Exploring Predictors for Teamwork Performance in an Interprofessional Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Course for Early Learners

Authors

Danah M. Alsane Danah M. Alsane, B.Sc Pharm, MS Doctoral candidate Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcomes Science School of Pharmacy Virginia Commonwealth University
Kelly Lockeman Kelly Lockeman, PhD   Assistant Professor, School of Medicine  Director of Evaluation and Assessment Center for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Care Virginia Commonwealth University
Leticia R. Moczygemba Leticia R. Moczygemba, PharmD, PhD Associate Professor Lonnie F. Hollingsworth, Sr. Centennial Fellow Health Outcomes and Pharmacy Practice Division The University of Texas College of Pharmacy 
Colleen Lynch Colleen Lynch, DNP, RN, CPHQ, CPPS Division Director of Quality HCA Healthcare
Patricia W. Slattum Patricia W. Slattum, Pharm.D., Ph.D. Director, Geriatric Pharmacotherapy Program  Victor A. Yanchick Professor of Pharmacotherapy and Outcomes Science  Virginia Commonwealth University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22230/jripe.2019v9n1a283

Keywords:

Interprofessional education, Collaboration, Teamwork, Team development

Abstract

Background: This study evaluated predictors of team development and performance on a final project in a large Interprofessional Quality Improvement and Patient Safety course.

Methods and findings: Predictors examined were prior interprofessional teamwork experience and collective orientation preferences for dominance and affiliation. TheTeam Development Measure assessed perceived level of team development at the end of the course. Structural equation modelling was used to test the relationships, and only dominance was related to team development. Team development was not related to performance on the final project.

Conclusions: This study is the first to simultaneously assess predictors of team development and the relationship between team development and course performance in interprofessional education. Although findings were not conclusive, several avenues for future study are highlighted.

Author Biographies

Danah M. Alsane, Danah M. Alsane, B.Sc Pharm, MS Doctoral candidate Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcomes Science School of Pharmacy Virginia Commonwealth University

Danah Alsane has an MS in Pharmaceutical Science. She is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcomes Science at Virginia Commonwealth University. She is interested in research focused on interprofessional education, particularly interprofessional teamwork.

Kelly Lockeman, Kelly Lockeman, PhD   Assistant Professor, School of Medicine  Director of Evaluation and Assessment Center for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Care Virginia Commonwealth University

Kelly Lockeman has a Ph.D. in educational research and evaluation. She is an assistant professor at Virginia Commonwealth University in the School of Medicine and director of evaluation and assessment for the VCU Center for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Care. She is responsible for the Center’s evaluation efforts and is engaged in a number of collaborative research projects aimed at the understanding process and measuring outcomes of interprofessional education.

Leticia R. Moczygemba, Leticia R. Moczygemba, PharmD, PhD Associate Professor Lonnie F. Hollingsworth, Sr. Centennial Fellow Health Outcomes and Pharmacy Practice Division The University of Texas College of Pharmacy 

Dr. Moczygemba is an associate professor and associate director of the Texas Center for Health Outcomes Research and Education at The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy. She has been engaged in interprofessional education (IPE) initiatives at two institutions. Currently, she serves as the pharmacy co-coordinator for an IPE asynchronous experience with pharmacy, medicine, and nursing students that focuses on safety and quality improvement.

Colleen Lynch, Colleen Lynch, DNP, RN, CPHQ, CPPS Division Director of Quality HCA Healthcare

Colleen Lynch holds a DNP in health care quality. She currently serves as Division Director of Quality for HCA Healthcare, and is a former assistant professor at Virginia Commonwealth University and director of quality improvement education for the VCU Center for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Care. In this role, she served as course director for the Interprofessional Quality Improvement and Patient Safety course.

Patricia W. Slattum, Patricia W. Slattum, Pharm.D., Ph.D. Director, Geriatric Pharmacotherapy Program  Victor A. Yanchick Professor of Pharmacotherapy and Outcomes Science  Virginia Commonwealth University

Patricia Slattum is a pharmacist with a Ph.D. in Pharmaceutics. She co-leads an interprofessional care coordination program caring for low-income older adults that serves as a clinical teaching site for students in pharmacy, nursing, medicine, and social work. She is core faculty in the Virginia Geriatric Education Center, delivering and evaluating interprofessional training programs focused in the care of older adults.

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Published

2019-04-01

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 1 (2019)

Section

Articles: Empirical Research

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