{"id":16814,"date":"2019-03-08T11:00:57","date_gmt":"2019-03-08T11:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/pnr\/?p=16814"},"modified":"2026-02-03T18:34:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T18:34:27","slug":"uw-hsl-brings-together-librarians-faculty-and-students-to-learn-about-interprofessional-education-in-the-health-sciences","status":"archive","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/uw-hsl-brings-together-librarians-faculty-and-students-to-learn-about-interprofessional-education-in-the-health-sciences\/","title":{"rendered":"UW HSL Brings Together Librarians, Faculty and Students to Learn about Interprofessional Education in the Health Sciences"},"content":{"rendered":"

The following is a guest post by the organizers of the “Communicate Collaborate Engage: An Interprofessional Education Discussion in the Health Sciences” workshop committee.<\/em><\/p>\n

The term \u201cinterprofessional education\u201d (IPE) pops up a lot these days in the health sciences literature. What is it, and how can we best put it into practice?<\/p>\n

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The University of Washington Health Sciences Library (UW HSL) was awarded a Community Health Outreach grant from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine\u2019s Pacific Northwest Region to put on a one-day conference on interprofessional education in the health sciences. It was timed to coincide with the American Library Association\u2019s (ALA) Midwinter Meeting in Seattle to attract more librarians, but was also open to faculty, staff and students at UW. Over forty people attended, with librarians the majority group. The theme was Communicate Collaborate Engage: An Interprofessional Education Discussion in the Health Sciences<\/em>, and focused on IPE faculty development and community engagement. The program consisted of three speakers and a panel of community members who have put IPE into practice. Two activities were integrated into the program including Impromptu Networking<\/em> which was led by UW HSL\u2019s Nikki Dettmar and a project charter activity, led by UW\u2019s Institute of Translational Health Sciences\u2019 (ITHS) Lean Specialist, Jennifer Sprecher.<\/p>\n

Maria Wamsley, MD, from the University of California San Francisco (UCSF), spoke on From the Classroom to the Clinic: Meaningful IPE in Workplace Settings<\/em>. She discussed how UCSF has set up teams in the hospital with a fixed nurse, social worker and pharmacist, in addition to attending physicians, residents, interns and students. There are regular meetings with the team where the benefits have been a greater appreciation of each member\u2019s role and the importance of shared knowledge.<\/p>\n

Jennifer Sprecher, ITHS, spoke on the skills which make an effective team, which in turn is what drives an IPE group\u2019s success. Jennifer and Nicole Summerside also spoke on Collaboration and Continuous Learning across the IPE Continuum: Lessons Learned and a Look Ahead. <\/em>Highlights included that miscommunication coupled with inadequate care coordination, particularly for chronic conditions, has led to unnecessary deaths and problems. IPE helps in the pursuit of the Triple Aim by improving the patient experience of care, improving the health of populations, and reducing the per capita cost of health care.<\/p>\n

The community engagement panel included a clinician, a student and a community partner.<\/p>\n