An escape room workshop to facilitate peer-to-peer teaching for interprofessional learners

Quality education regarding best practices for managing the health and disease of older adults (OA) is needed. Interprofessional simulation education (Sim-IPE) is an active learning strategy that enables students from multiple professions to learn from, with and about each other to improve patient care. Student involvement in interprofessional educational events enhances valuable peer learning and engagement. This approach supports decision-making regarding a future geriatric care specialty and current challenges in care providers for OAs workforce. Escape rooms are an effective but resource-intensive Sim-IPE strategy. This essay describes the development and delivery of a workshop designed to support an interprofessional peer-to-peer educational project focused on the creation and delivery of an escape room educational experience concentrated on the 5Ms Framework (what Matters, Medication, Mentation, Mobility, Multicomplexity) of age-friendly care (AFC). The workshop promoted collaborative problem-solving and deeper engagement with OA care principles through peer-to-peer education.