Multidisciplinary learning in continuing professional education: The heart health Nova Scotia experience
✍ Scribed by Karen V. Mann; Patricia Weld Viscount; Anne Cogdon; Karina Davidson; Donald B. Langille; Mary E. MacCara
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 918 KB
- Volume
- 16
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0894-1912
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✦ Synopsis
Ongoiq projkssionul learning is essential for all health professionals. This need is increased U S conzniiiiiit~-hasecl. iniiltidiscipliiicin, approaches to the delivey of health care and to heulth promotioil r i n d disease pre,entioii emerge. A pilot ediicationul progrum w'as developed to test N model of riiirltidi.scii?liriui~ leciriiing iri henrt Iiealth. A multidisciplinarj professional education conwittee joiritly &\*eloped N case-hased ediccatiot~al program to include physicians, nurses, dietitians. pliarmacists, social \,orker.s, rind rec~eation professionals or health educators. The progrum ~t u s de\*eloped iii the contest of primai?. health care; specific objectives were dei,eloperl using ~i health promotion j?ume\t.orX-. Problem-based learning was selected as the rducationtil uppi-ouch, md the cuses \'ere tle~elopecl to incorporate program objectives. Three c~ornniunitirs pcirtii~ijxiteci. Teii to 12 participuiits met jbr 2 hours \t,eek!% across 4 weeks to disc ' i i s s prohlenis coiicerning iiidi.idirals at liiyli and lo\, risk for cardio\mcular diseases and heart Izecilth i r i their tmnmtirtih. The project e~~nluution i?n*ol\wl direct obsenatiotz, review of docunientcitioii, pre-and postprogrcini qiiestioniiaires, and indi\iclual interviews. In each site, the project iiiet its gorils; h o ~~\ ~i : goal ucliie~~enient .aried ucross cornmunities. The sessions pro-.idell an oppartiiiiit!. to leurn ahout die roles and coiitribittioiis of other health professionals; the!' creuted the bmis fbr,fiititre collaDnrutioii. und tlie!, stimulated e.rtensive discussion about Iienrt lieulth resources in each of the communities iiivoh9ed. We coiiclude that u muttidiscipliriiii?. cipjmwch to planning and de~elopinent of siicli N project is feasible, arid that mcrltidisciplinag ~usr-h~r.wcl learning is aii t@ective mearis ofuccjuirirtg neb, understaizditzgs and promoting health ~~r~te.s.rioiirr1.s' cdltiborutioii in atldressing heiirt health in their communities. K e ?; Words : Can ad a. card i 0 1 : a sc u 1 ar d i sea se . c omm 11 n it y , continuing occupation. health promotion. multidisciplinary. problem-based learning education, health