title: An interprofessional learning module on asthma health promotion.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To develop, implement, and evaluate a new interprofessional learning module that focused on asthma health promotion called Taking Action Together for Asthma.
  
  
  METHODS
  Faculty members in medicine, nursing, and pharmacy courses recruited 10 students each to participate in a 3-day interprofessional learning module. Students received extensive materials including a workbook to document their expectations and experience; completed a 1-day interprofessional workshop; received training in the Triple A (Adolescent Asthma Action) program; and went into high schools and taught the Triple A program to students in interprofessional teams.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Before and after participating in the module, students completed a questionnaire consisting of 3 previously validated instruments: the Asthma Knowledge for Health Professionals Scale, Attitudes Toward Health Care Teams Scale, and Readiness for Interprofessional Learning Scale (RIPLS). Seventeen students completed both the pre- and post-module scales and significant changes were seen only in means scores for the Attitude Toward Healthcare Teams (81.0 ± 4.7 to 85.2 ± 5.9) and the Teamwork and Collaboration subscale of the RIPLS (41.4 ± 2.7 to 43.2 ± 2.7).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Health promotion activities offer a viable mechanism for fostering interprofessional learning among health professions students.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Sydney, Australia. bandana@pharm.usyd.edu.au
authors.forename: Bandana
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Saini
authors.forename: Smita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Phoebe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kearey
authors.forename: Sinthia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bosnic-Anticevich
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Grootjans
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Armour
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000628:therapy*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000379:methods; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000379:methods; D004512:Education, Pharmacy / Q000379:methods; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008297:Male; D013337:Students, Medical; D013338:Students, Nursing; D013339:Students, Pharmacy; D055815:Young Adult