Call for Abstracts: SBIRT for Alcohol and Other Drug Use: An Interprofessional Conference
Health care educators are invited to submit an abstract on projects relevant to Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) for alcohol and other drug use in primary care, hospitals, dental offices and other interprofessional health care settings. Read the guidelines and learn more about the conference, held June 9-10, on the conference website.
Deadline: March 1
Call for Presentations: ABSAME 45th Anniversary Meeting
The Annals of Behavioral Science and Medical Education (ABSAME) is accepting presentation abstracts for its annual meeting “Linking the Arts and Sciences to Promote Patient-Centered Care.” Presentations should be relevant to the creative and strategic training of practitioners, as well as other areas relevant to the behavioral sciences and health professions education in general. Read the guidelines and learn more about the meeting, held October 15-17, on their website.
Educating interprofessional learners for quality, safety and systems improvement
Most health professionals in training, as well as those in practice, lack the knowledge and skills they need to play an effective role in systems improvement. Until very recently, these competencies were not included in formal (or informal) educational curricula. Interprofessional collaboration – another core competency needed for successful systems improvement – is also inadequately taught and learned. Achieving Competence Today (ACT) was designed as a new model for interprofessional education for quality, safety and health systems improvement.
What can be done to encourage more interprofessional collaboration in health care?
In this issue brief, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundaton discusses ways to encourage more interprofessional collaboration in health care.
Takeaways:
IAMSE Webinar Series: Current Trends in IPE with Barbara Brandt
The International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) is pleased to offer a spring webinar series focused on interprofessional education. As part of this series, Barbara Brandt, PhD, director, National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education, will provide an update on "Current Trends in Interprofessional Practice and Education" on Thursday, February 26 at 11 a.m. CST.
Practical Steps to Address IPECP Implementation Challenges: The Loyola Experience
Dr. Fran Vlasses and Dr. Aaron Michelfelder will present the challenges and rewards of a HRSA-funded project to transform clinical practice into an interprofessional model at Loyola University Chicago.