Nexus Summit Student Posters

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Interprofessional Student Poster Description: Background: Industrialization, population growth, and increased human mobility are increasingly placing humans into contact with animal ecosystems, leading to changing perspectives of human health in relation to the environment. In a world of increasing connectedness between humans, other animals, and the environment, an understanding of One Health is of increasing importance for health professional students. In particular, Zoobiquity…
Interprofessional Student Poster Description: Background: Osteoporosis is a preventable metabolic bone disease that increases the risk of debilitating falls and fractures. Early screening is important to identify people at risk for osteoporosis and falls. We developed an Osteoporosis and Fall Risk Interprofessional Practice and Education (IPPE) Event where students can learn and perform a comprehensive screening. The study's purpose was to evaluate the effectiveness of…
Interprofessional Student Poster Description: Interprofessional education (IPE) delivered in practice settings is potent for the development of collaborative competencies. The preceptor is the professional linked to the health service that approaches the students to the reality of services for the development of professional, clinical, ethical, and collaborative competencies. There are factors at the micro, meso, and macro levels of the educational and professional systems that are part of…
Interprofessional Student Poster Description: Background:Interprofessional education (IPE) is crucial for promoting team skills among healthcare professional students. Using a virtual collaborative case is one strategy to provide students from various health professions with an immersive interprofessional experience. The case focuses on prevalent health issues, aiming to guide learners in effectively navigating these challenges within their respective fields of expertise.…
Interprofessional Student Poster Description: The Health Professions Accreditors Collaborative and the National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education both support the presence of interprofessional extracurricular activities to enhance interprofessional education efforts. The proposed poster focuses on Krewe du Flu (KDF), an extracurricular interprofessional student-run organization, at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center (LSUHSC) in New Orleans, Louisiana. KDF was…
Interprofessional Student Poster Description: Background: Interprofessional Education (IPE) is resource intensive. Based upon institutional resources, IPE can be challenging to develop, implement, and assess. To address these issues, the Louisiana Interprofessional Consortium held a statewide IPE event. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the event to identify its strengths and weaknesses for future IPE events. Methods: The event included 9 different institutions and…
Interprofessional Student Poster Description: Background: Health profession schools need to meet the demands of caring for a diverse population. Empathy and the understanding of how privilege can affect health care are essential in providing proper care for patients. An Interprofessional Practice and Education (IPE) event about Curiosity, Accountability, Appreciation, Respect, Empathy, and Service (CAARES) was developed to address these concerns. Objective: To implement an…
Interprofessional Student Poster Description: Background: Persons with a disability (PWD) make up the largest minority in the US with estimated numbers from 2021 claiming that 27%of Americans are currently living with a disability.1 The CDC and NIDILRR both expect the number of PWD in the US to grow until a peak in 2030.1,2 The CDC reports that PWD are at 2-3 times more likely to experience obesity, smoking, heart disease, and diabetes on top of their disability which can lead to them…
Interprofessional Student Poster Description: Regular exercise has countless health benefits, but many patients face significant barriers to participation including environmental, motivational, and especially socioeconomic. Although dedicated exercise programs exist in Durham, North Carolina for children and seniors of lower socioeconomic status, there are limited initiatives for adults. The aim of Healthy STEPS is to increase exercise accessibility for Durham community members through…
Interprofessional Student Poster Description: Background: Opioid use disorders affect over 16 million people worldwide and over 2.1 million people in the United States. In the last 20 years, overdose deaths involving prescription opioids have increased by 5 times. The 2022 CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids describes patient education as a critical step in improving patient care when prescribing opioid medications. Patients who are prescribed opioids by the Vanderbilt Pain Clinic…
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