Jennifer
Timm,
DNP, RN, PHN
Director and Clinical Associate Professor
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Jennifer Timm, DNP, RN, PHN is the Director for the University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education and a Clinical Associate Professor in the School of Nursing. Dr. Timm has led efforts to develop, redesign, and integrate interprofessional education and collaborative practice in academic curriculum and clinical education in undergraduate and graduate academic programs in a variety of community and public health settings, with a particular focus in rural health. Her research and scholarship have focused on interprofessional clinical education, service learning, care for rural and underserved populations, and nursing leadership.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
As evidence mounts for the positive patient and workforce outcomes of interprofessional education (IPE), educators must not only offer comprehensive instruction of IPEC competencies but also nurture the next generation in IPE leadership and scholarship. To achieve this latter goal, the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education (UW CIPE), in collaboration with its ten program/school partners, developed the longitudinal UW Interprofessional Practice and Education Path of Distinction (UW IPE PoD) Program (https://cipe.wisc.edu/education/#pod). The UW…
This Lightning Talk will describe how our institution uses a mock debate between various interprofessional health profession learners to explore the ethical considerations of whether an individual should be listed on a transplant registry. This unique format simulates discussions that often take place during ethics consults and challenges students to apply their individual professions’ codes of conduct to a realistic case while working as part of an interprofessional team. Students gain important experience collaborating with peers from other health professions and are challenged to consider…
As the global population ages, the number of people living with dementia (PLwD) is rising rapidly, placing increasing demands on healthcare systems. Yet, traditional health sciences curricula often lack sufficient focus on brain health, caregiver support, and interprofessional collaboration. The Healthy Aging Initiative (HAI) was developed to address these gaps and prepare interprofessional students to meet the complex needs of older adults through collaborative, person-centered care. This Lightning Talk will describe the development and implementation of the HAI curriculum, which includes…
Description of the Lightning Talk: This Lightning Talk will describe how facilitators are trained for roles in the UW Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education (UW CIPE) Healthy Aging Initiative (HAI) to enhance collaborative practice among healthcare learners. The HAI prepares learners for real-world interprofessional collaboration by delivering three virtual programs focused on developing interprofessional competencies in learners, specifically in the context of healthy aging. This Talk will highlight best practice training methodologies and the role of facilitation in fostering…