Simulation Based Medical Education In Interprofessional Education: Acute Stroke Management Model

Introduction: Simulation-based medical education (SBME) is an established tool for training and certifying providers for critical situations such as ACLS. Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety (TeamSTEPPS) is a program developed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the Department of Defense to improve teamwork. Previous work has demonstrated the effectiveness of SBME in stroke team performance among neurology residents and ICU nurses. Our aim was to develop an SBME interprofessional education (IPE) program for nursing and medical students on stroke team performance. Method: Using a quantitative descriptive one group pretest/posttest design, acute stroke care (14 items), TeamSTEPPS knowledge (14 items) and attitudes toward IPE (16 items) were assessed. After the initial survey, students were given modules on acute stroke care and TeamSTEPPS. Students were randomly assigned into small mixed groups before participating in 2 high-fidelity simulations: an IV tPA-e...