Interprofessional Education 402
I. Course Title: Foundations of Interprofessional Leadership II
II. Course Prefix and Number: IPEH 402
III. Credit Hours: 2 credits
IV. Course Prerequisites: IPEH 401 Foundations of Interprofessional Leadership I
Course Corequisites: None
V. Course Description:
This course builds on the concepts and skills presented in Interprofessional Leadership I. Students experience complex interprofessional communication and collaboration through a community-based service-learning project. Through interprofessional group experiences, the student is prepared for organizational and systems leadership for quality care and patient safety. (lecture 1 credit, lab 1 credit)
VI. Course Objectives:
Upon completion of this course the student will be able to
- Demonstrate leadership and communication skills to effectively implement patient safety and quality improvement initiatives within the context of the interprofessional team.
- Engage in the development and implementation of imaginative and creative interprofessional strategies to enable systems to change.
- Integrate interprofessional communication and collaborative skills to plan, develop and implement a community-based service-learning project to include peer evaluation.
- Apply concepts of quality and safety using structure, process, and outcome measures to address clinical questions and describe the process of changing current practice.
- Employ principles of healthcare policy and cost-effectiveness to assist in the development and initiation of effective plans for practice improvements that will improve the quality of healthcare delivery.
VII. Date of syllabus approval: 1-15-10