Implementation of interprofessional learning activities in a professional practicum: The emerging role of technology.
To prepare future healthcare professionals to collaborate effectively, many universities have developed interprofessional education programs (IPE). Till date, these programs have been mostly courses or clinical simulation experiences. Few attempts have been made to pursue IPE in healthcare clinical settings. This article presents the results of a pilot project in which interprofessional learning activities (ILAs) were implemented during students' professional practicum and discusses the actual and potential use of informatics in the ILA implementation.
Enhancing Health Professions Education through Technology: Building a Continuously Learning Health System
In April 2015, the Macy Foundation hosted a conference which issued a series of recommendations for health professions schools and healthcare organizations around the use of existing and emerging technologies to enhance health professions education and build a “continuously learning health system.”
Climate Change and Public Health: An Interprofessional Review
Climate change, and associated air and water pollution, impacts patients, practices and health care facilities. The aim of this conference is to equip health professionals with the knowledge necessary to recognize the effects of climate change on diverse medical conditions and to plan interventions to combat these effects.
European Conference on Interprofessional Practice and Education
The theme of the 2015 European Interprofessional Practice and Education Network for Health and Social Care (EIPEN) conference is “Bridging the gap between education and practice in health and social care.” The conference will include remarks from international experts and decision makers in care and interprofessional education and various interactive workshops.
Convenient Healthcare and Pharmacy Collaborative
This two-day conference will allow pharmacists, nurse practitioners and physician assistants to join one another in continuing education. Attendees can earn up to 10 collaborative education credits for completing the available educational sessions. Topics include learning the latest about disease prevention, health care screenings, chronic care management and treatment of common acute and chronic conditions.
Third International Symposium on Healthcare Communication
The symposium brings together local and international practitioners, educators, academics and leaders to share and discuss innovative practices, educational strategies and cutting-edge research that promotes compassionate health care, attention to core values and skilled communication in different health care settings around the world.
Webinar to Discuss Findings, Actions from Recent IOM Report
A growing body of work has shown that interprofessional practice and education (IPE) can improve learners’ perceptions of interprofessional practice (IPP) and enhance collaborative knowledge and skills. In contrast, establishing a direct cause-and-effect relationship between IPE and patient, population and system outcomes has proven more difficult – not unlike other health professional educational interventions.
Measuring the Impact of IPE: A computer-side chat with Malcolm Cox
A growing body of work has shown that interprofessional practice and education (IPE) can improve learners’ perceptions of interprofessional practice (IPP) and enhance collaborative knowledge and skills. In contrast, establishing a direct cause-and-effect relationship between IPE and patient, population and system outcomes has proven more difficult – not unlike other health professional educational interventions.
Oral Health: An Essential Component of Primary Care
Oral health is essential for healthy development and healthy aging, yet nationwide there is an unacceptably high burden of oral disease.This new white paper makes the case for incorporating preventive oral healthcare as a component of routine medical care and structuring referrals to dentistry.
Community Pharmacy and Blood Pressure Control
Widespread, effective identification and management of uncontrolled hypertension remains elusive, undermining our ability to reduce the impact of stroke and heart disease. The statistics are widely appreciated: roughly 30% of North Americans have hypertension and almost half are uncontrolled. Nearly 1,000 people a day die from complications attributed to hypertension, and direct and indirect costs amount to $46 billion a year in the United States alone.