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ArticleJournal of medical education and curricular development

The Validation of Geriatric Cases for Interprofessional Education: A Consensus Method.

Carolyn Cj Teuwen, Rashmi Ra Kusurkar, Hermien Wh Schreurs, Hester Hem Daelmans, Saskia Sm Peerdeman

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Carolyn Cj TeuwenNorthwest Clinics, Northwest Academy, Alkmaar, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0892-051X
Rashmi Ra KusurkarDepartment of Research in Education, Faculty of Medicine Vrije University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; LEARN! Research Institute for Learning and Education, Faculty of Psychology and Education, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Hermien Wh SchreursDepartment of Surgery, Northwest Clinics, Alkmaar, The Netherlands.
Hester Hem DaelmansClinical Skills Training Department, VU University Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine Vrije University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Saskia Sm PeerdemanDepartment of Research in Education, Department of Neurosurgery, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, VU University Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine Vrije University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

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backgroundCase-based Interprofessional Education (IPE) can help students practise their roles and responsibilities. To construct these cases, input from experts in clinical practice is essential. Consensus between these experts can be facilitated using consensus methods. In this study, a geriatric focus for the cases was chosen because of the interprofessional nature of geriatrics and the ageing population in healthcare facilities.

methodsBy combining the 3 most commonly used consensus methods, we developed a 6-step approach to validate cases for IPE. The 6 steps include 3 expert rounds (Steps 1, 3 and 5) and 2 rounds in which discussion points were formulated by the researcher (Steps 2 and 4). The cases were piloted with students as Step 6. Four facets of a case were included: the patient description, the complemented treatment plan, the difficulty of the case and the scoring of the treatment plan. Our educational setting required constructing 4 cases with increasing difficulty. Results: Step 1: 5 typical geriatric cases were assembled. Step 2: Similar characteristics were defined; 5 cases were merged into 4. The 4 cases showed increasing difficulty levels. Step 3: The constructed cases were validated for patient description authenticity, treatment plan adequacy, difficulty and scoring of the treatment plan. Step 4: The items for further discussion were defined. Step 5: Consensus was reached for all 4 cases through a face-to-face discussion. Step 6: The student pilot for Case 1 showed no significant adjustments.

conclusionWe developed a 6-step consensus method to validate cases for IPE, and we constructed 4 geriatric cases based on this method. While consensus about the patient descriptions and difficulty levels was reached easily, consensus on the treatment plans was more difficult to achieve. Validation of the scoring of the treatment plan was unsuccessful. Further research on this will be conducted.

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Case-based educationconsensus methodsconstructed casesgeriatricsinterprofessional education

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