As part of the 2020 National Interprofessional Healthcare Month (April), the Office of Interprofessional Education & Research hosted a series of online sessions that highlights interprofessional efforts across Texas A&M Health. These sessions were offered through Project ECHO. All members of Texas A&M Health were invited to participate along with members of the Texas IPE Consortium. Over 200 faculty, staff, and students participated in the sessions, which included 31 health professions across 32 institutions. 

Lessons from the pandemic about (mis)communication for collaborative palliative care and education

An interprofessional team will share how the COVID-19 pandemic emphasizes the need for improved communication in collaborative palliative care and interprofessional palliative care education.

When Interprofessional Education is a Disaster

Using a simulated disaster scenario enacted at the world renown disaster training facility, Disaster City, Texas A&M is preparing the next generation of health professionals to work interprofessionally to respond in a community's time of greatest need. Lessons learned will be shared about how Disaster Day grew from its humble beginnings into the nation's largest interprofessional student-led emergency response simulation.

Scrap the silos: A novel approach to interprofessional simulation of emergent conditions

Practitioners discuss how they are implementing TeamSTEPPS to foster interprofessional training and team building to prepare students for real-world, high-acuity, low-frequency clinical situations.

Development of an interprofessional team to improve LGBTIQ+ health education in Texas

Faculty, staff, and students are working toward integration of LGBTIQ+ content into health professions curricula. Presenters will share their journey, challenges, and lessons learned.

Rounding out IPE: Medical and pharmacy collaboration for improved student education and patient care

Medical and pharmacy learners often work on the same team but do not routinely collaborate in the care of their shared patients. This session will focus on the experiences of an interprofessional rounding team of medical doctors and pharmacists, their residents, and their students at a free-standing women's hospital. Participants will learn to implement such a program at their institution through an exploration of lessons learned and team recommendations.

Interprofessional integration of nutrition education among oral health students and dietetic interns

With obesity rates at an all-time high and an increasing prevalence of associated comorbidities that could be reduced by positive lifestyle modifications, synchronous care providing nutrition education among the health professions is paramount. Practitioners at the Texas A&M College of Dentistry discuss how they are collaborating with Baylor University Dietetic Internship Program to create interprofessional learning opportunities for improved patient outcomes.