Lightning Talk Description: The interprofessional education (IPE) literature has noted benefits of engaging pre-health learners (Dumke, VanderWielen, Harris, & Ford-Smith, 2016) and engaging health professional students in IPE early in their academic journey (Langendyke, Hegazi, Cowin, Johnson, & Wilson, 2015). A benefit of early IPE engagement includes exposure to a variety of health professions before stereotypes develop or profession-concentric views (Gunaldo et al., 2021; Pecukonis, Doyle, & Bliss, 2008). This Lightning Talk will provide attendees with a blueprint for developing an IPE pre-health 4-week virtual program at their institution.
The author team will use Donabedian’s Structure-Process-Outcome framework (Donabedian, 2005), an established quality improvement model, for the development and assessment of the IPE pre-health 4-week virtual program. Structure includes the physical and organizational characteristics, such as access to a video communications platform and faculty from various programs to provide information about respective health professions and admission procedures. Process details the procedures needed to provide a meaningful educational experience. An example of a procedure is the process by which to market/advertise the program to pre-health learners. Outcomes can include measures by which the team will determine if the program was effective and learning occurred.
The Lightning Talk will provide support for building the IPE case through information, evidence, and outcomes by reviewing Donabedian’s model, reviewing the pre-health IPE-related literature, and applying Donabedian’s model to develop a blueprint to support the development and assessment of a pre-health summer program. Additionally, survey results from our institution’s inaugural summer program in June 2022 and second year in June 2023 will be shared.
The Lightning Talk will highlight the benefits of introducing pre-health students to different health care professions as well as the importance of interprofessional communication for the overall benefit of the patient through teamwork and debriefing. While the learners within a program will benefit, there are also other opportunities for the interprofessional office. Providing your expertise to a new stakeholder group provides an opportunity for a revenue-generating source to support IPE efforts. Another benefit is engaging health professional students in a leadership development opportunity as future interprofessional champions. The two student authors co-led the 2023 summer program with the guidance of faculty. Several other graduate students led breakout rooms facilitating discussion and project development fostering the growth of participants and the group leaders.
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.
