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Description: "Using a case-study approach, participants will explore an example course development activity and the results of a pilot implementation. After discussing common barriers and constraints, participants will work in small groups to address key issues organized around targeted questions and generate an action plan to expand an interprofessional curriculum." Location: US/Canada Year: 2007
Description: When health-professions graduates get into hospitals or other clinical settings as doctors, nurses, pharmacists or other medical workers, they are thrust into situations where they must work as teams. Yet despite widespread agreement that students in all medical fields should be trained in a set of common, basic skills to help them work together, they are still often educated in silos... Location: International Year: 2011
Description: More and more research points to the positive benefits of providing health services using interprofessional teams. The advantages of working in interprofessional teams are numerous and widespread. Providers enjoy more job satisfaction and improved work life balance. Consumers of health services benefit from enhanced access, and administrators lower their costs while maintaining the quality of care. For health services providers to work effectively in interprofessional teams, they must also be ...[more]
Description: ...Medical student May Wang, nursing student Amanda Malo and dental student Johnny Williams have been visiting Vickers in her home almost every month since the start of the fall semester as part of the Health Science CenterÕs Interdisciplinary Family Health course. IFH, as it is known, brings 600 first-year students from five of the six HSC colleges together in groups of three to visit with families across the Gainesville area. Together, students work on a project to help their family and the...[more]
Description: Abstract PURPOSE: The study aimed to evaluate the usability of DVD simulations, the impact on student learning, clinical placement orientation, and the potential for using DVD simulations to reduce the clinical placement burden on the health care system with nursing students. METHOD: A total of 11 DVD simulations were developed by Monash University academics. Second year students (N=191) from the Bachelor of Nursing course at Monash University, viewed a range of DVDs. Students' perceptions and...[more]
Description: The LPN Cafe is an online community for Licensed Practical Nurses in BC. Location: Canada-BC Year: 2011
Description: Mission/Mandate/Vision/Values Our Mission The CLPNBC is responsible for regulating the profession of Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) in the public interest. Our Mandate It is the duty of the CLPNBC at all times to: serve and protect the public. establish, monitor, and enforce standards of practice. enhance the quality of practice and reduce incompetent, impaired, or unethical practice. establish and maintain a continuing competency program to promote high standards of practi...[more]
Description: Development of protocols and educational modules to support teams in the delivery of optimal patient care in targeted clinical spheres. CEP managed the University of TorontoÕs Department of Family and Community Medicine's project to develop clinical protocols and educational modules to support 14 Academic Family Health Teams (FHT) in the delivery of optimal patient care in depression, diabetes, complex diabetes, childhood obesity, well baby/18-month visit and end of life care. As part of this...[more]
Description: What is IPCP? Interprofessional Collaborative Practice (IPCP) is a type of group functioning that occurs when individuals integrate their efforts, competence, and skills to work towards common goals that lead to positive patient outcomes (Lackie & Banfield, 2009). Leadership on IPCP teams is shared, patients are active partners in their care, and all team members strive to improve team functioning (Bronstein, 2003; Oandasan & Reeves, 2005; Lackie and Banfield, 2009). In an IPCP environment all ...[more]
Description: This resource website has been designed to provide you with a step by step approach to support your organizationÕs efforts in advancing interprofessional practice and education. There are six main areas of the website. The following clip will introduce you to the main themes and concepts explored in the website. 1. Preparing a Supportive Environment 2. Committing to Organizational Champions 3. Examining Patient Care Services 4. Interprofessional Change 5. Developing Preceptorships 6. Evaluati...[more]