Lightning Talk

(CONNECT): Creating Interprofessional Opportunities for Navigating, Networking, and Engaging Patients, Students, and Communities in Telehealth

Monday, September 27, 2021, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm CDT

Elizabeth Walters, DNP, CPNP-PC, RN, CIC

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Sofia Aliaga, MD, MPH

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Lorraine Alexander, DrPH

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Manisha Mittal, M.A., M.Ed.

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Meg Zomorodi, PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Telehealth Solutions

Lightning Talk Presentation

Lightning Talk Live Discussion Recording

Accreditation Information

The recording of this session has been accredited for Interprofessional Continuing Education credit (IPCE) as enduring material. After watching this recording, you may claim IPCE credit by clicking this link. Interprofessional Continuing Education Credit is available to claim through December 31, 2021. Please see details below.

This session focuses on an ongoing effort to proactively embed sustainable interprofessional telehealth education opportunities into existing health professions' curricula. The use of telehealth – the delivery of health care services using electronic audiovisual technology – has grown significantly, particularly since the Covid-19 pandemic required changes in healthcare delivery. Telehealth was used as a coping strategy during the pandemic; however, it offers the potential for high-quality, sustainable care. As team-based care has been shown to support the Quadruple Aim, team-based telehealth implementation will assure that high quality care reaches the most.

In response to this need, the health professional schools came together to create a hybrid learning experience. First, self-paced online modules enhanced knowledge and skill acquisition in telehealth delivery. The modules focused on topics like “webside manner,” physical exam skills, and team-based care. Of the 298 participants from undergraduate and graduate nursing, social work, pharmacy, medicine, and PA program, 96% agreed that the module enhanced their learning.

Next, interprofessional teams of students completed a standardized patient session (SP). The SP session included a team huddle; SP encounter; debrief with SP; self-guided team debrief. Students then completed an individual reflection. Of the 246 participants, 95% agreed the SP session met IPE and telehealth learning objectives and 94% agreed the SP session allowed them to practice didactic module content. Student reflections provided rich commentary on the value of the SP session as a telehealth and IPE platform.

This scaffolded approach is the first step to addressing the gap in telehealth delivery. This presentation provides an overview of our next steps as we develop a longitudinal model to place student teams in clinical sites where they will work alongside practitioners, care for patients as interprofessional teams, and engage in quality improvement projects aimed at improving access to and quality with telehealth services

Accreditation Details

In support of improving patient care, this activity is planned and implemented by The National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education Office of Interprofessional Continuing Professional Development (OICPD). The OICPD is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

As a Jointly Accredited Provider, the OICPD is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. The OICPD maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive continuing education credits.

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.

Physicians: The National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education designates this live activity for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

Physician Assistants: The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) accepts credit from organizations accredited by the ACCME.

Nurses: Participants will be awarded contact hours of credit for attendance at this workshop.

Nurse Practitioners: The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (AANPCP) accepts credit from organizations accredited by the ACCME and ANCC.

Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians: This activity is approved for contact hours.

Social Workers: As a Jointly Accredited Organization, the National Center is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. The National Center maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive continuing education credits.

IPCE: This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change