Using Multiple-Patient Simulations to Facilitate Interprofessional Communication Between Dietetic and Nursing Students and Improve Nutrition Care Process Skills
This article presents the design and evaluation of an interprofessional multiple-patient simulation between nursing and graduate dietetic students. Dietetic students' completed surveys were observed, scored, and debriefed during 3 patient simulations, and submitted plans of care. Fifteen of the 16 students agreed that the simulation enhanced interprofessional communication skills. Plans of care improved after debriefings, and 37 of the 39 nursing students who completed the simulation with dietetic students said the experience helped them learn the dietitian's role.
Interprofessional experiences of recent healthcare graduates: A social psychology perspective on the barriers to effective communication, teamwork, and patient-centred care
Achieving safe, quality health care is highly dependent on effective communication between all members of the healthcare team. This study explored the attitudes and experiences of recent healthcare graduates regarding interprofessional teamwork and communication within a clinical setting. A total of 68 pharmacy, nursing, and medicine graduates participated in 12 semi-structured focus group discussions in clinical workplaces across three Australian states.
Incorporating Interprofessional Education into a VA Optometric Residency
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) conducts the largest education and training effort for healthcare professionals in the nation. The integrated, multidisciplinary training environment provides an ideal forum for interprofessional education (IPE) to occur. In this paper, IPE in the Optometric Residency in Primary Eye Care and Ocular Disease at VA Maine is described. Elements for effective IPE, barriers to program success and areas for growth are discussed.
Sustainability of a Practice-based Interprofessional Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience
Objective. To describe a successfully sustained interprofessional introductory pharmacy practice experience (IPPE) in which third-year pharmacy students were paired with nonpharmacist practitioners.
Methods. Course data were retrospectively reviewed and analyzed to reveal details about the program. Provider participant numbers and student perception data were reviewed and reported on.
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Interprofessional Education and Practice in Athletic Training
Professional preparation in athletic training has grown from modest roots based in physical education in the 1960s to its emergence as a recognized health profession today. The profession has long embraced interprofessional practice (IPP), but many times has not been included in discussions held at the institutional, governmental, and international levels. As a result, the concept of interprofessional education (IPE), which has been an emphasis in medicine, nursing, and allied health since the 1990s, has not been a part of most athletic training programs.
Linking Workforce Development and Practice Transformations
Webinar presentation to CMMI SIM program; December 3, 2015
Barbara Brandt
Healthcare Publishes National Center Informatics Article
On November 15, Healthcare published the third in a series of National Center peer reviewed articles that present the center’s research agenda and methodology.
Clinical Prevention and Population Health Curriculum Framework
The Clinical Prevention and Population Health Curriculum Framework provides a common core of knowledge for clinical health professions about individual and population‐oriented prevention and health promotion efforts. The Framework can support interprofessional prevention education and practice. The CPPH Framework is a product of the interprofessional Healthy People Curriculum Task Force, established in 2002 by the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR).
