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

  1. Demonstrate leadership and communication skills to effectively implement patient safety and quality improvement initiatives within the context of the interprofessional team.
  2. Engage in the development and implementation of imaginative and creative interprofessional strategies to enable systems to change.
  3. Integrate interprofessional communication and collaborative skills to plan, develop and implement a community-based service-learning project to include peer evaluation.
  4. Apply concepts of quality and safety using structure, process, and outcome measures to address clinical questions and describe the process of changing current practice.
  5. 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