Designing an Escape Room to Increase Pharmacy Preceptor Knowledge of the Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process

Richter, Lisa; Frenzel, Jeanne E.

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“…Serious games such as escape rooms are an entertaining and engaging method of delivering learning materials and have become a popular learning tool in medical (Backhouse & Malik, 2019 ; Guckian et al, 2020 ; Wiemker, 2015 ) and pharmacy education (Badr, 2022 ; Cain, 2019 ; Caldas et al, 2019 ; Clauson et al, 2019 ; Cole & Ruble, 2021 ; Richter & Frenzel, 2021 ; Eukel et al, 2017 ; Gordon et al, 2019 ; Kavanaugh et al, 2020 ) due to the generational shift in the current learner population and the societal impact of gamification (Guckian et al, 2020 b). A good escape room activity allows for achievable goals, autonomy for freedom of choice for learners and incorporates teamwork (Guckian et al, 2020 a).…”

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“…Students who did not have any part time work experience in healthcare sectors demonstrated significant improvement in their knowledge on the topic, similar to their peers who have previous work experience, corroborating the fidelity of the gamebased learning activity in augmenting students' knowledge gain. Serious games such as escape rooms are an entertaining and engaging method of delivering learning materials and have become a popular learning tool in medical (Backhouse & Malik, 2019;Wiemker, 2015) and pharmacy education (Badr, 2022;Cain, 2019;Caldas et al, 2019;Clauson et al, 2019;Cole & Ruble, 2021;Richter & Frenzel, 2021;Eukel et al, 2017;Gordon et al, 2019;Kavanaugh et al, 2020) due to the generational shift in the current learner population and the societal impact of gamification (Guckian et al, 2020b). A good escape room activity allows for achievable goals, autonomy for freedom of choice for learners and incorporates teamwork (Guckian et al, 2020a).…”

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Implementation of a hepatitis-themed virtual escape room in pharmacy education: A pilot study

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As we enter a world of blended learning in higher education, an increased need for adaptation of teaching strategies to enhance engagement has been recognised to amplify learning outcomes online. Gamification has been identified as a creative tool to engage the current cohort of learners who are also characteristically tech-savvy. To this end, escape room games have gained considerable traction in medical and pharmacy education to promote learning, critical thinking and teamwork. In this pilot study we describe the implementation of a 60-minute, web-based hepatitis-themed escape room game within a Year 3 Pharmacotherapy unit at Monash University. A total of 418 students participated in this activity. Students’ knowledge gain on the topic was assessed through a pre- and post-intervention assessment, whereby a statistically significant improvement was seen in the knowledge score following implementation of the gaming activity (58.66% pre-intervention vs. 72.05% post-intervention, p < 0.05). The innovative learning activity was also well perceived by the students. Virtual escape room game is a viable pedagogical approach to teach and reinforce clinical concepts among pharmacy students. With the evolving landscape of education and learner demographics, investment in technology- enhanced game-based learning is a promising trajectory to support students’ growth in a learner-centered environment. A comparison between virtual escape room game and traditional teaching will further inform effectiveness of the gamification on long term knowledge retention.

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“…7 Literature has suggested that educational escape rooms can increase knowledge, improve clinical skills, promote critical thinking, allow for the application of concepts and encourage teamwork. [7][8][9][10] Benefits of virtual escape rooms include lower costs and minimal preparation for coordinators after initial development with the ability to use for multiple years. 9 The curricular meshing of pharmaceutical sciences and clinical practice is an important strategy in healthcare education.…”

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Development and Assessment of Integrated Virtual Escape Rooms to Reinforce Cardiology Content and Skills

Barrickman

McMillan²,

Gálvez-Peralta³

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American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

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Objective: To describe the development and assessment of an integrated virtual escape room in a cardiology course. Methods: A virtual escape room was developed to reinforce therapeutics, pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, medicinal chemistry, pharmacogenomics, and calculations related to cardiology in an integrated pharmacy course and was completed by two student cohorts. Groups of 4-5 students had 40 minutes to complete virtual escape room puzzles, and each puzzle had to be solved correctly prior to advancing. After completion of the activity, learners met with facilitators to debrief. Students completed pre-and post-surveys to assess knowledge changes and perceptions of the experience. Results: One hundred and twenty-six second-year PharmD students completed the escape room, and 79% (n=55) and 93% (n=52) of students completed pre-and post-surveys for the 2020 and 2021 cohorts, respectively. McNemar's paired test indicates a statistically significant improvement in student knowledge on pre-and post-survey knowledge questions (M=43.1, SD=22.6; M=74.1, SD=19.6, and M=52.0, SD=15.8; M=67.1, SD=19.2 for 2020 and 2021, respectively). Most students in both cohorts (88%) agreed that logistics of the escape rooms were amenable to learning and applying information, and 86% enjoyed working through puzzles. Implications: The virtual escape room was well-received by students and served as an effective tool for reinforcing and integrating cardiology concepts. The virtual nature of the activity makes it practical and easily replicable to implement at other institutions, which can benefit from using the format, logistics and materials described in this study to decrease faculty workload and costs associated with implementing this educational technique.

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“…Many published papers described the efficacy of such a model, as well as an increase in knowledge and improvement in clinical skills. Moreover, students have perceived pharmacy educational escape rooms to positively impact their engagement, clinical thinking, problem-solving, teamwork and application of learned in-class concepts [ 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 ], skills that are all needed in pharmacy real-world and day-to-day tasks.…”

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The Geriatric Virtual Escape Room in Pharmacy Education: Female Students Escape Significantly Faster than Male Students

Badr¹

2022

Pharmacy

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Due to COVID-19 and the limitation of face-face teaching, electronic adaptation for formative and continuous assessment methods were greatly used and documented between 2020 and 2021. This study aims to implement a virtual escape room that will help assist and refine problem-solving skills in fifth-year pharmacy students by reviewing Beer’s criteria and selecting the most appropriate management. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted following the implementation of the virtual escape room using google form. Students had to unlock five puzzles using Beer’s criteria. To evaluate pharmacy students’ perception of this method, they completed a survey to identify their views of the game. Of the 128 students enrolled in the geriatric course, all were able to escape (100%). A one-sample t-test indicated statistical significance between gender. Female students escaped statistically faster than male students (p < 0.00002) and were more likely to recommend the game to other students and thought the game encouraged them to think of the material in a new way, whereas male students were more neutral towards it. In conclusion, the geriatric virtual escape room was successfully implemented as a pilot innovative method to assist in virtual learning. However, future studies should investigate virtual gamification in pharmacy education and its impact on learning, as well as identify if there were any gender-specific differences in using these tools.

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Designing an Escape Room to Increase Pharmacy Preceptor Knowledge of the Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process

Cited by 8 publications

References 12 publications

Implementation of a hepatitis-themed virtual escape room in pharmacy education: A pilot study

Implementation of a hepatitis-themed virtual escape room in pharmacy education: A pilot study

Development and Assessment of Integrated Virtual Escape Rooms to Reinforce Cardiology Content and Skills

The Geriatric Virtual Escape Room in Pharmacy Education: Female Students Escape Significantly Faster than Male Students

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