Competency Framework: Collaborative Practice and Patient Partnership in Health and Social Services
This is an innovative competency framework developped at Universite de Montréal (Canada), co-constructed by patients and family caregivers, educators, professionals, managers, and health and social services researchers.
In a collaborative practice and patient partnership approach, optimal provision of healthcare and social services inevitably requires the development and maintenance of competencies and a change in behaviours, both in practitionners and in patients.
Working together in clinical pathology
This is a reflection-on-practice describing how an orofacial pathology interprofessional education (IPE) initiative was designed and implemented for undergraduate students in the discipline of dentistry, oral health and medical laboratory science. Six interprofessional competencies were used to guide the construction of teaching and learning resources.
Age Well Planner
Commissioned Paper for The Future of Nursing: Social Determinants of Health- Nursing, Health Professions and Interprofessional Education at a Crossroads
The National Center was honored to be commissioned to submit a paper on "Social Determinants of Health: Nursing, Health Professions and Interprofessional Education at a Crossroads" to the National Academy of Medicine to accompany its recent report "The Future of Nursing 2020-2030: Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity (2021)". Findings and recommendations from the commissioned paper can be found throughout the report.
Resources by Discipline
This website from the Parkinson's Foundation provides a variety of resources by discipline regarding Parkinson's disease. Health professionals are the key to providing better care for people living with Parkinson's. From publications, webinars and fact sheets to share with Parkinson's community to online and in-person courses, the web page serves as a guide to educational resources for providers, patients, and caregivers.
Electronic Health Record (EHR) Practices to Improve Patient and Family Engagement: 9 Ways to Help Staff Access Data on Family Caregiver Discharge Preparation
This paper is part of the AARP Supporting Family Caregivers Providing Complex Care series. It discusses electronic health record (EHR) practices to improve patient and family engagement. It lists and describes nine ways to help staff access data on family caregiver discharge preparation.
Communication Practices to Improve Patient and Family Engagement: 10 Ways to Identify and Engage Family Caregivers in Hospitals
This paper is part of the AARP Supporting Family Caregivers Providing Complex Care series. It discusses a variety of communication practices to improve patient and family engagement. Ten ways to identify and engage family caregivers in hospitals are described.
Sleep and Older Adults
This booklet by the National Institute of Aging discusses how older adults can get a good night's sleep. Topics include: 1) what happens during sleep; 2) the importance of sleep; 3) how aging changes your sleep; 4) ways to improve your sleep; and 5) types of sleep problems.
Source: National Institute on Aging, 2020.
https://www.nia.nih.gov/
An LGBTQIA+ Symposium to Improve Care for Sexual and Gender Minority Youth
Background and Objectives: Multilevel factors drive health disparities experienced by sexual and gender minority (SGM) populations. We developed a 3-hour symposium focusing on care for SGM youth to address this. The symposium was a free, extracurricular event open to the public, with an emphasis on health professional students and providers from all disciplines and involved interprofessional didactic and interactive components.
GVPA Conference 2020- Examining pain through a modern lens: Understanding and treating patients across the Lifespan
Examining pain through a modern lens: Understanding and treating patients across the Lifespan
About this Event
GENESEE VALLEY PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION (GVPA) 2020 ANNUAL CONVENTION
Examining Pain through a Modern Lens: Understanding and Treating Patients across the Lifespan
Date: Friday, November 13, 2020
Time: 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Where: GVPA’s first virtual convention - https://sjfc.zoom.us/j/97288957847