the escape room after a 30-minute orientation and then returned to the classroom for TeamSTEPPS training. The intervention group remained in the classroom for TeamSTEPPS training and then went to the escape room. One faculty rater was assigned to each team and utilized the Performance Assessment Communication and Teamwork Tools Set (PACT) expert-observer form to assess team performance. Post-event, students completed an abbreviated PACT post-assessment and a self-reflection exercise on the prompt “What were the most important takeaways from today's interprofessional activity?” The Mann-Whitney U test was used to analyze the differences between the control and intervention groups.
Results
The intervention group noted significantly higher global PACT expert-observer mean ranks in all the team behavior, excluding situation monitoring. On the PACT post-assessment, the intervention arm reported significantly more leadership during the simulation. Significantly more students in the intervention arm understood the “association between patient safety and interprofessional collaboration.” On the self-reflection exercise, 67.8% of students mentioned the importance of teamwork principles in patient care.
Significance
In our study, just-in-time TeamSTEPPS training improved observed and to a lesser extent, self-reported teamwork, and communication skills. Reinforcing the training to students just before an IPE event may enhance team performance.
Location
Library and Learning Center, 3601 Pacific Ave., Stockton, CA 95211
Format
Poster Presentation
Impact of Just in Time TeamSTEPPS Training on Team Performance in a Pediatric Escape Room Interprofessional Event
Library and Learning Center, 3601 Pacific Ave., Stockton, CA 95211
Interprofessional education (IPE) is an essential part of the curriculum as it is known to improve students’ knowledge and skills. However, little is known regarding the improvement in observed teamwork.
