Interprofessional Education: Leveraging Simulation Strategies for Team Development

Overview of Course

This course aims to build a foundation for understanding interprofessional simulation-based education. Participants will explore definitions and competencies of interprofessional education. Strategies for designing, implementing and evaluating interprofessional simulation within educational and practice settings will be examined.

Course Objectives:

By the end of the session, participants will:

1. Explore foundations of interprofessional education.

2. Identify best practices standards as a foundation for developing, implementing, debriefing and evaluating interprofessional education experiences.

3. Examine common barriers and strategies for success when developing and implementing education experiences.

4. Apply best practices and strategies for success to develop an interprofessional education experience for your institution.

Benefits of SIRC Courses

The National League for Nursing (NLN) Simulation Innovation Resource Center (SIRC) presents a series of reimagined, virtual courses designed to offer professional development in simulation education. This course has been designed as a virtual, asynchronous, and self-paced experience. Learners have access to these courses for 1 year. Nursing education continues to evolve to meet the challenges learners face when developing their thinking skills and translating them into action, within the context of patient care. Simulation-based education consists of a wide collection of teaching strategies, underpinned by theory and evidence, that aim to support learners in their emergence as competent and caring clinicians. Developing, implementing and evaluating immersive and evidence-based simulation experiences for learners require that nurse educators develop a highly specialized skill set in the art and science of dialogue, teaching pedagogy and psychological safety.