Elizabeth
Cadavid
Interim Curriculum Supervisor
Centre for Advancing Collaborative Healthcare & Education
Elizabeth (Eli) Cadavid is the Curriculum Supervisor at the Centre for Advancing Collaborative Healthcare & Education (CACHE). Eli manages various projects related to the development and delivery of the Interprofessional Education (IPE) Curriculum at the University of Toronto. Eli Co-Chairs the IPE Patient Partner Advisory Committee which works with the Centre to enhance and foster patient/client/family partnerships and leadership. Eli is an enthusiastic, self-motivated, and goal-oriented individual with an interest in creating meaningful intersections, engagement, and partnership with all who connect with the Centre and its work.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Introduction: While poetry has been used extensively as a reflective tool in educational settings, limited research exists on educators creating poetry based on their professional and personal experiences to teach interprofessional learners complex topics. This study examines the impact of such poetry on enhancing the understanding of theoretical and complex topics in healthcare.
Methods: This study was conducted over two years, involving four two-hour interprofessional education (IPE) sessions with 50 to 70 learners each, from a variety of health and social care professions. The sessions…