Bridging Gaps (of Several Kinds): Student and Faculty Collaboration in Aphasia Care
The Unity@Keys clinic was conceptualized to meet the nursing, rehabilitation, and social needs of people with an ongoing, chronic condition such as aphasia. To accomplish this, the founding team needed to reimagine the structure of the preexisting student-run clinics. Allied health disciplines require longer times for holistic evaluation and intervention, as well as extended time/frequency of visits for follow-up. The founding team focused on patients who could benefit from continued rehabilitation after neurological insult or injury with exhausted insurance resources. In a unique twist and nod to the health of the whole family, the founding team (with input from patients, students, and faculty) decided that they would also emphasize the health of care givers/providers. Unity@Keys identified speech-language pathology, audiology, occupational therapy, nursing, and social work as necessary members of the team. To ensure that the clinic was both meeting patient and learner gaps, we created a unique clinic structure that put our student leaders center of decision-making and organizing, while faculty facilitators modeled quality team interaction by leading case studies and precepting in shared spaces. Together, they were able to close the gap and create a clinic flow that allowed time for quality student/patient interaction and team collaboration.
In this seminar, we will provide an overview of the Unity@Keys clinic and illustrate the gaps we discovered in our health and interprofessional education system. The clinic we created directly addressed several gaps we discovered in patient needs, learner needs, and faculty instruction opportunities. Finally, the seminar will help the audience identify gaps in their interprofessional education programming and identify student/faculty partners for similar projects they might be considering implementing.
After this seminar, the learner will be able to:
• Identify common gaps in chronic illness management and student interprofessional experiences
• Determine gaps in their own interprofessional student experience
• Determine areas of opportunity for underserved populations in their locale
• Develop a preliminary plan of action for their IPE programming
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.