The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted nearly every component of health professions education including professional development opportunities for interprofessional educators. In this session, participants can learn how faculty and staff at one academic medical center maintained existing programming and created new professional development opportunities for educators in virtual formats. Professional development opportunities included a monthly education grand rounds, two 12 month-long teaching certificate programs, social events, and a short-course for educators facilitating interprofessional education in clinical settings. The presenters will briefly describe each of these educational activities then share lessons learned from their own experiences as program planners, implementers, and evaluators. Formal and informal outcomes of program implementation and evaluation will also be shared. Using the outcomes from virtual faculty development and learner centered activities, the presenters will identify models of hybrid professional development programming. As educators adapt to new models of in-person and virtual work, opportunities as well as unexpected challenges that can influence team development, morale, and collaboration should be anticipated. Guiding questions and discussion with participants will stimulate shared ideas on how to turn challenges into opportunities and opportunities into innovations as interprofessional educators transition into the “new normal” post-pandemic.
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
