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In 2015, a second grant was secured and used for a second retreat of additional faculty to create a fall IPE simulation curriculum, “Tom” and “Martha,” which has been delivered to over 300 interprofessional students each year since 2015. Excitement from faculty and positive feedback from the student learners led to the recruitment and development of 25 faculty from the eight health profession programs to facilitate the spring curriculum. Student learners attend an evening four-hour simulation experience and represent eight different health profession programs: chiropractic, dietetic, nursing, nurse practitioner, occupational therapy (OT), pharmacy, physical therapy (PT), and physician assistant (PA) (DeMarco et. This set of scenarios was implemented in the spring interprofessional education (IPE) curriculum in 2013 and has been delivered to over 500 health profession students (‘learners’) each year since. The faculty wrote embedded challenges into the curriculum for the learners to problem solve and respond, including: drug seeking behavior, signs of a new stroke, an overbearing spouse, and discharge planning concerns (Panzarella et. During a two-day summer retreat a dozen faculty came together from the various health profession programs and created four simulation scenarios about a patient, “Chris Dulles.” During the simulations, learners from each of the health profession programs followed Chris for a year across his continuum of care. They started by using medical simulation.Ī small grant was secured and used to build two simulation rooms at D’Youville’s chiropractic clinic and provide faculty training in the areas of curriculum writing, facilitating, and debriefing. During the event, the team decided the best approach for students from different disciplines to learn together would be participating in something fun, meaningful and applicable to real life clinical care. To address these standards, a team of five interdisciplinary faculty attended the inaugural Interprofessional Collaborative in Dulles, Washington in 2012. The advent of a school of pharmacy at D’Youville brought accreditation standards for interprofessional education.

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D’Youville is noted for offering degrees in eight health professional programs on a small urban campus in Buffalo, New York. Patient safety should be at the forefront of an institute of higher education that graduates over 500 health care providers each year.

The D’Youville master trainers use TeamSTEPPS to enhance collaboration across curricula. The Benefits of Training Health Professional Students in TeamSTEPPS Prior to Graduation They are master trainers in TeamSTEPPS and are currently conducting a research study that trained 27 health professional students (from eight disciplines) in TeamSTEPPS and developed an additional two hour “Targeted Team Strategies” for active practice of TeamSTEPPS strategies and are looking at this effect in their performance in interprofessional simulation scenarios. They devote time and energy into training over 500 health professional students per year from eight different disciplines in simulation groups of 12-14 with eight different professions. Nominated for their outstanding work as Patient Safety Advocates, the nominator said: “These individuals are champions for patient safety. She specializes in neonatal intensive care and was instrumental in establishing the School of Nursing simulation program and is a master trainer in TeamSTEPPS. Her involvement with the interprofessional education committee includes curricular development and debriefing.Ĭolleen Koszelak is a Clinical Assistant Professor and Director of Nursing Simulation. She is a member of the D'Youville College Interprofessional Education Committee and is a TeamSTEPPS master trainer.

Kirsten Butterfoss is a Clinical Associate Professor, D'Youville School of Pharmacy and is a clinical pharmacist at a skilled nursing facility in Buffalo, NY. A master trainer in TeamSTEPPS, he brought 25 years’ experience in information technology and education and has become an innovative voice in the pursuit of integrating technology into classrooms.ĭr. James Cypert is the Director of Interprofessional Education and Simulation. She has been an OT for 23 years and has worked interprofessionally across the continuum of health care. Heather Ferro is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy and a TeamSTEPPS master trainer. Her research focuses on the use of healthcare simulation for collaborative practice.ĭr. Panzarella is an Associate Professor at D’Youville, in Buffalo NY and a Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator and TeamSTEPPS ® (Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety) master trainer. Medical Training Magazine - MTM 1/2019 Dr.