COLLEGE OF HEALTH DISCIPLINES UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

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COLLEGE OF HEALTH DISCIPLINESUNIVERSITY OF
BRITISH COLUMBIA

• Lesley Bainbridge, BSR(PT), M.Ed.
• Associate Principal Interprofessional Programs
  (College of Health Disciplines)
• University of British Columbia

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Theoretical models for interprofessional health
education

• College of Health Disciplines models.
• National Expert Committee model.

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Professional Education Program Inputs
Occupational Therapy
Audiology, Speech-Language Pathology
Clinical Psychology
Medical Laboratory Sciences
Food, Nutrition Health
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Human Kinetics
Social Work Family Studies
Physical Therapy
Dental Hygiene
Counselling Psychology
Midwifery
Medicine
Nursing
Dentistry
Output Interprofessional Collaborative Practice
Interprofessional Collaborative Learning Inputs
Profession Specific Practice Outputs
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Interprofessional activities within program
curricula,e.g. any course in which some mention
is made of another professional who works within
a team
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Interprofessional Education ModelCharles,
Bainbridge Gilbert 2004

• Goal

Interprofessional Health Education for
Patient/Client Centred Collaborative Practice to
Improve Patient Care
Learning Process
Professional
Personal
Interprofessional
Interprofessional Education Development Stages
Exposure
Immersion
Mastery
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College of Health Disciplines

• Quick reminder about the College
• The College of Health Disciplines fosters,
  enhances, and sustains a culture of
  interprofessional education for future health and
  human service practitioners through innovative
  student learning, collaborative research, and
  best practices.
• New purpose
• The College of Health Disciplines leads the 15
  health and human service programs at UBC in
  interprofessional education and research.

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College of Health Disciplines

• The College, inaugurated February 11, 2002, is
  not a Faculty. It is an innovative affiliation of
  seven Faculties
• Agricultural Sciences
• Applied Science
• Arts
• Dentistry
• Education
• Medicine, and
• Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Each of these Faculties either represents a
  health discipline, or is academic home to one or
  more health or human service Schools or
  Departments.

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College of Health Disciplines

• COURSES
• IHHS 200 Understanding the Sociocultural
  Determinants of the Health of Populations
• IHHS 300 Working in International Health
• IHHS 301 First Nations Health and the
  Traditional Role of Plants
• IHHS 400 Health Care Team Development
• IHHS 401 Health Care Ethics
• IHHS 402 HIV/AIDS Prevention Care
• IHHS 403 Interdisciplinary Practice with
  Children Families
• IHHS 404 First Nations Health Historical
  Contemporary Issues
• IHHS 405 Palliative Care
• IHHS 406 Aging from an Interdisciplinary
  Perspective
• Disability and Justice recently approved by UBC
  Senate

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College of Health Disciplines

• To support its mission, the College serves as a
  home for a number of different units. These units
  provide assistance to affiliating Faculties in
  learning and research activities
• Centre for Health Services and Policy Research
• Centre for International Health
• Division of Educational Support and
  Development
• Division of Health Care Communication
• Educational Technology Resource Centre
• Institute for Aboriginal Health
• Division for Interprofessional Programs
• Division of Evaluation and Research

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Examples of initiatives

• IRPbc Teams of students entering practice
  education settings together to learn with and
  from each other in rural and remote communities.
• Partnership with BC Academic Health Council and
  other post secondary education institutions.

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IRPbc

• one of the primary strengths of the program was
  in creating a greater understanding of the
  perspectives, goals and skill sets of other
  health professionals, which will undoubtedly aid
  our ability to work in a more efficient and
  cooperative manner in the future.
• this program is a step in the right direction
  in creating more respect, understanding and
  teamwork between health care professionals.
• IRPbc medical student

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IRPbc Challenges and Future Directions for
Sustainability

• Complex logistics among PSE and community
  scheduling.
• Rigidity of curricular schedules among programs.
• Financial support for students and communities.
• Accommodation and transportation
• Changing responsibilities and roles.
• Full report of first two years www.bcahc.bc.ca

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Another example IECPCP

• The BC Network for Interprofessional Education
  for Collaborative Patient Centred Practice
  (Health Canada and the BC Ministry of Health
  Services funding).
• The College is the paymaster and provides overall
  co-ordination.
• The Health Authorities lead the way with
  innovative projects.
• Key areas of focus context for collaboration,
  evaluation, curriculum, knowledge mobilization.

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IRPbc Challenges and Future Directions for
Sustainability

• Geography is a challenge.
• Communication among project partners is key.
• Health Authorities will be challenged to find
  ways to sustain system change.
• Sharing of lessons learned and new partnerships
  may lead the way.