Interprofessional Learning for Second Year Students (IPL2)

 

IPL2 for Medical, Nursing, Midwifery, ODP and Pharmacy Students
 

Workshops
 

For the second level of IPL (IPL2), students will be assigned to small, multi-professional groups and will attend two workshops.  During Workshop 1 the students will work in their groups to choose a topic on which they will collaborate - either focussing on the enhancement of an individual care pathway, or on improving the delivery of a service.  Each group will create their own case depending on the professionals in the groups and their own interests and experiences.  Together they will identify points of interest within this case which they will explore more deeply.  Between workshops they will collaborate within their groups to research aspects of their case and together produce a presentation of how the individual care pathway could be enhanced, or how the delivery of a service could be improved.

During Workshop 1, students will also be given an opportunity to observe other groups "in action" and provide constructive feedback on aspects of teamworking. 

In Workshop 2, the groups will present their findings/proposals to a panel consisting of three other groups, their facilitator, a professional and a service user.

Peer Assessment
 

After Workshop 2, students will be asked to complete an on-line survey to anonymously assess the contribution of the other members of their group.

Reflective Assignment
 

After the two workshops and any shadowing events have been completed, students will write a reflective statement on their learning from IPL2, for inclusion in their portfolios.  As part of this reflection, students will again describe their on-going learning needs as future collaborative practitioners.

IPL2 for Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Physiotherapy Students
 

In their second year, students on the above-mentioned programmes will attend a one-day interprofessional workshop to explore joint working and collaboration between Allied Health professionals and Education practitioners, considering barriers and benefits, and overarching principles of interprofessional working.  The workshop will include presentations from professionals and service users, examining drivers for interprofessional working and the need for collaborative practice.  Students will work in small, multi-professional groups to discuss their own and others' professional roles, principles of good interprofessional working, and the benefits of effective collaboration.