| Title | West Coast Interprofessional Clinical Knowledge Evidence Disseminator (WICKED) |
|---|---|
| Faculty/College/Unit | Medicine |
| Status | Completed |
| Duration | 3 Years |
| Initiation | 04/01/2014 |
| Completion | 10/31/2017 |
| Funding Details | |
| Year 1: Project Year | Year 1 |
| Year 1: Funding Year | 2014/2015 |
| Year 1: Project Type | Large TLEF |
| Year 1: Principal Investigator | Alison Greig |
| Year 1: Funded Amount | 55,080 |
| Year 1: Team Members | Alison Greig, Senior Instructor, Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medicine |
| Year 1: Summary | This project is dedicated to the West Coast Interprofessional Clinical Knowledge Evidence Disseminator (WICKED), a web-based, interactive, simulated learning model that will be developed and tested to teach students the steps of evidence-informed health care (EIHC). EIHC is a minimum requirement for graduates from health professional programs. The content and design of the 5 virtual patient cases develop by this project will allow integration into the curricula of all health professionals. |
| Year 2: Project Year | Year 2 |
| Year 2: Funding Year | 2015/2016 |
| Year 2: Project Type | Large TLEF |
| Year 2: Principal Investigator | Alison Greig |
| Year 2: Funded Amount | 29,500 |
| Year 2: Team Members | Alison Greig, Senior Instructor, Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medicine |
| Year 2: Summary | The project team is currently developing and testing web-based, interactive, simulated learning modules to teach students the steps of evidence-informed health care (EIHC). Five Virtual Patient cases are being developed to align with the five steps of evidence based practice:
The rationale to support this project stems from the need for learners to adopt an evidence-informed approach to practice. EIHC is a minimum requirement for graduates from healthcare professional programs and clinicians need to be able to implement evidence-based policies and have a critical attitude to their own practice and to the evidence. The content and design of the cases developed through this project will allow integration into the curricula of all healthcare professionals. |
| Year 2: TLEF Showcase |  |
| Year 3: Project Year | Year 3 |
| Year 3: Funding Year | 2016/2017 |
| Year 3: Project Type | Large TLEF |
| Year 3: Principal Investigator | Alison Greig |
| Year 3: Funded Amount | 33,656 |
| Year 3: Team Members | Alison Greig, Senior Instructor, Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medicine |
| Year 3: Summary | This project stems from the need for health professional learners to adopt an effective evidence-informed approach to practice, which is a minimum requirement for graduates from healthcare professional programs and an essential skill for effective clinical practice. In 2014-15, the project team developed five web-based, interactive modules to teach students the steps of evidence-informed health care (EIHC). The modules align with the five steps of evidence based practice. In 2015-16, the project team initiated a comprehensive evaluation that aims to: determine the short-term impact of the EIHC modules on student learning, and (2) evaluate the implementation of the modules into the Health Professional programs. Evaluation of the modules is essential to inform the future plans for 2016-17, which include: (1) expand the implementation of the modules to other UBC Health Professional programs and clinical practice contexts; (2) evaluate longer-term impacts; (3) enhance / improve the modules; and (4) transition the project to a sustainable, cost-recovery model. |
| Year 3: TLEF Showcase |  |
| Project Report | 2016-TLEF-LP-Final-Greig-WEB.pdf |