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Award Corner, Julia M. Ward, Phd, Rn

Collaborative Healthcare: Interprofessional Practice, Education and Evaluation (JCIPE)

My career in nursing began more than three decades ago. Healthcare education during that time was delivered in the familiar “silo” style. Having to navigate through clinical practice, learning along the way which disciplines were involved in the care of patients and how to work as a team developed over time.

Teamstepps Pilot Course, Alan T. Forstater, Md, Facep

Collaborative Healthcare: Interprofessional Practice, Education and Evaluation (JCIPE)

A new and exciting course on TeamSTEPPS was introduced at Jefferson last Spring. JCIPE has embraced the concept of TeamSTEPPS, a program developed by the Department of Defense and now sponsored by AHRQ to train healthcare professionals to work together effectively as a team to ensure patient safety. The following team skills are emphasized: leadership, situational awareness, team support and communication skills. To introduce this to the campus JCIPE sponsored a pilot project in May, 2013 to train a cadre of students in the techniques of TeamSTEPPS.

From The Editors, Elizabeth Speakman, Edd, Rn, Cde, Anef, Christine A. Arenson, Md

Collaborative Healthcare: Interprofessional Practice, Education and Evaluation (JCIPE)

Welcome to the Fall 2013 edition of the Jefferson Interprofessional Education and Care newsletter. In this edition you will read about Collaborating Across Borders, IV, the largest IPE meeting to date, where the work of developing, integrating, and sustaining interprofessional education and collaborative practice was shared by over 700 participants. The clear message of CAB IV – interprofessional education is being recognized and adopted by health professions education programs in a way not seen before, but the work of clearly identifying optimum education strategies and documenting impact on patient care must be a high priority for all of us in …

Download Entire Issue- Jefferson Interprofessional Education And Care Newsletter, Spring, 2013, Volume 4, Issue 1

Collaborative Healthcare: Interprofessional Practice, Education and Evaluation (JCIPE)

Entire Spring 2013, Volume 4, No. 1 JCIPE newsletter

Upcoming Faculty And Staff Development Programs

Collaborative Healthcare: Interprofessional Practice, Education and Evaluation (JCIPE)

Interprofessional Geriatric Education and Practice Institute

Eastern Pennsylvania‐Delaware Geriatric Education Center : Interprofessional Geriatric Practice

Collaborating Across Borders (CAB IV) An American‐Canadian Dialogue on Interprofessional Health Education & Practice

From The Editors, Elizabeth Speakman, Edd, Rn, Anef, Christine A. Arenson, Md

Collaborative Healthcare: Interprofessional Practice, Education and Evaluation (JCIPE)

Welcome to the latest edition of the Jefferson Interprofessional Education and Care Newsletter. In our past newsletter we described a meeting that took place February 2011 that previewed the core competencies presented by IPEC. We are pleased to announce that TJU has adopted four IPE core competencies for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice, they are; Values/Ethics‐ Respect the unique cultures, values, roles/responsibilities and expertise of other health professionals; Roles/ Responsibilities‐ Explain the roles and responsibilities of other health/healthcare providers and how the team works together to provide care; Interprofessional Communication‐ Work to ensure common understanding of information, treatment, and health/healthcare decisions by …

Jeff-Chat Offers Students An Interprofessional Forum To Discuss Experiences, Danielle Elliot, Md, Scott Schmidt, Md, Claire Hoppenot, Md, Maria Hervada-Page, Mss

Collaborative Healthcare: Interprofessional Practice, Education and Evaluation (JCIPE)

Feelings of frustration, loss, and exhaustion are common among healthcare workers. Students placed among new experiences and in a dependent learning role are not shielded from these emotions but often experience them differently from other members of the healthcare team. In addition to the systematic and individual support available through TJUH, for the past year and a half Jeff‐ CHAT (Compassion, Humanism, Altruism, Trust) has provided a forum for students to discuss and reflect on difficult emotions and situations.

Six Sigma Methodology Applied To Immediate Use Sterilization At Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Beth-Ann Schauer, Mba, Pmp, Ssgb, Lori Szymonowicz, Cpam, Ssgb, Precil Varghese, Pharmd

Collaborative Healthcare: Interprofessional Practice, Education and Evaluation (JCIPE)

Immediate use sterilization, also known as flash sterilization, is an expedited sterilization process used for surgical equipment needed in emergent clinical situations. Immediate use sterilization is a procedure used by Operating Room staff members to sterilize instrumentation on an as needed or just in time basis when instruments needed for a particular case are not immediately available or become contaminated in the course of the case. If instrumentation is not sterilized appropriately, the patient’s safety is possibly put at risk from the potential of surgical site infections. No specific literature data directly correlates immediate use sterilization with surgical site infection. …