IPE in a Virtual World Karen Huhn PT PhD Joseph Schwenkler MD Albert Heuer PhD, MBA, RRT, RPFT Susan Papparella-Pitzel PT DPT MS Narcisso Rodriquez BS RRT-NPS, ACCS
Why Virtual Spaces? 3 most significant barriers to IPE scheduling time in curriculum resources in time and money Liston, Fischer, Way, Torre, & Papp, 2011)
Description of Study Aim: to evaluate the effectiveness of virtual clinical experiences on the development of interdisciplinary care skill for students in health related fields Pre/post test cross-over design with mixed methodology Compare virtual clinical experiences to standard patient encounters
Description of Study Subjects: Physical Therapy, Respiratory Therapy, Physician Assistant Four teams, 2 cases virtually 2 cases live
Outcome Measures Test of knowledge acquisition Attitudes Toward Health Care Teams survey Focus Groups
Virtual World Built by Wonderbuilders Designed as a modifiable space Uses “inworld” apps to increase functionality Configurations of space an be saved and used again
Virtual Space rutgersshrp.wonderbuilders.com:8080rutgersshrp.wonderbuilders.com
Acknowledgment Foundation of University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey MEG