Interprofessional Elective Course

IPECG 1401 is a seven-week interprofessional education course conducted asynchronously online. It is designed for students, working on authentic teams to develop the skills to improve patient safety and reduce medical errors through well-planned systems of performance measurement and quality improvement. The skills learned will range from taking ownership of patient and system safety issues to developing solid interpersonal professional relationships.

This interprofessional online course will introduce students to how they can improve patient safety and reduce medical errors. The course instruction is through online Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) educational modules reinforcing that knowledge through authentic team case study discussions and self-reflection writings. Completion of IPECG 1401C and IPECG 1402 will lead to an IHI certificate in Basic Safety. Enrollment is limited to PS-2 students only.

This interprofessional online course will introduce students to how they can improve patient safety and reduce medical errors. The course instruction is through online Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) educational modules reinforcing that knowledge through authentic team case study discussions and self-reflection writings. Completion of IPECG 1401C and IPECG 1402 will lead to an IHI certificate in Basic Safety. Enrollment is limited to PS-2 students only.

This interprofessional, on-line elective is designed for students, working on authentic healthcare teams, to develop the skills needed to improve patient safety and reduce medical errors through well-planned systems of performance measurement and quality improvement. The skills learned will range from taking ownership of quality improvement for patient and system safety issues to developing solid interpersonal professional relationships.

This interprofessional online course will introduce students to how they can improve patient safety and reduce medical errors through the PDSA process. The course instruction is through online Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) educational modules, reinforcing that knowledge through authentic team case study discussions and self-reflection writings. Completion of IPECG 1401 and IPECG 1402 will lead to an IHI certificate in Basic Safety.

This interprofessional online course will introduce students to how they can improve patient safety and reduce medical errors through the PDSA process. The course instruction is through online Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) educational modules, reinforcing that knowledge through authentic team case study discussions and self-reflection writings. Completion of IPECG 1401 and IPECG 1402 will lead to an IHI certificate in Basic Safety.

This interprofessional course is the third in a three-course sequence where students will demonstrate how they can improve quality and patient safety while reducing medical errors through well planned systems of performance measurement and quality improvement. This course will be conducted as an independent special project with a community provider to improve quality and patient safety in a specifically identified area of the practice.

This interprofessional, on-line elective is designed for students, working on authentic healthcare teams, to develop the skills needed for leadership in their area(s) of practice. The skills learned will range from taking ownership of patient issues to developing solid interpersonal professional relationships.

This interprofessional online elective is designed for students, while working on authentic healthcare teams, to develop the skills needed for leadership in their area(s) of practice. The skills learned will range from taking ownership of patient issues to developing solid interpersonal professional relationships. The course instruction is through online educational modules, reinforcing that knowledge through authentic team case study discussions and self-reflection writings. Enrollment is limited to PS-2 students only.

This interprofessional online elective is designed for students, while working on authentic healthcare teams, to develop the skills needed for leadership in their area(s) of practice. The skills learned will range from taking ownership of patient issues to developing solid interpersonal professional relationships. The course instruction is through online educational modules, reinforcing that knowledge through authentic team case study discussions and self-reflection writings. Enrollment is limited to PS-2 students only.

This interprofessional online elective is designed to educate students about the opioid abuse epidemic currently being seen in the United States, with the main goal to prepare students to work through interprofessional collaboration to recognize and reduce opioid abuse in patients. This IPE elective will provide foundational knowledge instruction through online educational modules and that knowledge will be reinforced through interprofessional team-based case studies and online discussion boards. Enrollment is limited to PS-2 students only.

This interprofessional online elective is designed to educate students about the opioid abuse epidemic currently being seen in the United States, with the main goal to prepare students to work through interprofessional collaboration to recognize and reduce opioid abuse in patients. This IPE elective will provide foundational knowledge instruction through online educational modules and that knowledge will be reinforced through interprofessional team-based case studies and online discussion boards. Enrollment is limited to PS-2 students only.

This interprofessional online elective course provides education on the appropriate use of antibiotics as outlined by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Topics covered include increasing antibiotic resistance and the importance of antibiotic stewardship, an overview of the incidence of antibiotic adverse drug reactions, background and errors in antibiotic use, drivers of inappropriate antibiotic use, and considerations for specific infections including otitis media, bronchitis, asthma, COPD and pharyngitis. Special attention is paid to the current guidelines and recommendations for antibiotic use in dentistry for pre-op or pre-treatment prophylaxis. The course will utilize a combination of CDC educational modules, quizzes on the content covered in those modules, and interprofessional authentic team-based case discussions of the module content. Enrollment is limited to PS-2 students only.

This interprofessional online elective course provides education on the appropriate use of antibiotics as outlined by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Topics covered include increasing antibiotic resistance and the importance of antibiotic stewardship, an overview of the incidence of antibiotic adverse drug reactions, background and errors in antibiotic use, drivers of inappropriate antibiotic use, and considerations for specific infections including otitis media, bronchitis, asthma, COPD and pharyngitis. Special attention is paid to the current guidelines and recommendations for antibiotic use in dentistry for pre-op or pre-treatment prophylaxis. The course will utilize a combination of CDC educational modules, quizzes on the content covered in those modules, and interprofessional authentic team-based case discussions of the module content. Enrollment is limited to PS-2 students only.