<scp>RSV</scp> escape room: A team‐based approach to educate health care providers on respiratory syncytial virus prophylactic agents in infants

Abstract Introduction Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the leading cause of viral lower respiratory tract infections. Due to the complexity of eligibility criteria, our institution used an escape room to provide an interprofessional learning experience. Methods Groups completed four challenges and four patient cases to determine if RSV prophylaxis was warranted to complete the RSV escape room. Surveys were created to evaluate participants’ comfort‐level with selection of appropriate RSV prophylaxis, knowledge of eligibility criteria for RSV prophylaxis (knowledge‐based), and participants’ thoughts on the RSV escape room (attitude‐based). Both surveys included the same comfort‐level and knowledge‐based questions. Attitude‐based questions were only included in the post‐escape room survey. The primary outcome was to compare the number of participants that correctly answered knowledge‐based questions. The secondary outcomes were to assess participants’ comfort‐level and attitude‐based questions. Results Forty‐eight participants completed the pre‐escape room survey, and 44 participants completed the post‐escape room survey. Most participants were pharmacists (pre‐escape room: 29.2% [14/48] and post‐escape room: 31.8% [14/44]). For one knowledge‐based question, there was a statistically significant increase in the number of participants with the correct answer after participating in the RSV escape room (question one: 52.1% vs. 72.7%; p = 0.042). For the other knowledge‐based questions, the number of participants with the correct answer was comparable (question two: 62.5% vs. 61.4%; p = 0.61; question three: 75% vs. 81.8%; p = 0.52). After completion of the RSV escape room, 68.2% (30/44) felt very comfortable with the selection of RSV prophylaxis. Eighty‐nine percent (39/44) of participants strongly agreed that reviewing eligibility criteria for RSV prophylaxis within a group of pharmacists was beneficial for learning. Conclusions An RSV escape room is a team‐based approach that modestly improves the knowledge base of health care providers in a clinical setting and was well received.