Interprofessional Faculty Development Institute for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
May 20-22, 2013
Dulles Hyatt – Herndon, Virginia
The Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) is pleased to offer an opportunity for faculty teams to attend the Interprofessional Faculty Development Institute for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety on May 20-22, 2013 at the Dulles Hyatt in Herndon, VA. The overall goal of the institute is to create faculty champions who can enhance interprofessional curricula, learning experiences, and assessment of learners in quality improvement and patient safety at the point of care.
Faculty across the health disciplines will come together to explore how to embed quality improvement and patient safety (QI/PS) content into their curriculum, while learning how to create and assess clinical QI/PS projects. Pre-course reading activities will be assigned prior to the face-to-face workshop, and the post-course period will afford opportunities for online networking and a community of practice. Upon returning to their home institutions, workshop participants will help to develop faculty teams with the knowledge and skills necessary to implement an interprofessional education plan focused on quality improvement and patient safety.
The interprofessional teams will draw faculty from Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Health, and other professions as appropriate. Ideally, teams of 3-5 members will attend, and the teams should include:
- one member who represents one of the IPEC professions;
- one member who has knowledge of quality improvement and patient safety; and
- one member who is in a position to affect curricular changes in his/her home institution.
The Institute will begin at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, May 20, 2013. Therefore, participants should arrive the afternoon or evening of Sunday, May 19, 2013. The institute will conclude at 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Seats will be limited and will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration will commence on January 28, 2013. Watch for more details and a registration link, which will be available in the coming weeks.
The Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) is a national organization that focuses on better integrating and coordinating the education of nurses, physicians, dentists, pharmacists, public health professionals, and other members of the patient health care team to provide more collaborative and patient-centered care. The founding members include the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, the American Dental Education Association, the Association of American Medical Colleges, and the Association of Schools of Public Health.