Student evaluations of an interprofessional education experience in pain management.
Interprofessional education (IPE) is vital to healthcare professionals and is especially relevant in the context of pain management. Despite its importance, it is often difficult to provide given limited time and resources and challenges with coordinating schedules across professions. This study explored satisfaction with a one-day IPE workshop on pain management. Seventy-three students from seven professions completed a questionnaire evaluating the workshop. Results suggested that students rated all aspects of the workshop highly, but particularly valued hearing client's experiences with pain. Furthermore, students perceived that their knowledge of pain and interprofessional relationships improved following the workshop. Differences emerged between professions, with students classified as psychosocial reporting greater satisfaction with the IPE than students from biomedical professions. This study supports research previously conducted on IPE in pain management and suggests that when time and resources are constrained, there is value in offering a brief IPE workshop on pain management.
Department of Psychology, University of Regina , Regina, Saskatchewan , Canada .
Heather D
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Hadjistavropoulos
Karen
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Juckes
Dale
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Dirkse
Cathy
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Cuddington
Kirstie
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Walker
Paul
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Bruno
Gill
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White
Lisa
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Ruda
Myrna
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Pitzel Bazylewski
D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D003479:Curriculum; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D019359:Knowledge; D059408:Pain Management / Q000379:methods*; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018794:Problem-Based Learning / Q000379:methods*
Case-based learning; evaluation research; interprofessional education; interprofessional learning; pain education