Interprofessional Journal Panel Discussion (hosted by AIHC and the National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education)
The AIHC Scholarship Committee, in conjunction with the National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education, invites you to participate in a panel discussion with representatives from three interprofessional journals on December 16, 2021 at 10-11am CST.
Panelists and journals represented include:
Health, Interprofessional Practice and Education – Tina Gunaldo
Journal of Interprofessional Care – Andreas Xyrichis
FY21 Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Program
Welcome to the FY21 BHWET cohort page. This forum serves as a place for collaboration, discussion of best practices and networking to help you succeed in your BHWET grant activities. Towards the bottom of this page, you will find various topic threads that you may use to communicate with each other.
This cohort is open for Professional and Paraprofessional tracks.
BHWET Professional:
Student readiness for interprofessional learning at a local university in South Africa
Working effectively with other disciplines has become an important competency as a graduate attribute in higher
education institutions. Educational experiences should begin to foster the prerequisite competencies needed to
collaborate successfully with other healthcare professionals. The purpose of this study was to determine how
ready first year students are for interprofessional learning, and whether this readiness improves along the
continuum of learning into their final year of undergraduate studies. First year undergraduate students from ten
Minimum Competencies in Geriatrics for Medical Students
The American Geriatrics Society's (AGS) Advancing Geriatrics Academic Programs (ADGAP) has released new updated "Minimum Geriatric Competencies for Medical Students." The Minimum Competencies in Geriatrics for Medical Students, updated in 2021, are competencies that the graduating medical student, in the context of a specific older adult patient scenario, must be able to demonstrate, in collaboration with an interprofessional team when appropriate. They are based on the Geriatric 5Ms and adapted from the 2009 Geriatrics Competencies.
Caring for Those Who Care: Meeting the Needs of Diverse Family Caregivers
This toolkit created by the Diverse Elders Coalition (DEC) was created to help professional and voluntary caregivers, providers and a wide array of professionals better understand the unique realities and challenges diverse caregivers face and best practices they can employ to better care for diverse family caregivers, and ultimately, the older adults they care for.
Mobility
This educational module designed by Collaborative Action Team Training for Community Health-Older Adult Network (CATCH-ON) is part of their 4Ms of Age-Friendly Health Care Program. By the end of this module, learners will understand: (1) what mobility means; (2) the benefits of an active life for older adults; (3) problems that happen when adults can no longer move freely; and (4) ways to avoid falls and injuries.
Medication
This educational module is designed byCollaborative Action Team Training for Community Health-Older Adult Network (CATCH-ON) as part of their 4Ms of Age-Friendly Health Care Program. By the end of this module, learners will understand: (1) why older adults are at greater risk for medication-related harms; (2) why older adults who take more than five medications per day need to be particularly careful; (3) medications that are highest risk for older adults; and (4) how to reduce medication-related harm.
Depression
This educational module is designed by Collaborative Action Team Training for Community Health-Older Adult Network (CATCH-ON) is part of the 4Ms of Age-Friendly Health Care program. By the end of this module, learners will understand: (1) symptoms of different kinds of depression; (2) how common depression is; (3) risks for depression and suicide; and (4) treatment options for depression in older adults.
Dementia
This educational module designed by Collaborative Action Team Training for Community Health-Older Adult Network (CATCH-ON) is part of their 4Ms of Age-Friendly Health Care Program. By the end of this module, learners will understand: (1) what dementia is; (2) how dementia is different than just "getting older"; (3) how the brain works; (4) the kinds of memory problems people with dementia have; and (5) how to talk with someone who has dementia.