Online Learning: Integrating Interprofessional and Patient Safety Competencies Into Doctor of Nursing Practice and Doctor of Pharmacy Curricula

• An on-line interprofessional team module was developed for FNP DNP and PharmD students.
• Module utilized medication error case studies and focused on communication and analysis.
• Module was incorporated into existing courses for both student groups.
• Achievement of learning objectives was assessed with on-line live team presentations.
• Module met Interprofessional Educational Collaborative Expert Panel (IPEC) competencies.

Although integrated interprofessional education is widely endorsed, few reproducible models for accomplishing this have been published. An online interprofessional team-based learning module focusing on patient safety was integrated into existing final clinical management courses for doctor of nursing practice family nurse practitioner students and doctor of pharmacy students. Medication error case studies, root cause analysis of the errors, and interprofessional communication formed the backbone of the module. Upon completion of the learning module, the majority of students agreed or strongly agreed that they had achieved competencies based on Interprofessional Education Collaborative Expert Panel core competencies.