Karen Menard, PhD, OTR/L
Director of Post-professional Occupational Therapy Doctorate Program
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences
Dr. Menard is the director of the post-professional Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD) Program at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences. Over the past 35 years, clinical, managerial, and academic experiences presented opportunities for interprofessional engagement. She specializes in research with a research focus in interprofessional education and collaborative practice.

Presenting at the Nexus Summit:

In response to the NEXUS 2020 retrospective pre-test discussion, a focused presentation will examine the benefits and limitations of the retrospective pre-test compared to the traditional pre-test post-test. As demonstrated in the body of literature, there is a potential overutilization of the traditional pre-post survey methodology that may be adding to the inconsistent findings of IPE efficacy. IPE researchers may not be aware of the alternate survey design options that may optimize research results. Therefore, this proposed session will present comparative data to assist researchers in…