Providing Remote Students with Access to a Video-Enabled Standardized Patient Simulation on Interprofessional Competencies and Late-Life Depression Screening

Lead Author: Melodee Harris, PhD, APRN, FAAN
Submitted by: Marsha Harman, Rush University

Standardized patient (SP) simulation is used to teach geropsychiatry. This project tested feasibility and effectiveness of video-enabled SP simulation to teach interprofessional (IP) late-life depression screening. The study focuses on the potential advantages of remote learning for students in rural areas, including savings on travel and faculty time. (In the light of the COVID-19 pandemic, an additional advantage is the ability to continue simulation-based learning while maintaining social distancing.)

The study concludes that both onsite and remote encounters produced equally beneficial outcomes for learners. The authors note that the small sample size and focus on late-life depression screening limits the possibilities of generalizing results.

Read the full article in the Journal of Research in Interprofessional Practice and Education here.

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