Interprofessional Participation and Reflection in a Digital Network

Authors

  • Ragnhild Nilsen Professor University of Tromsø, Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Line Lundvoll Nilsen Norwegian Centre for Integrated Care and Telemedicine, University Hospital of North Norway

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7577/seminar.2392

Keywords:

Qualitative method, interprofessional education, web-based learning, reflection

Abstract

Interdisciplinary professional education (IPE) contributes to the formation of effective collaboration in the field of practice. Education needs to be organised so that health science students can learn with, from, and about each other. This article explores how web-based collaboration contributes to this, by describing how it promotes reflection and professional understanding among health science students. Our data analysis is based on focus group interviews and online student discussions. The findings show that the flexibility of digital network, which represents both collaboration triggered by videos and online communication, is important for the students: they develop their argumentation together in reflective tranquillity. It is important to practise reflection since a choice of actions is an integral part of healthcare work, work which depends upon judgement exercised by the individual healthcare worker. The digital network allows students from different health science programmes to draw on each other’s knowledge and expertise. The findings are relevant for the development of reflection and professional understanding among health science students, as they show how students discuss and seek solutions to complex challenges in the practice.

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Published

2013-11-14

How to Cite

Nilsen, R., & Nilsen, L. L. (2013). Interprofessional Participation and Reflection in a Digital Network. Seminar.net, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.7577/seminar.2392

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