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    Understanding students' and clinicians' experiences of informal interprofessional workplace learning: an Australian qualitative study

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    Rees, CE; Crampton, P; Kent, F; Brown, T; Hood, K; Leech, M; Newton, J; Storr, M; Williams, B
    Date
    2018-04-01
    Source Title
    BMJ Open
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    BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP
    University of Melbourne Author/s
    Weller-Newton, Jennifer
    Affiliation
    Rural Clinical School
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    Rees, C. E., Crampton, P., Kent, F., Brown, T., Hood, K., Leech, M., Newton, J., Storr, M. & Williams, B. (2018). Understanding students' and clinicians' experiences of informal interprofessional workplace learning: an Australian qualitative study. BMJ OPEN, 8 (4), https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-021238.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/11343/253309
    DOI
    10.1136/bmjopen-2017-021238
    Abstract
    OBJECTIVES: While postgraduate studies have begun to shed light on informal interprofessional workplace learning, studies with preregistration learners have typically focused on formal and structured work-based learning. The current study investigated preregistration students' informal interprofessional workplace learning by exploring students' and clinicians' experiences of interprofessional student-clinician (IPSC) interactions. DESIGN: A qualitative interview study using narrative techniques was conducted. SETTING: Student placements across multiple clinical sites in Victoria, Australia. PARTICIPANTS: Through maximum variation sampling, 61 participants (38 students and 23 clinicians) were recruited from six professions (medicine, midwifery, nursing, occupational therapy, paramedicine and physiotherapy). METHODS: We conducted 12 group and 10 individual semistructured interviews. Themes were identified through framework analysis, and the similarities and differences in subthemes by participant group were interrogated. RESULTS: Six themes relating to four research questions were identified: (1) conceptualisations of IPSC interactions; (2) context for interaction experiences; (3) the nature of interaction experiences; (4) factors contributing to positive or negative interactions; (5) positive or negative consequences of interactions and (6) suggested improvements for IPSC interactions. Seven noteworthy differences in subthemes between students and clinicians and across the professions were identified. CONCLUSIONS: Despite the results largely supporting previous postgraduate research, the findings illustrate greater breadth and depth of understandings, experiences and suggestions for preregistration education. Educators and students are encouraged to seek opportunities for informal interprofessional learning afforded by the workplace.

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