Connect with National Center at All Together Better Health 7
Are you joining National Center at All Together Better Health 7? As co-host of this dynamic international conference, the center is planning many opportunities to connect face-to-face (June 5-8 in Pittsburgh, Penn.) including:
Implementing Interprofessional Education in a Clinical Practice Setting for a Mixed Student-Provider Population
The attached PDF provides a brief summary of a five week-long course on interprofessional education. The course took place in a clinical setting for a mixed student-provider population, and consisted of two, face-to-face sessions and five, on-line modules. The on-line modules were part of a comprehensive, interactive course website through the Moodle interface. The PDF also contains a brief overview of course results, and places the experience within the broader context of the field of IPECP.
National Center launches Journal Club; welcomes all interested in interprofessional practice and education
On May 20,11 a.m. - 12 p.m. Central Time, National Center will host its first webinar-based Journal Club, an opportunity for those interested in interprofessional practice and education to discuss the immediate impact of recent research in the field. The Journal Club is open to anyone interested in the field – providers, practitioners, educators, policy makers, students, health system executives and many others.
Implementing the "Nexus" in Michigan
If you spend any time with the National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education team, you will hear the word. And you might wonder what it means. What exactly is the “Nexus?” It means working toward a future where health care practice and health professions education operate in a meaningful system, learning and working together in teams with students, patients, families and communities to make a positive impact on the Triple Aim of improving the patient experience of care, improving the health of populations and reducing the per capita cost of health care.
Meet e-Patient Dave
When Dave deBronkart learned he had a rare and terminal cancer, he turned to a group of fellow patients online — and found the medical treatment that saved his life. Now he calls on all patients to talk with one another, know their own health data, and make health care better one e-Patient at a time. Filmed at TEDxMaastricht.
The Business Case for Implementing Rapid Response Teams
This presentation addresses the financial impact of implementing Rapid Response Teams. The presentation was given by William J. Ward, Jr., MBA, of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health on May 17, 2006, for VHA Inc.
Observed Interprofessional Collaboration (OIPC) During Interdisciplinary Team Meetings: Development and Validation of a Tool in a Rehabilitation Setting
Background: Despite all the efforts made in the past few years, interprofessional collaboration (IPC) in clinical settings is not always optimal. In addition, there are only a few instruments that healthcare managers and practitioners can use to evaluate the quality of IPC practice. Therefore, we developed an observationbased tool to evaluate IPC interactional factors occurring during interdisciplinary team meetings, and we examined the initial validation of the tool in a rehabilitation setting.
Transforming health professionals' education
This editorial is a commentary on Health Professionals for a new century: transforming education to strengthen health systems in an interdependent world.
The status of interprofessional education in Canada
This article describes the history and development of interprofessional education (IPE) in Canada from its conceptual beginnings in the 1960s to today. The status of IPE in Canada is viewed in relation to the broader international movements for IPE and collaborative healthcare. The current goals and principles of the Canadian Interprofessional Health Collaborative are reviewed, and the future of IPE is considered in light of these goals.