To optimize care for individuals with chronic non-oncological blood disorders and their families, it is essential to cultivate a healthcare workforce with the knowledge and skills to provide evidence-based collaborative care. The University at Buffalo Office of Interprofessional Education (UB-IPE) has partnered with a local healthcare agency, Western New York (WNY) BloodCare to develop, implement, and assess an interprofessional clinical training program to enhance students’ knowledge and skills when treating patients with chronic blood disorders using an interprofessional approach. To our knowledge, this is the first interprofessional clinical education program with this population. This lightning talk will focus on the development of the university-agency partnership and the program’s educational model and outcomes. UB-IPE and WNY BloodCare engaged in discussions and site visits over one year to learn about each other and collaboratively developed the program’s goals. The resulting WNY BloodCare Interprofessional Student Team Experiential Rotations (WISTER) program, that will begin in August 2022, has three phases: preparation, participation, and follow-up, each of which has specific assessments and outcomes. Students will complete asynchronous online modules and knowledge assessments about social determinants of health (SDoH) screening, bleeding and clotting disorders and their management, interprofessional team management strategies, and quality improvement (QI). Interprofessional teams of four students will engage in two 8-hr clinical rotations at WNY BloodCare, screening for SDoH, shadowing patients and healthcare professionals, and engaging in interprofessional care conferences. Outcomes include faculty and clinician assessed student knowledge and interprofessional skills, program assessments, patient and agency satisfaction, and workforce development. To ensure students have equal opportunity to participate, stipends will be provided. This UB-IPE partnership with WNY BloodCare provides a model program for interprofessional engagement with community service providers that serves to facilitate students’ ability to provide better patient care and potentially develop an interest in working with this patient population.
In support of improving patient care, this activity is planned and implemented by The National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education Office of Interprofessional Continuing Professional Development (OICPD). The OICPD is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
The National Center OICPD is approved by the Board of Certification, Inc. to provide continuing education to Athletic Trainers (ATs). This program is eligible for Category A hours/CEUs. ATs should claim only those hours actually spent in the educational program.
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.
Physicians: The National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education designates this live activity for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with their participation.
Physician Assistants: The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) accepts credit from organizations accredited by the ACCME.
Nurses: Participants will be awarded contact hours of credit for attendance at this workshop.
Nurse Practitioners: The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (AANPCP) accepts credit from organizations accredited by the ACCME and ANCC.
Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians: This activity is approved for contact hours.
Athletic Trainers: This program is eligible for Category A hours/CEUs. ATs should claim only those hours actually spent in the educational program.
Social Workers: As a Jointly Accredited Organization, the National Center is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. The National Center maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive continuing education credits.
IPCE: This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.
