From Concept to Curriculum: Guiding Principles for Implementing Interprofessional Education and Lessons Learned from Big 10 Institutions
This active engagement seminar is designed to guide participants through tangible considerations in the development, implementation, and evolution of quality interprofessional education (IPE) at an academic institution or clinical training site. Guidance from the Health Professions Accreditors Collaborative (HPAC) and National Collaborative to Improve the Clinical Learning Environment (NCICLE) will be applied within participants’ institutional/organizational context to identify strategies and frameworks for implementing, evaluating, and refining systematic IPE approaches and plans. Given the dynamic landscape of health professions education and healthcare, it is imperative that academic and clinical partners leverage national frameworks and collective lessons learned to advance local IPE efforts to prepare a collaborative practice-ready workforce. This seminar embodies the Nexus Summit theme to prepare students for interprofessional collaborative practice along the learning continuum from foundational education through the academic-clinical nexus and into practice. Institutions and organizations just beginning their IPE journey, adapting to changes in resources or policies, or undergoing IPE leadership or champion turnover will benefit from this structured seminar session. Participants will leave with practical knowledge and immediately actionable steps to move the needle on IPE, meeting them where they are to maximize relevance. As a bonus, a variety of models and associated successes and challenges will be shared by more than five Big 10 institutions with varying demographics. The broad applicability of this session supports summit priority criteria to advance IPE quality by empowering attendees to establish clear measurable learning outcomes and build IPE in any population setting, including rural and underserved areas. Active learning tools include a personal guided worksheet, group consensus/sharing platforms, and chat, with the potential for breakout rooms to further enhance these modalities depending on participant volume.
After attending this session, participants will be able to:
Apply national guiding criteria and frameworks to the overall IPE curriculum plan (existing or envisioned) within their institutional/organizational context.
Describe a plan and/or begin to draft or revise their (existing or envisioned) IPE program’s rationale, outcome-based goals, deliberate design, and assessment and evaluation plan in the academic and/or clinical learning environment to take back to their home institution/organization to discuss, enact, and advocate for quality IPE efforts.
Compare and contrast successes, challenges, barriers, facilitators, and opportunities across presenting institutions and participant colleagues to inform their contextual strategies and expand their IPE networks.
In support of improving patient care, this activity is planned and implemented by The National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education Office of Interprofessional Continuing Professional Development (National Center OICPD). The National Center OICPD is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
As a Jointly Accredited Provider, the National Center is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. The National Center maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive continuing education credits.
The National Center OICPD (JA#: 4008105) is approved by the Board of Certification, Inc. to provide continuing education to Athletic Trainers (ATs).
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.
Physicians: The National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education designates this live activity for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with their participation.
Physician Assistants: The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) accepts credit from organizations accredited by the ACCME.
Nurses: Participants will be awarded contact hours of credit for attendance at this workshop.
Nurse Practitioners: The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (AANPCP) accepts credit from organizations accredited by the ACCME and ANCC.
Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians: This activity is approved for contact hours.
Athletic Trainers: This program is eligible for Category A hours/CEUs. ATs should claim only those hours actually spent in the educational program.
Social Workers: As a Jointly Accredited Organization, the National Center is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. The National Center maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive continuing education credits.
IPCE: This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.
Learners can claim CE credit by completing the Daily Evaluation.