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ArticleJournal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA2018

Implementing an interprofessional information literacy course: impact on student abilities and attitudes.

Marcia E Rapchak, David A Nolfi, Melanie T Turk, Lori Marra, Christine K O'Neil

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Article in Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Marcia E RapchakSchool of Computing and Information, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4517-6283
David A NolfiGumberg Library, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA.
Melanie T TurkSchool of Nursing, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA.
Lori MarraRangos School of Health Sciences, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA.
Christine K O'NeilSchool of Pharmacy, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA.

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objectivesThe authors investigated the impact of an interprofessional, freshman-level, information literacy course on nursing, pharmacy, and allied health professions students by examining whether students successfully met learning objectives in the course related to interprofessional attitudes, identification of research study types, and ability to relate evidence-based practice questions to their disciplines.

methodsStudent posters (n=20) completed in a team project were evaluated to determine whether students were able to accurately identify the type of evidence, population, intervention, and primary outcome of studies (n=192). Additionally, posters (n=78) were evaluated to assess whether students could identify a relevant foreground question and link it to their disciplines. Students also completed the Readiness for Interprofessional Learning Scale (RIPLS) before (n=413) and after (n=352) the course to determine whether their attitudes toward interprofessional learning changed.

resultsStudents performed well on learning outcomes in the course, with most teams identifying relevant evidence-based practice questions (83.8%) and effectively connecting questions with their disciplines (65.4%). Students correctly identified the type of evidence, population, intervention, and primary outcome for 70.0%, 81.8%, 76.0%, and 74.0% of cited studies, respectively. Student attitudes after the course did not significantly change.

conclusionInterprofessional information literacy education can generate positive learning experiences for freshman health care professions students to increase their beginning-level understanding of research in the health care professions and to prepare them for participation in future interprofessional courses and health care teams.

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Information LiteracyInformation Seeking BehaviorInterprofessional RelationsCompetency-Based EducationCooperative BehaviorCurriculumHumansInformation Storage and RetrievalProfessional CompetenceStudents, Health Occupations

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