Nexus Summit Workshop 3

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    Workshop #3: Lessons Learned: Implementing IPCP Interventions in Two Primary Care Clinics Treating Underserved Populations

    Midwest Interprofessional Practice, Education and Research Center

    Nexus Innovation Network

    Nurse Education Practice, Quality and Retention

    Presentation:

    Lessons Learned: Implementing IPCP Interventions in Two Primary Care Clinics Treating Underserved Populations

    Presenters:

    Jean Nagelkerk, Jeffrey Trytko, Brenda Pawl, Michael Bouthillier & Amy Tompkins

    Topic:

    Linking outcomes to reducing costs in health care and/or education

    Overview:

    Implementing interprofessional practice and education (IPE) in a busy primary care clinic can be challenging. This workshop will share Midwest Interprofessional Practice, Education and Research Center (MIPERC) experiences of implementing an interprofessional collaborative practice (IPCP) educational program in two nurse managed centers and a family practice federal qualified health center.  Workshop participants will learn about the successful application of the interprofessional collaborative practice (IPCP) program as well as challenges encountered in the process. The IPCP education program, developed by the MIPERC, was established in 2007 as a regional inter-institutional infrastructure to, in part, bridge education and practice, the NEXUS, for improvement of safe, quality care for our communities. Two recent scoping studies (Brandt et al., 2017; Reeves et al., 2013) concluded that most research on IPE or IPCP emphasizes “intermediate” outcomes and few focus on patient outcomes.  Our work to align IPE with practice through development and implementation of an IPCP education program and placing teams of students in practice sites is one strategy to facilitate the interconnections of education and practice in transformative healthcare environments.

    Workshop participants will learn about the MIPERC experiences of implementing an IPCP educational program in two nurse managed centers and a family practice federally-qualified health center.  Participants will discuss successful application of IPCP programs as well as challenges encountered in the process.  Successful strategic include: assessment of both process and outcomes, for foundational IPCP educational modules, student IPE guidelines, and patient outcomes.  Workshop participants will receive:  guidelines for medication reconciliation, guidelines for triage nurse call-back, collaborative plan of care template, and a case study presentation template.

    Learner Objectives:

    1. Describe the IPCP education program and accompanying materials for students, faculty and staff;

    2. Analyze how results from the Midwest Interprofessional Practice, Education and Research Center NEPQR and NEXUS Innovation Network IPCP studies can inform approaches to implementing IPCP educational programs;

    3. Strategize for effective implementation of interprofessional collaborative practice in diverse clinical practices