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Creating An Ongoing Sustainable Culture Of Interprofessional Education And Practice, Cecilia Rokusek, Ed.D., M.Sc., Rdn, Kamilah Thomas-Purcell, Ph.D., Ches, Stacey Pinnock, M.S.W.

JCIPE Conference

Objectives:

Discuss the attitude, knowledge, and skill challenges to address for students, faculty and community clinician in implementing both interprofessional education and practice

Discuss the ongoing work of the university Interprofessional Education Collaborative

Discuss ongoing efforts in evaluation and culture assessment

Clinical Partnerships For Interprofessional Education Of Family Nurse Practitioner And Dental Hygiene Students, Bridgitte Gourley, Dnp, Crnp, Lisa Bress, Rdh, Ms

JCIPE Conference

Purpose

• Develop clinical practica and didactic curriculum for FNP & Dental Hygiene Students

• Implement guidelines from the Integration of Oral Health and Primary Care Practice (IOHPCP) for Family Nurse Practitioner and Dental Hygiene students

• Reinforce the oral-systemic health link through shared learning

• Focus on high risk populations in community based sites where faculty practice

Improving Fragmentation In Healthcare Delivery Through Strengthening Interprofessional Communication, Margaret Brommelsiek, Phd, Ms, Ba, Susan Kimble, Dnp, Rn, Anp-Bc

JCIPE Conference

a. To train advanced health professions students on methods for modifying patient behavior for persons with multiple chronic conditions by enhancing interpersonal communication skills during patient assessment.

b. Narrative as a diagnostic tool provides a nuanced view focused on patients’ stories that are context bound. Thus attention to narrative informs care decisions. Through an Advanced Education Program grant the advanced nursing curriculum is being expanded through improving interpersonal communication and ethical decision making in caring for persons with multiple chronic conditions (MCC) for a medically underserved patient population. Project participants include graduate nursing, dentistry, pharmacy, and social work students who …

The Influence Of Professional Identity Formation On The Attitudes Of Healthcare Professional Students Toward Interprofessionalism, Cynthia L. Stull, Bsdh, Mdh, Christine Blue, Bsdh, Ms

JCIPE Conference

The objective of this study was to quantify first-year health professional students’ attitudes toward their own and other professions following an interprofessional education (IPE) course. Additionally, this study sought to investigate the relationship between strength of professional identity and attitudes toward other professions.

Professional identity, along with the stereotypes that students hold of other professions, are key factors influencing IPE. Expectations are that attitudes towards other professions will improve following participation in an introductory IPE experience. However, theory surrounding professional identity formation suggests this expectation may be premature.

In the Fall of 2011, using a pre/post-test design, researchers administered the …