Efficacy of interprofessional sport concussion simulation training for health care students and teacher candidates

Abstract

This paper presents a simulated telehealth interprofessional (IP) meeting. Students from athletic training, nursing and teacher preparation programs participated in this simulation. The main objective of the learning activity was for students to conduct an IP team meeting using a collaborative approach in the context of concussion management. In this report, we also discuss how the simulation changed student self-efficacy in interprofessional team collaboration. The Interprofessional Collaborative Competency Attainment Survey (ICCAS) was used to retrospectively measure students' reflections of their competencies pre- and post-simulation. Quantitative data indicated that the greatest improvement was in the students' ability to work effectively with IP team members to enhance care and to understand team members’ abilities and contributions. Qualitative data also showed that students reported being able to collaborate with other professionals was the most helpful part of the simulation.