Barbara
Maxwell,
PhD, DPT, MSc, CertTHE, FNAP
Associate Dean & Executive Director Indiana University Interprofessional Practice & Education Center
Indiana University
Associate Dean & Executive Director of the Interprofessional Practice and Education Center at Indiana University and Professor of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at IU School of Medicine. Active in the Interprofessional work nationally and internationally since the late 1980’s working in IP practice and education in the US, Europe, and Asia.
She is the US representative to Interprofessional.Global: The Global Confederation for Interprofessional Practice and Education, a Distinguished Scholar and Fellow of the National Academies of Practice, was awarded the Nicholas A Cummings Award for Extraordinary Contributions to Interprofessional Healthcare in 2021 and is a member of InterprofessionalResearch.Global.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
The assessment and evaluation of programs and centers for interprofessional practice and education is an essential component in examining impact. When building an IPE center or developing interprofessional programming for learners it is essential to identify the intended stakeholders and participants, and what the center or program is attended to achieve. If we are to determine if these intended outcomes are achieved, we must ensure the development and implementation of effective assessment and evaluation plans. During this seminar, participants will have the opportunity to explore how…
This seminar will actively engage participants in a process of identifying interprofessional collaborative practice (ICP) competencies for graduates of health professions education programs (HPEP) and in designing curriculum that leads to achievement of those competencies. To effectively plan IPE curricula, programs benefit from identifying end points for ICP competency attainment. HPEP are diverse regarding the degree level being pursued (associate, baccalaureate, graduate and professional doctoral), prerequisite knowledge base for entry, length of the program, number of credit hours…
Interprofessional education (IPE) has continued to grow within health profession education, with a primary goal of preparing learners to work collaboratively to meet the needs of patients, clients, families, and communities. Similarly, competency-based education (CBE) has become more prevalent among health profession programs with an emphasis on the demonstration of specific, observable abilities and competencies. Ensuring optimal assessment for determining the achievement of a desired level of competency remains a challenge as different professions consider this potential curricular shift…
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…