Amy
Nordon-Craft,
PT, DSc
Associate Professor
University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus
Dr. Nordon-Craft is an Associate Professor for the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus DPT Program and serves as the Physical Therapy Program representative to the Center for Interprofessional Education (IPE) Council, which provides IPE to over 700 learners. She has experience conducting clinical trials with patients in the ICU and home health settings, and she coordinates the APTA’s Clinical Practice Guideline task force for “Physical Therapy in the ICU.” Currently, her teaching focuses on interprofessional education, and she coordinates the CU Physical Therapy Program’s high-fidelity simulations which span patient management courses.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
The importance of interprofessional education in ethics and health equity has become increasingly relevant as caring for patients becomes more complex and often involves care across professions and specialties. Rarely as healthcare professionals do we make decisions in isolation. Developing a shared framework for approaching ethical and health equity issues across professions is critical to prepare the next generation of health professionals and address the complex health care issues of society. The University of Colorado’s Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education (CUCIPE) prepares…
The pandemic has required educators to adapt their pedagogies, methodologies, and learning environments suddenly and gradually. We have learned that a ‘One Size Fits All’ approach often yields ‘One Size Fits None’ realities. The on-going challenge is to design simultaneously for in-person, online, synchronous, and asynchronous learners to provide flexibility for all learners to participate actively. At the University of Colorado’s Center for Interprofessional Practice & Education (CUCIPE) we created an inclusive environment for students accessing group learning in a variety of ways. Our…
Integrating Real Time Feedback for Quality Improvement: Learning from the Past to Improve the Future
The pandemic served as a catalyst for the CU Longitudinal Interprofessional Education (IPE) and Practice program to reexamine our curricular content and to adapt our teaching methodologies, pedagogies, and delivery modes. The IPE program consists of two courses where learners work in interprofessional teams to complete coursework related to team development, quality improvement, health equity and social determinants of health, and values/ethics. To meet the diverse learning needs of approximately 800 students from six health professions, CU IPE implemented a continuous quality improvement…