Krista
Estes,
DNP, FNP-C
IPE Assistant Director; Associate Professor; Assistant Dean MS Programs
University of Colorado
Dr. Krista Estes, DNP, FNP-BC is an Associate Professor and Assistant Dean of MS Programs at the University of Colorado College of Nursing. She acts as the nursing program representative to the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Interprofessional Practice and Education Council. For over 8 years, she previously served as a Family Nurse Practitioner Specialty Director and as a Division Chair for 3 years.
As a sought-after expert, Dr. Estes shares her knowledge and skills with a non-profit organization dedicated to providing competence assessments and education services for healthcare providers. Additionally, she works clinically in the Urgent Care setting. Her extensive scholarship work encompasses diverse areas such as simulation, interprofessional education, curriculum revision, telehealth, and skin/soft tissue infections. In her multifaceted roles as an educator, practitioner, and consultant, Dr. Krista Estes continues to shape the field of nursing, improving healthcare outcomes, and inspiring future healthcare professionals.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
The opioid epidemic is a current public health emergency. Opioid overdoses caused over 100,000 deaths in the U.S. in 2022 alone and continues to rise. Addressing this epidemic takes a collaborative and interprofessional approach. At the University of Colorado (CU) Anschutz Medical Campus, students from dental medicine, medicine, undergraduate nursing, pharmacy, physical therapy, and physician assistant programs engage in the Interprofessional Healthcare Ethics & Health Equity (IPHE) course that brings together over 650 students to learn about healthcare ethics and equity by examining the…
Background To address critical collaborative practice skills, we developed a 1-credit hour Interprofessional Collaborative Practice (IPCP) course for early health profession learners from six programs. IPCP cultivates fundamental competencies in teamwork and collaboration. Through a combination of synchronous and asynchronous modules, learners engage in interprofessional teams to achieve course objectives including understanding team and professional roles, exploring effective teamwork, providing feedback, and recognizing the impact of collaboration on healthcare outcomes. Interprofessional…