In Memory of Dr. DeWitt C. “Bud” Baldwin
It is with a heavy heart that I share the news of the passing of Dr. DeWitt C. “Bud” Baldwin at the age of 99 yesterday, January 5, 2022. Bud was an IPE pioneer and a medical education legend. He was a dear mentor from whom I learned a great deal not only about IPE but also joie de vivre and living a full personal and professional life until the end. Bud with John Gilbert and Mattie Schmitt saw something in me that I could not, pushing me to step up to the plate that eventually led to the National Center at the University of Minnesota.
Launch of the Measurement Instrument Collection 2022
Launch of the Measurement Instrument Collection 2022 Review
The National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education is convening and charging a group of measurement and evaluation experts with experience in the field of interprofessional practice and education to review and relaunch the Measurement Instrument Collection on Nexusipe.org.
2022 Nexus Innovation Challenge- Program Resouces
Nexus Innovation Challenge - Program Resources
Achieving the Optimal Interprofessional Clinical Learning Environment, symposium proceedings of the National Collaborative for Improving Clinical Environments (NCICLE), outlines the value and characteristics of high-functioning clinical learning environments from the perspectives of patients, learners, health systems and academic medical centers.
Creating conditions for successful pre-registration IPE in rural New Zealand workplace settings
This short commentary seeks to provide some practical guidance on how to successfully implement and maintain rural interprofessional experiences for pre-registration students. Successful, sustainable IPE initiatives require upfront investment of time and resources to develop collaborative relationships with iwi and rural providers, to enable discovery of what works best within a specific rural context, to determine the appropriate time needed to implement the initiative and to develop strategies for program maintenance and sustainability.
Impact of Pharmacist Involvement on Medication Safety in Interprofessional Transfer of Care
An educational initiative, based around a credible patient profile and scenario, demonstrated that the presence of a pharmacist within a multi-professional group led to higher positive attributes scores. This suggests improved accuracy and quality of the communication throughout the transition from tertiary to primary care. The pharmacist’s involvement led to less severe errors when errors were made.
Toward core inter-professional health promotion competencies
A template is presented for a program of assessment of health promotion competencies in the curricula of health professional programs. Such assessment is a first step toward dialogue regarding common health promotion competencies within and across health professions.
Building and expanding interprofessional teaching teams
This study aimed to understand the development of a university-based interprofessional teaching team over a 4-year period and generate insights to aid the development of such teams elsewhere. Findings included that interprofessional teaching is initially challenging but ultimately enriching. Interprofessional teaching skills take time to develop and perspectives of role change over time. Educator team development is aided by commitment, understanding, enthusiasm, leadership and trust.
What makes an interprofessional education programme meaningful to students?
It is important to understand what an interprofessional education (IPE) experience means to students and what makes it meaningful so that optimal use can be made of IPE opportunities and resources. This article reports qualitative data from a larger study evaluating an 11-hour IPE programme which focused on long-term condition management. Three key themes emerged related to (i) learning, (ii) perceived long-term professional benefits, and (iii) the structure and content of the programme.