Train-the-Trainer Faculty Development Program: University of Virginia, November 9-12, 2016
This three-and-a-half day curriculum was co-developed by experts from three universities with established IPE training programs and a national advisory committee. Training sites will provide content, skills, and strategies for facilitating and coaching IPE teams. The purpose of this program is to prepare health professions faculty and collaborative practice clinicians from all professions to lead IPE efforts and promote interprofessional team-based care.
Opportunities to Improve Models of Care for People with Complex Needs
With rapid health care transformation efforts underway across the nation, there is increasing attention on strategies to improve outcomes and reduce avoidable costs for the small subset of individuals who account for the majority of health care spending. As innovative models emerge, policymakers, payers, and providers are eager to identify and scale effective approaches for serving high-need, high-cost patients.
Perceived benefits and challenges of interprofessional education based on a multidisciplinary faculty member survey
OBJECTIVE:
To identify differences among faculty members in various health professional training programs in perceived benefits and challenges of implementing interprofessional education (IPE).
METHODS:
A 19-item survey using a 5-point Likert scale was administered to faculty members across different health disciplines at a west coast, multicollege university with osteopathic medicine, pharmacy, and physician assistant programs.
RESULTS:
TDM: Team Development Measure
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Our objective was to describe the psychometric properties of a measure of team development that can be used to assess and guide team functioning in health care settings.
Economics of Team-based Care in Controlling Blood Pressure: A Community Guide Systematic Review
Context
High blood pressure is an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease and stroke, the leading cause of death in the U.S., and a substantial national burden through lost productivity and medical care. A recent Community Guide systematic review found strong evidence of effectiveness of team-based care in improving blood pressure control. The objective of the present review is to determine from the economic literature whether team-based care for blood pressure control is cost beneficial or cost effective.
Fostering Interdisciplinary Communication between Pharmacy and Nursing Students
Objective. To evaluate pharmacy and nursing student self-perceptions of interdisciplinary communication skills, faculty member perceptions of interdisciplinary communication skills, and changes in those skills after increasing the interdisciplinary education content.
Interprofessional Clinical Education Case Study Competition from the Public Health Perspective
This is a review of Interprofessional Clinical Case Study Competition, sponsored by a medical school (AT Still University/Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine: medicine and dentistry) with collaboration from an undergraduate health professions program (Truman State University: nursing, public health, speech-language pathology, and athletic training).
Redesigning inpatient care: Testing the effectiveness of an accountable care team model
OBJECTIVE
Describe a model of inpatient care and measure its impact.
DESIGN
A quantitative assessment of the implementation of a new model of care. The graded implementation of the model allowed us to follow outcomes and measure their association with the dose of the implementation.
SETTING AND PATIENTS
Inpatient medical and surgical units in a large academic health center.
INTERVENTION