Evelyn
Sutton,
MD, FRCPC
Professor and Associate Dean Undergraduate Medicine
Dalhousie University
Dr. Evelyn Sutton is a Professor of Medicine and Associate Dean of Undergraduate Medical at Dalhousie University. She has a longstanding interest in medical education and is locally and has been nationally recognized in Canada for her excellence as a medical educator. A strong believer in interprofessional education and collaboration, she actively supports and contributes to innovative IPE initiatives at Dalhousie University across the Faculties of Medicine and Health. Dr. Sutton is a strong supporter for advancing IPE research for improving healthcare teams and patient outcomes.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Purpose: Interprofessional collaborative practice (IPCP), occurs when health professions work collaboratively with the goal of improved quality of care and services. IPCP is reported to enhance patient outcomes and care providers’ professional and workplace satisfaction, yet there exist myriad challenges to enacting it. Interprofessional education for collaborative practice (IPECP) is considered foundational for promoting collaboration among healthcare students yet there is a gap in understanding how IPECP contributes to students’ professional and interprofessional identity development and…
Purpose: Interprofessional education for collaborative practice (IPECP) within pre-licensure health education supports professional and interprofessional socialization where understanding of roles, scopes and collaboration are developed. IPECP also promotes interprofessional identity development where students come to embody collaborative skills, attitudes and behaviors that enable collaboration in practice. Medical students are involved in IPECP, however few studies have followed students longitudinally into practice to understand impacts of interprofessional practice experiences on…