Disaster As Training Ground: Teaching Interprofessional Collaboration Through a Simulated Pandemic

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Submitted by Univ. of Arizon... on Jun 24, 2014 - 11:23am CDT

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Pandemic Flu: An Exercise in Disaster Preparedness has been one of four core IPEP interprofessional exercises since 2008. In 2012, it was transformed into a mini-course to include online learning in addition to a three-hour live pandemic simulation.

The primary goal of the Pandemic Flu mini-course and simulation is to teach interprofessional teamwork and communication in a crisis situation.

In this video overview, experts including Dr. Richard Carmona, 17th Surgeon General of the United States, comment on the importance of teamwork in a health care crisis.

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University of Arizona Interprofessional Education & Practice
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