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Past IPE Work in Aberdeen
Throughout the Faculty of Health and Social Care and School of medicine at the Aberdeen universities there has been a strong focus in recent years on developing and integrating interprofessional teaching and learning across the curricula and many changes have been implement to reflect this.
A successful pilot study ran during 2003/4, consisting of interprofessional workshops involving all first year courses across the School of Medicine and Faculty of Health and Social allowed students to explore the different roles of their future professions.
In addition a small cohort of final year medical and pharmacy students have successfully used a virtual classroom environment to work together. Both initiatives were met with strong support from staff and students involved. Details of both initiatives as well as background information to the project can be read in the Pharmaceutical Journal article "How to ensure shared learning becomes a reality: a report from a double agent" written by Lesley Diack.
In July 2005 the Faculty of Health and Social Care at The Robert Gordon University hosted an International Conference entitled "Simulation in Interprofessional Education" which was aimed at practitioners and educationalists working with simulation. The conference explored the possibilities of interprofessional working within simulated learning environments and highlighted the importance of keeping up to date with current developments. Speakers included:
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Mr John O’Donnell Director of Nursing Simulation WISER (Pittsburgh)
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Ms Bettina Dixon Nurse Anaesthesia Instructor University of Pittsburgh
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Dr Rona Patey Director of Clinical Skills University of Aberdeen
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Mr Guillaume Alinier Centre Co-ordinator Hertfordshire Intensive Care & Emergency Simulation Centre
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Dr Jean Ker Director of Clinical Skills University of Dundee
