Indiana University: The Bloomington Nexus Project
The Bloomington Nexus project creates a translational model for improving transitional care for patients who have been discharged from acute care.
South Dakota Nexus: Transdisciplinary Obesity Prevention
This project focuses on changes among graduate students regarding attitudes and skills that impact their capabilities for addressing population health. Surveys and other assessment tools will be used to measure changes over time. Using a transdisciplinary team of experts in childhood obesity, students will be introduced to the interrelationship of topics presented in the Social Ecological Model (SEM) for Nutrition and Physical Activity Decisions.
University of Kentucky: Interprofessional Care Across Transitions for Stroke Patients
The UK Colleges of Health Sciences, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy and Public Health are collaborating on an interprofessional simulation Intervention to improve care for stroke patients. The simulation phase will demonstrate the importance of interprofessional collaborative practice and guide providers and students on how to become effective team members.
University of Colorado: An Interprofessional Curriculum to Improve Quality and Safety
This educational intervention is intended to drive clinical change. The curriculum focuses on patient safety, creating a "just culture," patient experience and continuous quality improvement (QI). Interprofessional student teams, together with the interprofessional faculty QI teams, identify gaps in the transitions of care between care units.