In the midst of this pandemic, interprofessional collaborative teams are more crucial than ever. Interprofessional practice and education is changing overnight, and health professionals and learners are finding new ways to learn online and in practice. The National Center is hearing from many of you who are looking for ways to find and share best practices and practical resources to facilitate interprofessional learning today.
Join us for Connecting at the Nexus: COVID-19 Edition, a series of web-based discussions, webinars, and forums to foster conversation, learning, and resource-sharing among leaders in interprofessional practice and education. All sessions will be recorded and archived. See below for scheduled webinars, and let us know what topics would be of support to you and your team. If you have a story to share about your response, send us your ideas for the series.
Please click the link in each webinar's title to register for the webinar.
Archived Webinars
Prevailing in IPE during a Pandemic: Reflections from an Interprofessional Team
Monday, March 30 @ 12:30 p.m. CT / 1:30 p.m. ET
Join Joy Doll and Katie Packard from the Creighton University Center for Interprofessional Practice, Education and Research (CIPER) to discuss the opportunities, challenges, and strategies for success during changing times in IPE, and share your questions and stories.
Presenters:
Joy Doll, OTD, OTR/L, FNAP
Associate Professor & Executive Director
Center for Interprofessional Practice, Education and Research
Creighton University
Katie Packard, PharmD, MS, BCPS, AACC
Co-Director of IPE Passport
Center for Interprofessional Practice, Education and Research
Creighton University
Transitioning to Online IPE in a Pandemic
Thursday, April 2 @ 12:30 p.m. CT / 1:30 p.m. ET
Amanda Kirkpatrick & Katie Packard from Creighton University's Center for Interprofessional Practice, Education and Research (CIPER) will walk through how to build successful virtual IPE experiences, and contingency options for various activities, that adapt to an evolving pandemic situation, and host a discussion on your questions and challenges.
Presenters:
Amanda Kirkpatrick, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor
College of Nursing
Creighton University
Katie Packard, PharmD, MS, BCPS, AACC
Co-Director of IPE Passport
Center for Interprofessional Practice, Education and Research
Creighton University
Building a Stronger IPE Program: Document What You Are Learning Today
Tuesday, April 7 @ 12:00 p.m. CT / 1:00 p.m. ET
In the current environment, there is an unprecedented softening of boundaries around interprofessional collaboration as well as extraordinary examples of teamwork being leveraged to address the pandemic.
Join Barbara Brandt and Laura Pejsa as we share ideas and tools that can be used to document events in real time about what's happening right now. We'll discuss ways in which these quick, real-time strategies can support your team in building a stronger interprofessional practice and education program for the future.
Presenters:
Barbara Brandt, PhD
Director
National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education
University of Minnesota
Laura Pejsa, PhD
Director of Evaluation
National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education
University of Minnesota
From Our Team to Yours: Strategies for Successful Remote Teaming
Thursday, April 9 @ 12:00 p.m. CT / 1:00 p.m. ET
Join the team from Arizona State University's Center for Advancing Interprofessional Practice, Education, and Research (CAIPER) to talk about ways to promote creativity, productivity, and connections while teaming virtually. The CAIPER team has worked together remotely for many years. They will share practical lessons and specific examples from their experience.
Taking it Statewide: Online IPE and Assessment in a Pandemic
Thursday, April 23 @ 1:30 p.m. CT / 2:30 p.m. ET
Join the Indiana University Interprofessional Practice and Education Center team as they share their lived experience moving TEACH! (Team Education Advancing Collaboration and Teamwork!), a statewide interprofessional curriculum team from place-based to virtual over a three-week period, delivering it on scale and on time during the COVID-19 quarantine. Best practices and lessons learned in teamwork, as well as instructional design, faculty development, and assessment for interprofessional education, will be described. The webinar will include a short virtual tour from concept to product, and limited access to resources will be provided to participants for a limited time afterward.
Presenters:
Andrea Pfeifle, EdD, PT, FNAP
Associate Dean for Interprofessional Health Education and Practice
Associate Professor of Family Medicine
Adjunct Associate Professor of Physical Therapy
Executive Director, Indiana University Interprofessional Practice and Education Center
Brittany Daulton, PhD, MS
Director of Curriculum Development and Research
Indiana University Interprofessional Practice and Education Center
Kapow! Changing on a dime! Successes and challenges with virtual home visits in the Jefferson Health Mentor Program
Tuesday, April 28 @ 11:30 a.m. CT / 12:30 p.m. ET
During Spring 2020, 140 student teams were to complete home visits with their Health Mentor. As of March 16 when the University went completely online, approximately 1/3 of those visits had yet to occur. The Jefferson Center for Interprofessional Education and Practice team will present the plans that were made in very short order, the challenges faced, the successes and some ‘results’ as the module concludes with online virtual sessions on Monday, April 13.
Upcoming Webinars