Exploring the Multifaceted Impact of Interprofessional Simulation Based Medical Emergencies Education on Undergraduate Healthcare Students’ Sustainable Learning and Skill Development

Background:Interprofessional education (IPE) has is an emerging field of healthcare education. Teamwork and collaboration foster a healthy working environment, and IPE aims at learning about, from, and with each other. For this to occur, educational institutions and healthcare services have recognized the need for all members of the team to be educated together to deliver this holistic care to a patient. As health professionals, dental students, medical students, and nurses should be prepared to recognize and manage common medical emergencies that may arise in the dental office or dental school clinic.The aim of the present study is to explore the impact of Interprofessional simulation-based medical emergencies management in dental practice. The objectives of the present study was to explore the impact of Interprofessional simulation-based medical emergency management among dental practice in undergraduate healthcare professions on sustainable learning and skill development.
Methods: Mixed method study. The entire student sample were randomly divided into groups; each group will have students from Medical, Dental, and Nursing backgrounds. Stations created with themes: altered consciousness, chest pain, drug-related emergencies, unconsciousness, and respiratory distress. The students were individually assessed by a single select peer during one of two standardized medical emergency scenarios. Mean SPICE-R2 score was used to assess teamwork and collaboration. Qualitative data- thematic analysis of in-depth interview was analyzed using N vivo software. We used a 75% “pass” criterion for successful checklist completion based on Interprofessional simulation curriculum assessment. Five distinct themes identified (in order of strength): Facilitation; Incorporation of IPE Curriculum; Roles and Responsibilities; Importance of IPE in medical emergency management, Communication.
Implications: Qualitative study emerged with three broad themes with the need to introduce simulation based Interprofessional educational practices in medical emergency management by healthcare professionals. There lies need to aware both students and faculty for Interprofessional collaboration in this digital era.
Conclusion: Simulation-based training models have been successfully demonstrated in aviation’s crew resource management training programs. The model of care can be adapted to healthcare education for patient care.