Leveraging mobile smart devices to improve interprofessional communications in inpatient practice setting: A literature review
As mobile smart device use has increased in society, the healthcare community has begun using these devices for communication among professionals in practice settings. The purpose of this review is to describe primary literature which reports on the experiences with interprofessional healthcare communication via mobile smart devices. Based on these findings, this review also addresses how these devices may be utilized to facilitate interprofessional education (IPE) in health professions education programs.
Preparing Students for Team-Based Care for Vulnerable Populations
Health professionals have an obligation to improve both the health of the individual and the public in a time of scarce resources. The Institute of Medicine (IOM), Healthy People Curriculum Task Force and professional education accreditation standards indicate the need for health care professionals to demonstrate competencies related to community engagement, basic health promotion skills and the ability to work effectively in interprofessional teams.
Collaborative Change Leadership™: A Certificate Program for Healthcare and Health Education Leaders October 21-22, 2016
Collaborative Change LeadershipTM (CCL) is an accredited, certificate program offered by the University Health Network (UHN) in collaboration with the University of Toronto Centre for Interprofessional Education (CIPE). This advanced leadership program is aimed at senior and high potential leaders in healthcare and health education. Five in-class sessions will be held from October 2016 - June 2017.
EHPIC™ 2016: Advancing the Future of Healthcare Through Interprofessional Learning
In Canada and abroad, government and health care sectors have placed importance on developing a curriculum to change the way health professionals are educated and trained. This course will enhance your natural leadership abilities to teach excellence in Interprofessional Education (IPE), helping to build an IPE community of leaders in healthcare.
Coordinated by the Centre for Interprofessional Education and a team of health professionals across the health sciences faculties at the University of Toronto, this certificate course is designed for health professionals interested in interprofessional education and interprofessional practice.
Improving Patient Outcomes Through Interprofessional Collaboration
Presented by the Connecticut League for Nursing, this event will feature renowned interprofessional collaborative practice expert Madeline Schmitt, PhD, RN, FAAN, FNAP, as a speaker. The panel will include innovative interprofessional collaborations within Connecticut.
Meet Community Moderator Joe Zorek
The community moderator program is an initiative that gives users of the Resource Exchange more opportunities to interact with each other – and recognized leaders in interprofessional practice education. Each month we’ll feature a different community moderator to help users determine the best contact for specific questions and topics.
Joe Zorek, PharmD, joined the faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison) School of Pharmacy following completion of a two-year Pharmacotherapy Residency at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Amarillo, Texas. While there, he developed a clinical specialty in geriatrics with a research focus on interprofessional practice and education (IPE).
AIHC Advisory Board
Committee Groups:
CAB Program Committee: http://www.nexusipe.org/connecting/groups/aihc-cab-program-committee
Communication Committee: https://nexusipe.org/connecting/groups/aihc-communication-committee
Save the Date: Inaugural Learning Together at the Nexus: National Center Summit on the Future of IPE
We are seeking practice and education stakeholders from across the continuums of care and education to join us for the Inaugural Learning Together at the Nexus Summit, co-hosted by the American Interprofessional Health Collaborative.
National Center's Year Three Report Now Available
This report highlights four areas of National Center progress during Year Three. Because of the sheer volume of National Center activity, we have chosen our most important achievements – showing where we are making a significant difference in the national conversation about health care transformation.