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Improved employment rates after multiprofessional cross-sector cooperation in vocational rehabilitation: a 6-year follow-up with comparison groups

Improved employment rates after multiprofessional cross-sector cooperation in vocational rehabilitation: a 6-year follow-up with comparison groups

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Submitted by National Center... on Mar 14, 2014 - 11:14am CDT

The objective of this study was to better understand the long-term effects of an improved model for cooperation on employment between rehabilitation professionals in vocational rehabilitation (VR). To compare these effects with those associated with the traditional model of cooperation. The study featured a group of patients who participated in a developmental project. All of the patients had some degree of restricted work capacity, which was evidenced somatically as well as mentally/socially.

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Developing core interprofessional competencies for community rehabilitation practitioners: findings from an Australian study

Developing core interprofessional competencies for community rehabilitation practitioners: findings from an Australian study

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Submitted by National Center... on Mar 14, 2014 - 11:14am CDT

This study aimed to determine the core competencies that underpin the practice of community rehabilitation (CR) practitioners working in a single state in Australia. Using a recursive and consultative methodology designed to build consensus, CR professionals, trainers, educators, and researchers developed a preliminary set of core interprofessional competencies that were considered essential to their practice.

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Innovations in applied health: evaluating a simulation-enhanced, interprofessional curriculum

Innovations in applied health: evaluating a simulation-enhanced, interprofessional curriculum

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Submitted by National Center... on Mar 14, 2014 - 11:14am CDT

BACKGROUND:

In response to current trends in healthcare education, teachers at the Michener Institute for Applied Health Sciences implemented a New Curriculum Model (NCM) in 2006, building a curriculum to better transition students from didactic to clinical education. Through the implementation of interprofessional education and simulated clinical scenarios, educators created a setting to develop, contextualize and apply students' skills before entry to the clinical environment.

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Patient safety education: an exploration of student-driven contextual learning

Patient safety education: an exploration of student-driven contextual learning

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Submitted by National Center... on Mar 14, 2014 - 11:14am CDT

Medical and nursing students organized a contextual interprofessional learning experience involving observation of surgical safety practices according to the parameters of the World Health Organization (WHO) surgical safety checklist. Students were oriented to patient safety principles, operating room (OR) protocol, and the WHO surgical safety checklist. One hundred thirty students participated in interprofessional OR visitations.

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Using simulation pedagogy to enhance teamwork and communication in the care of older adults: the ELDER project

Using simulation pedagogy to enhance teamwork and communication in the care of older adults: the ELDER project

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Submitted by National Center... on Mar 14, 2014 - 11:14am CDT

The Expanded Learning and Dedication to Elders in the Region (ELDER) project addressed the needs of under-served older adults by educating health care providers in home health and long-term care facilities. Four agencies in a health professional shortage/medically underserved area participated. Focus groups were held to determine agency-specific educational needs. Curricula from the John A. Hartford Foundation were adapted to design unique curricula for each agency and level of personnel during the first 2 years.

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An interprofessional pediatric prescribing workshop

An interprofessional pediatric prescribing workshop

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Submitted by National Center... on Mar 14, 2014 - 11:14am CDT

OBJECTIVE:

To design, implement, and evaluate an interprofessional learning workshop on pediatric prescribing.

DESIGN:

An interactive workshop on pediatric prescribing was designed and delivered by pediatricians and pharmacists to fourth-year medical and pharmacy students on 3 university campus settings. Students were assigned to either interprofessional workshop groups (pharmacy and medical students) or non-interprofessional workshop groups (medical students only).

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Silos to systems: three models for developing geriatric interprofessional education

Silos to systems: three models for developing geriatric interprofessional education

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Submitted by National Center... on Mar 14, 2014 - 11:14am CDT

OBJECTIVE: To describe three interprofessional education (IPE) programs in geriatrics and to encourage senior care pharmacists' innovation and participation in IPE teaching.

DESIGN: Description of three geriatric IPE programs showing how pharmacy faculty along with colleagues in other health professions established, conducted, and evaluated their respective IPE programs.

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Developing disaster preparedness competence: an experiential learning exercise for multiprofessional education

Developing disaster preparedness competence: an experiential learning exercise for multiprofessional education

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Submitted by National Center... on Mar 14, 2014 - 11:14am CDT

BACKGROUND:

The hurricane disasters of 2005 and the threat of pandemic infectious diseases compel medical educators to develop emergency preparedness training for medical students and other health care professional students.

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What influences referrals within community palliative care services? A qualitative case study

What influences referrals within community palliative care services? A qualitative case study

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Submitted by National Center... on Mar 14, 2014 - 11:14am CDT

Evidence suggests that the utilisation of community palliative care services varies considerably according to different patient characteristics. Most literature describes this variability, but does not address why such differences exist. Exploring the processes underpinning referral making rather than simply describing the outcomes of referrals may further our understanding of this variability. The aim of this article was to investigate the influences on referral decisions made within community palliative care services.

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Interprofessional education for students of the health professions: the "Seamless Care" model

Interprofessional education for students of the health professions: the "Seamless Care" model

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Submitted by National Center... on Mar 14, 2014 - 11:14am CDT

"Seamless Care" was one of 21 grants awarded by Health Canada to inform policymakers of the effectiveness of interprofessional education in promoting collaborative patient-centred practice among health professionals. The "Seamless Care" model of interprofessional education was designed with input from three Faculties at Dalhousie University (Medicine, Dentistry and Health Professions). The design was grounded in relevant learning theories--Social Cognitive Theory, Self-efficacy, Situated Learning theory and Constructivism.

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