James
Ballard,
EdD MS
Associate Professor
University of Kentucky
Dr. Ballard is director of the University of Kentucky Center for Interprofessional and Community Health Education, associate professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine, and immediate past chair of the American Interprofessional Health Collaborative (AIHC). Dr. Ballard is a graduate in psychology from the University of Notre Dame and received a MS in Educational Psychology from the University of Kentucky and a Doctorate in Education at Northern Kentucky University with an emphasis on Interprofessional Education. He has training and background in medical education, educational psychology, experiential education, and interprofessional health professions education.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Join us for the Interprofessional Practice and Education Partners Forum to learn more about US organizations working to advance interprofessional practice and education. During the one-hour session, there will be three 20-minute rotations where attendees will have the opportunity to visit three different participating organizations for a briefing to learn more about their mission, priorities and new initiatives. Take this opportunity to hear the latest developments from organizations committed to advancing interprofessional priorities in learning and practice.
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Leveraging Lessons Learned to Foster Leadership and Advance Interprofessional Education and Practice
Seminar Description: The COVID-19 pandemic led to unprecedented global disruption in both healthcare practice and education, yet also served as a catalyst for transformation. Implementation and adoption of long overdue changes in healthcare education and practice, including telehealth and virtual learning, were accelerated. The COVID-19 pandemic has placed healthcare at a crossroads of either viewing responses as either a temporary situation that requires short-term solutions, or as a major disruption that presents opportunities for innovation for sustainable development and transformation.…
Seminar Description: Learning Objectives:• Identify and reflect on the achievements and challenges of IPE evolvement over the past few decades. • Discuss the importance of interprofessional socialization and dual (professional and interprofessional) identity formation in preparing interprofessional practitioners.• Explore ways to integrate and value IPS at all levels ((individual, profession, and system levels) using an ontological perspective.Over the past five decades, interprofessional practice and education (IPE) has experienced significant improvements as an approach to address the need…