Breaking down ‘tribalism’ in healthcare
What tools are being used in the rural simulated environment to assess interdisciplinary effectivness? This was one of the questions Cathy Driver posed when she presented an overview of her research at the SimHealth 2014 conference in Adelaide in August. The conference explored the theme “Mind the Gap”, a reflection on how simulation-based initiatives have addressed a gap in the healthcare curriculum; assisted learners to bridge the gap between theory and practice; closed the gap between professional silos; or tackled the gap between best patient care and avoidable patient harm.
A clinical skills educator at SRH Bendigo, Cathy’s research is titled, “The effect of interdisciplinary simulation approaches in breaking down ‘tribalism’ in Healthcare” and asks the question, “How do the SIMPLE and TeamSTEPPS approaches work to increase communication and teamwork skills between undergraduate medical and nursing students in a rural simulated environment?” Cathy anticipates data collection will take place over a 12 month period.