IPE: A National Perspective
On April 14, 2015, Dr. Frank Cerra provided the keynote address at the Northern Maine Interprofessional Collaborative Practice Summit. During the presentation, he highlighted the work of the National Center in driving national change to a team-based, outcome-focused model of practice.
Please note this presentation was given remotely, via WebEx.
National Center Journal Club #6: "There Is No “I” in Teamwork in the Patient-Centered Medical Home: Defining Teamwork Competencies for Academic Practice
Teamwork is essential for the safe, reliable delivery of health care, but creating health care teams that function effectively in patient-centered medical homes (PCMH) remains challenging.
In this webinar, Dr. Emily Leasure and Dr. M. Nawal Lutfiyya discussed the challenges of building health care teams that operate well in a PCMH environment.
Resource Brief: The Quadruple Aim: Supporting Care Team Members while Transforming Care
In November 2014, Bodenheimer and Sinsky published an article, “From Triple to Quadruple Aim: Care of the Patient Requires Care of the Provider,” in which they make the case that care teams are unable to achieve Triple Aim goals of improving population health while improving patient experience and reducing costs because providers and team members are overwhelmed and stressed.
Collaboration Ready: What It Is and How To Get There
This presentation, delivered to students at Eastern Washington University by Peggy Martin, PhD, OTR/L, outlines interprofessional education and collaborative practice (IPECP), explains the importance of collaborative practice in different health care settings and includes a small group activity related to uncovering professional stereotypes.
Preparing for the Future: Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice
This presentation, delivered to faculty at Eastern Washington University by Peggy Martin, PhD, OTR/L, outlines interprofessional education and collaborative practice (IPECP), discusses team-based competencies, shares an overview of the University of Minnesota's 1Health curriculum and outlines resources available through the National Center to support the understanding and implementation IPECP.
Picker Institute’s Eight Principles of Person-Centered Care
Picker Institute’s Eight Principles of Patient-Centered Care originated with the Seven Dimensions of Patient-Centered Care, whose development was traced in the 1993 groundbreaking book Through the Patient’s Eyes. Using a wide range of focus groups—recently discharged patients, family members, physicians and non-physician hospital staff—combined with a review of pertinent literature, researchers from Harvard Medical School, on behalf of Picker Institute and The Commonwealth Fund, defined seven primary dimensions of patient-centered care.
Improving School-Based Health Care through a Truly Interprofessional Approach
Wellness in youth sets the stage for health later in life. Chronic diseases such as Type II diabetes and sports injuries such as concussion require an interprofessional approach. In schools where nurses and athletic trainers are both present, many times they act independently. Despite having a common primary care mission and complementary training, they use separate facilities, supplies and medical records. New school-based initiatives exist, but have not included athletic trainers.
Oral Health Connect: February Newsletter
Innovations in Oral Health, February 2015 Newsletter
Oral Health Connect: March Newsletter
Innovations in Oral Health, March 2015 Newsletter