This presentation was given by Dr Megan Smith at the Team Health Right Start Forum on 27 February 2012

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Right Start Forum
Team Health | Right Start
Dr Megan Smith, CSU
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27 February 2012

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From the students ...
‘I just wanted to say thank you for letting me be involved in this project. Although, I haven't
had the time to fully take part, I have enjoyed my small part. It has been a great
confidence booster for me as a Nursing student to not only communicate with other
health professionals, but to understand what you guys are saying!!. I feel a little more at
ease about starting my nursing career.’
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‘A good experience, we get to put into practice what we have studied. It was great to have
positive feedback on my thoughts as well as seeing what other disciplines thought. This
program has been positive and everybody provided helpful & friendly opinions. It has
reinforced that I am now a new graduate occupational therapist and that working in a
multidisciplinary team.’
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Program Aim
 To enhance the readiness of participating students for
quality practice in rural and remote health
environments by:
 Developing competencies to work as part of an
interprofessional team within a rural health context
 Preparing for the effective transition to the rural health
workforce
 Developing and piloting an interprofessional education
model that will be relevant, sustainable, up-scalable and
transferrable
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Project Components
Online platform with
resources
Reference
Interactive
group of
Case Study
rural
Task
practitioners
Project Facilitator
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Method: Student Engagement
Send PPT to Project Review RG
Register
Officer feedback
Welcome blog
Create PowerPoint Blog about learning
posting and online
presentation reflections
ethics consent
Pre program Discuss case study Post program
evaluation online with group evaluation
Review case study – Interact with RG
blog initial and other learning
thoughts discussions
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Student Involvement
 In total, 15 students registered for the program. However, only 10
students moved forward to active contribution to the project activities.
The disciplines represented in the 10 active student contributors
included:
 Pharmacy (n=1)
 Occupational Therapy (n=3)
 Nutrition & Dietetics (n=1)
 Nursing (n=1)
 Physiotherapy (n=2)
 Medicine (n=2).
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Method: Platform
 Selected commercially
available platform
(www.grou.ps) after review of
3-5 platforms
 Able to quickly tailor the
website for the project and
invite membership – quickly
engaged with students and
reference group
 Some issues with access to the
system through a secure
government intranet
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Method: Case Study
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Method: Interactions
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Method: Ask the Reference Group Member
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Method: Evaluation
Pre program
•Respondent info
•Rural practice
•RIPLS
•ISVS
•WSEI (paper)
Post program
•Respondent info
•Program experience and rural practice
•RIPLS
•ISVS
•WSEI (paper)
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Results: Snapshot Against Deliverables
Deliverable Status
Develop an online learning resource – Achieved
conduct program
Develop a virtual network Achieved
Administer assessment and evaluation Achieved
tools
Provide raw evaluation data Achieved – but further analysis to be
done in second phase
Develop guide to facilitating program Achieved – but v2 to be delivered in
May 2012
Provide e-copies of online resources Achieved – but v2 to be delivered in
May 2012
Provide interim project report Achieved
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Results ... Learning outcomes
Key learning outcomes – student feedback:
 Increased understanding of other team roles in a MD healthcare setting
 Learning how to interact as part of the health care team to ensure that the
best outcomes are achieved for the patient.
 Simply learning what each health professional is able to bring to the table in
terms of managing complex patients.
 Greater understanding of how other allied health disciplines fit into the
management of complex patient cases.
 To see that I was on the right track for client intervention.
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Results ... Program perception
Overall program perception– student feedback:
 It was really useful! but to short I felt like I never had enough time to
complete the activities. I would do it again anytime.
 It was very helpful and interactive. it was good to be able to be a part of a
team with other students and professionals.
 Great concept, if it was integrated into curriculum. As it was run late in the
year, post exams there was a lot of difficulty getting in touch with all
members of the group.
 Great idea, good opportunity to network with professionals from other
disciplines
 A good opportunity to practice what we learnt at uni & work in a team.
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Results ... Program objectives
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Results ... Achievement of aim
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Conclusions & Lessons Learned
 Timing of program for students and reference group
 Clarity of roles for reference group
 Competing activities
 IT access and literacy (ability to use)
 Concurrent program development and program operation
– ‘developing on the run’
 Time to adequately test the online platform across
multiple functions
 Lead time for engagement of all program participants
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Conclusions & Lessons Learned
 Given the time constraints – program was successful
 Excitedby the potential of the program BUT realise
the hard questions need to be asked about how to
embed this program
 Sincerethanks to all involved – steering group,
reference group and students
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Where to from here?
 Second phase of program: March – May 2012
 Post-program evaluation with the students
 Vision of this is to understand three key elements:
 Contribution of the learning program to their transition?
 Personal experience of transition?
 Elements to strengthen in program for future?
 Broader learning to understand and query includes:
 Sustaining | Scaling | Embedding
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