Mariette
Sourial,
PharmD, CPh
Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice I Director of Interprofessional Education
Palm Beach Atlantic University
Dr. Mariette Sourial received her PharmD from Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. She completed an ambulatory care PGY-1 residency at the University of Minnesota in 2011. She then joined Palm Beach Atlantic University Gregory School of Pharmacy as an assistant professor of pharmacy practice, and teaches in the pharmacotherapy series as well as coordinates in skills-based courses. She is the Director of Interprofessional Education at her School and the Associate Director for the Office of Interprofessional Education and Practice at Florida Atlantic University. Her passion is in Transitions of Care and she currently practices at Wellington Primary Care Clinic.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Interprofessional education (IPE) is a collective goal among the health science professions and is addressed in most disciplines’ accreditation standards. To improve students’ educational experiences and to meet IPE-related standards, health science schools have increased efforts to implement meaningful IPE. IPE where students interact with people in community-based settings provides authentic experiences to students and can simultaneously meet public health and community needs. The COVID-19 pandemic expanded some health authorities, which in some instances spurred further opportunities for…
The purpose of this lightening talk is to share how an academic institution can partner and build relationship with their county fire rescue team and help in some of their community initiatives such as fall prevention and risk assessments. More than 1 out of 4 older adult falls each year and falling once, increases risk of recurrent falls. Calls for falls have increased in our county, and the complexity of the issues have led to the need for interprofessional collaboration to improve health outcomes of our community. During this session, strategies on building sustainable partnerships between…