Enhancing International Interprofessional ACLS Training: A Prospective Observational Study
Location
D.P. Culp Center Ballroom
Start Date
4-5-2024 9:00 AM
End Date
4-5-2024 11:30 AM
Poster Number
86
Name of Project's Faculty Sponsor
Brock Blankenship
Faculty Sponsor's Department
ETSU Quillen College of Medicine, Center for Experiential Learning
Competition Type
Competitive
Type
Poster Presentation
Presentation Category
Health
Abstract or Artist's Statement
High quality and effective healthcare is increasingly synonymous with collaboration and interprofessional teamwork in modern medical practice. Facilitating effective communication, shared decision making, and seamless coordination through interdisciplinary collaboration significantly improves the timely and appropriate delivery of interventions, enhancing patient care particularly in emergent situations. The primary aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of interprofessional Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) training amongst medical providers in Belize without prior advanced cardiac training. An interprofessional team of medical doctors, nurses, mid-level providers, and EMTs from Belize with no prior formal ACLS training participated in a 2-day ACLS certification program facilitated by ETSU Quillen College of Medicine Faculty. Instructors emphasized role clarity, effective task management and teamwork behaviors that promote participant integration. Trainees completed a post-training survey, which evaluated confidence, training quality and real-life application. Survey results demonstrate improvement in participants' confidence, perceived knowledge, and competency to participate effectively in an interprofessional team in the context of cardiac life support and point to positive application of the intervention to real-world situations. Interprofessional learning integrated into ACLS training may also improve readiness for interprofessional collaboration, essential communication skills, and awareness of one's role. This intervention improved the preparedness of healthcare providers to respond to cardiac emergencies within this population, possibly leading to improved patient outcomes in Belize.
Enhancing International Interprofessional ACLS Training: A Prospective Observational Study
D.P. Culp Center Ballroom
High quality and effective healthcare is increasingly synonymous with collaboration and interprofessional teamwork in modern medical practice. Facilitating effective communication, shared decision making, and seamless coordination through interdisciplinary collaboration significantly improves the timely and appropriate delivery of interventions, enhancing patient care particularly in emergent situations. The primary aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of interprofessional Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) training amongst medical providers in Belize without prior advanced cardiac training. An interprofessional team of medical doctors, nurses, mid-level providers, and EMTs from Belize with no prior formal ACLS training participated in a 2-day ACLS certification program facilitated by ETSU Quillen College of Medicine Faculty. Instructors emphasized role clarity, effective task management and teamwork behaviors that promote participant integration. Trainees completed a post-training survey, which evaluated confidence, training quality and real-life application. Survey results demonstrate improvement in participants' confidence, perceived knowledge, and competency to participate effectively in an interprofessional team in the context of cardiac life support and point to positive application of the intervention to real-world situations. Interprofessional learning integrated into ACLS training may also improve readiness for interprofessional collaboration, essential communication skills, and awareness of one's role. This intervention improved the preparedness of healthcare providers to respond to cardiac emergencies within this population, possibly leading to improved patient outcomes in Belize.