PP1301 - Efficacy of Interdisciplinary Peer-to-Peer Teaching in Healthcare Education

POSTERS

Location: Halls A1-A2

Instructional Level: Fundamental

Lead Presenter(s)

Elizabeth Olson (she/her/hers)

Graduate Student
Pacific University, Minnesota

Disclosure(s): No financial or nonfinancial relationships to disclose.

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Presenter(s)

Alexandra Alfieri

Graduate Student
Pacific University
Lakewood, Washington

Disclosure(s): No financial or nonfinancial relationships to disclose.

Contributor(s)

Trent Westrick, AuD (he/him/his)

Associate Professor & Practicum Coordinator
Pacific University

Disclosure(s): No financial or nonfinancial relationships to disclose.
Amanda Stead, PhD

Professor
Pacific University
Pacific University

Disclosure(s): Pacific University - Oregon: Employment (Ongoing)

Abstract: We developed an interactive, hands-on training program to educate SLP graduate students on hearing loss and hearing amplification to increase interdisciplinary learning and application. This session aims to investigate graduate students' performance and perception following an interprofessional peer-taught simulated learning experience. This session will discuss the methods of a multi-station simulation taught by AuD students. Results from this simulation will be discussed, including evaluation of student self-efficacy at three different time points, student evaluation of the simulation, and audiology student experiences as peer teachers.

Summary: We developed an interactive, hands-on training program to educate Speech Language Pathology (SLP) graduate students at Pacific University on hearing loss and hearing amplification to increase interdisciplinary learning and application. The purpose of this project is twofold: one, we want to fill a gap in SLP student knowledge by providing this training, and two, we want to assess the efficacy of peer-to-peer teaching in the context of this training. SLP students participated in a Hearing Aid Simulation, created by School of Audiology students, which included a lecture on content material and a hands-on portion. Each SLP student participant completed a pre-survey to assess self-efficacy in their understanding and abilities with hearing aids/amplification devices. After active participation, they completed a post-survey containing the same questions. To assess their retention of the information presented, we created and distributed a similar survey five months later with previous questions in addition to the material based assessments. By AuD students providing audiologic information to SLP students using a peer-to-peer teaching model, we anticipated that this educational method would prove to be beneficial in the retention of knowledge. Predicted positive outcomes from our simulation model will create better outcomes for SLP students’ patients with hearing loss as they have more knowledge in the field. The anticipated benefits to audiology students would be to gain new confidence in their field, and the skillset to teach other health professionals. The results are specific to Pacific University SLP graduate students, and further research is needed to be applicable to other programs and interdisciplinary subjects.
Learning Objectives:
Participants will be able to describe positive changes in SLP student self-efficacy related to hearing aids and amplification devices, immediately and several months after participating in a simulation learning activity.
Identify potential benefits of peer education between SLP and AuD students.
Define peer education as an educational model and explore opportunities for implementation in graduate education.