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标题：Overcoming barriers to interprofessional education in gerontology: the Interprofessional Curriculum for the Care of Older Adults
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作者：Video abstract presented by Tara J Schapmire. Views: Tara J Schapmire ; Barbara A Head ; Whitney A Nash 等
期刊名称：Advances in Medical Education and Practice
电子版ISSN：1179-7258
出版年度：2018
卷号：9
页码：109-118
DOI：10.2147/AMEP.S149863
语种：English
出版社：Dove Medical Press Ltd
摘要：A fragmented workforce consisting of multiple disciplines with varying levels of training and limited ability to work as a team often provides care to older adults. Interprofessional education (IPE) is essential for preparing practitioners for the effective teamwork required for community-based, holistic, person-centered care of the older adults. Despite numerous programs and offerings to advance education and interdisciplinary patient care, there is an unmet need for geriatric IPE, especially as it relates to community-dwelling older adults and caregivers in medically underserved areas. A core group of university faculty from multiple disciplines received funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program to collaborate with community-based providers from several Area Agencies on Aging in the creation and implementation of the Interprofessional Curriculum for the Care of Older Adults (iCCOA). This geriatric curriculum is interprofessional, comprehensive, and community-based. Learners include third-year nursing students, nurse practitioner students, third-year medical students, internal medicine and family medicine residents, master’s level social work students, third-year pharmacy students, pharmacy residents, third-year dental students, dental hygiene students, community-based organization professionals, practicing community organizers, and community health navigators. This article describes the efforts, successes, and challenges experienced with this endeavor, including securing funding, ensuring equal representation of the disciplines, adding new components to already crowded curricula, building curriculum on best practices, improving faculty expertise in IPE, managing logistics, and ensuring comprehensive evaluation. The results summarize the iCCOA components, as well as the interprofessional domains, knowledge, and competencies.
关键词：interdisciplinary education; geriatrics; team-based care; community-based care; curriculum