The "IP Pub Quiz": a new interprofessional learning activity to improve students' perception of interprofessional education and collaborative practice - a pre-post study.

Background Although on the rise, there are still insufficient Interprofessional Education (IPE) learning opportunities for healthcare students and young professionals. Thus, the Swiss Health Alliance for Interprofessional Education (SHAPED, www.shaped-ip.ch ) has developed a new IPE activity: the Interprofessional (IP) Pub Quiz. This study assessed the pilot-implementation of said IP Pub Quiz at Bern University of Applied Sciences during fall semesters 2023 and 2024.Methods Healthcare students in their 4th and 9th semester from nursing, physiotherapy, midwifery, nutrition & dietetics, and pharmacy were divided into IP groups of 5-7 students and took part in the 90-minute IP Pub Quiz. Questions were designed to not solely query profession-specific knowledge, but to hone IP clinical reasoning. To quantify the impact of said IP learning activity on participants, the Student Perceptions of Interprofessional Clinical Education-Revised (SPICE-R) instrument was used in a pre-post design.Results From 333 pre- and 216 post-questionnaires 197 pairs could be identified and included. The overall mean improved significantly (t(197) = -7.42, p < .001, 95% CI [-0.21, -0.12]) from pre- (3.93 points; SD ± 0.38) to post- IP Pub Quiz (4.09 points; SD ± 0.43). The improvement was greatest for the factors roles & responsibilities and teamwork. No difference based on occupational group, gender or semester could be found.Discussion & Conclusion Participating healthcare students showed a positive perception of IPE and collaborative practice which was further improved through the IP Pub Quiz. Limitations include the lower response rate in the post-questionnaire (non-response bias) and the missing control-group (time effect).