Dealing with Dysphagia- Together
In an interprofessional education program, nursing and speech-language pathology students pool their expertise for better training and patient care.
Hagge, D., Noureddine, N., Brady, D., & Ofstad, W. (2015). Dealing with Dysphagia--Together. The ASHA Leader, 20(6), 34–36. doi. 10.1044.Leader.AE.20062015.34.
Clinical Pharmacy: An Example of Interprofessional Education in the Late 1960s and 1970s
In 1968, the associate editor of Modern Hospital announced that clinical pharmacy was the “hot new trend” in pharmacy circles. Pharmacy educators developed the concept of clinical pharmacy—and launched the first clinical pharmacy programs—in the mid-1960s as a new type of pharmacy practice that was patient oriented, rather than drug product oriented.
Setting a Research Agenda for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice in the Context of United States Health System Reform
Interprofessional education (IPE) and collaborative practice (CP) have been prolific areas of inquiry exploring research questions mostly concerned with local program and project assessment. The actual sphere of influence of this research has been limited. Often discussed separately, this paper places IPE and CP in the same conceptual space. The interface of these form a nexus where new knowledge creation may be facilitated.
Developing a School of Health Professions
A set of several documents describing the work by Bruce E. Spivey and Gary M. Arsham in the 1970s to create a School of Health Professions in collaboration with the University of the Pacific at what is now the California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco.
The School of Health Professions was designed to address commonly recognized deficiencies in the education of health professionals and in the contemporary delivery of health care. The School focuses on primary health care, interprofessional education and care delivery, and self-paced curricula.
Meet Community Moderator Jody Frost
This month, we’re highlighting Jody Frost, the lead academic affairs specialist and program director of the Education Leadership Institute Fellowship at the American Physical Therapy Association. As a community moderator, she’s available to answer your IPE-related questions or make connections with others in the field.
Five Reasons to be Excited for CAB V
Prepping for CAB V? We are! Read five reasons to be excited for this year’s conference. Register today!
New “Stories from the Nexus” Highlight Practice Transformations
Podcasts explore how interprofessional teams at the University of Rochester Medical Center collaborated to initiate change in their practice settings.
The Transformation of Academic Health Centers
The Transformation of Academic Health Centers: The Institutional Challenge to Improve Health and Well-Being in Healthcare’s Changing Landscape presents the direct knowledge and vision of accomplished academic leaders whose unique positions as managers of some of the most complex academic and business enterprises make them expert contributors.
