innovative initiatives of interprofessional education...
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Innovative Initiatives of Interprofessional Education (IPE) Currently Integrated in
Six American Dental Schools
AUTHORS Jonny Brennan, Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health
Kelli Christensen, Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine-Illinois Juliana da Costa, Oregon Health & Science University, School of Dentistry
Edward Fidrocki, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine Jessica Hilburg, Columbia University College of Dental Medicine
Gargi Mukherji, The University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston Marcia M. Ditmyer, PhD, AAL
● Meet the latest accreditation standards ● Team-centered approach ● Next generation of providers ● Respond to the growing multi-factorial
health care needs.
IPE in a Collaborative Health Workforce
Commission on Dental Accreditation
Standard 1-9 The dental school must show evidence of interaction with other components of the higher education, health care education and/or health care delivery systems.
Reference http://www.ada.org/~/media/CODA/Files/predoc_2013.ashx
Collaboratation with Dental Schools
● Medical (MD/DO) ● Nursing ● Physician
Assistants
● Pharmacy ● Occupational
Therapy ● Physical Therapy ● Nutrition
Populations that Benefit from IPE
● Clinics for underserved populations, homeless and lower social-economic status (SES)
● Serious Mental Illness (SMI)
● Chronic disease
● Multiple medications ● Children ● Pregnant patients ● Geriatric population
(nursing home rotations)
Perceived Benefits to Dental Students ● Improved communication skills with other
health care providers ● Enhanced clinical learning ● Improved teamwork ● Interaction with other health professionals/
students to understand their training and knowledge
Challenges to IPE ● Time- dental curriculum are full leaving little
time to add new courses. ● Coordination among schools both with time,
type of learning, perceptions of IPE and goals of each institution.
● Faculty "buy in" and training
Future IPE Initiatives
• Send students to rural areas • Course on IPE • Community Health Model • Shadow other professionals • SimMan IPE share with other programs • ……?????