Jefferson InterProfessional Education Center (JCIPE)
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Spring 2011 Practicum Projects Summary
- Project: A Community Based Diabetes Self Management Education Program
Team: Rickie Brawer PhD, James Plumb MD, MPH, Neva White MSN, CRNP, CDE, Pamela Harrod Smith BS, MS, David Madison BS, MEd
TJUH, CC: Community Health Department, Center for Urban Health
The Center for Urban Health offers community based diabetes self management education classes in various neighborhoods throughout the Philadelphia area with a specific focus on vulnerable populations. A multidisciplinary health team facilitates the classes. Although the program is designed with attention to National Standards for Diabetes Self Management Education, it is not an accredited education program. The American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) has been certified by the Centers of Medicare & Medicaid Services to accredit diabetes education programs. As a department, we are in the process of evaluating our diabetes self-management education program and the AADE application for accreditation. It is clear that we have several areas within the program to revise before seeking program accreditation. The proposed project is to work together as an interprofessional team to create a process and structure to better measure outcomes.
- Project: Contemporary Therapeutic Aquatics for OT's and PT's
Team: Marcia Levinson PT, MFT, PhD, Martha Ankeny BA, MEd, Caryn Johnson MS, OTR/L, FAOTA
TJU: School of Health Professions and Academic & Instructional Support & Resources (AISR)
Contemporary Therapeutic Aquatics is an interprofessional course for occupational and physical therapy students and/or clinicians. Aquatic therapy can meet the needs of individuals from childhood to older adulthood with a variety of health conditions and in certain situations is preferable to land-based therapy. Information on this specialized area of practice is minimally covered in entry-level occupational and physical therapy curricula, yet aquatic therapy is a rapidly expanding area of practice. The course is designed to provide training in aquatic therapy theory, evaluation and intervention. In addition, participants will learn about qualities of therapeutic pools, water safety, and practice management.
- Project: Use of Obstetrical Simulation Drills to Improve the Perinatal Practice Environment
Team: Carol Carofiglio, RN, PhD, Carmen Sultana, MD, Ksenia Zukowsky, PhD, APRN, NNP-BC, Deborah A. Cruz MSN, CRNP, Jane Huffnagle, MD, Suzanne Huffnagle, MD, Patricia Constanty, MSN, CRNP
TJU: School of Nursing
TJUH, CC: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
As a department, we have implemented simulation training for nurses and house staff for Labor & Delivery, High Risk Antepartum, and the Postpartum areas over a three year period. While we subjectively acknowledge the value of the process for our staff and units, we have never formally measured outcomes to support this practice. We believe simulations are a valuable component of learning for our staff and also believe there is an opportunity to address team functionality as well as identification of and resolution of system issues. The overall goal is to improve the Obstetrical practice environment.
It is therefore the purpose of this project to:- Validate, staff knowledge and skills
- Observe the communication patterns that occur between team members during a critical communication
- Critically analyze the Obstetrical team interaction
- Identify system issues that may interfere with optimal patient outcomes.