Jeannette
Kates,
PhD, APRN, AGPCNP-BC, GNP-BC
Associate Professor and Director, Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Program
Thomas Jefferson University, College of Nursing
Dr. Jeannette Kates is an Associate Professor and Director of the Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner program at Thomas Jefferson University College of Nursing and serves as faculty co-lead of Alzheimer’s Virtual Interprofessional Training (AVIT) at Jefferson Center for Interprofessional Education in Philadelphia, PA. She currently practices as a palliative care nurse practitioner.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
The need for flexible learning opportunities has come to the forefront of interprofessional education (IPE) through restrictions posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. In this session, we discuss the what, why, and how of designing, implementing, and evaluating 3D virtual world (3-DVW) simulations. The session will present an innovative IPE learning experience that teaches students in the health professions to work in teams to provide care for persons with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and their caregivers.
3-DVWs, which are accessed completely online, have clear advantages for IPE, including…