During the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccinating the population against the coronavirus has become a primary focus of public health practice. Institutions of higher learning, especially those with an emphasis on health professions education, are uniquely positioned to partner with government and healthcare leaders to work toward a common goal: to vaccinate efficiently and safely as many individuals as possible. In Spring 2021, Creighton University, a Catholic, Jesuit institution partnered with both county and state public health entities to plan for and operationalize a mass vaccination clinic at an indoor soccer complex managed entirely by volunteers. Students, faculty, staff and alumni of the health science schools of Creighton University provided much of the volunteer workforce. The health professions schools at Creighton University have integrated the Core Competencies for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice (IPEC, 2016) into the curricula. While volunteering at the mass vaccination clinic, students, faculty, staff, and alumni from the University worked as an interprofessional team to vaccinate the public. Volunteers completed orientation modules, just-in-time training on site, and completed a survey adapted from the Interprofessional Collaborative Competencies Attainment Survey (ICCAS) (Archibald et al, 2014) following participation in the vaccination clinic. The ICCAS survey is a 20-item self-report tool measuring participants’ skills in patient-centered approach, conflict management/resolution, communication, collaboration, roles and responsibilities, and team functioning (Archibald et al., 2014). This presentation will describe the impact that participating in the Creighton University COVID-19 vaccination clinic had on interprofessional core competency achievement of faculty, staff, student, and alumni volunteers as measured by the ICCAS. Additionally, participant responses on how this experience of volunteering in this interprofessional mass vaccination clinic impacted them personally and professionally will be described.
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
