Ohio State Interprofessional Practice and Education Experience
Title of the Interprofessional Practice and Education Experience
Tools for Effective Interprofessional Teamwork
Experience Status
Approved
Approval Date Range
5/4/2023 - 11/6/2026
Criteria for Registering the IPE Experience
- Involvement of learners from two or more professions, disciplines, degree programs, and/or community sectors.
- Learning objectives are directly related to one or more of Ohio State’s interprofessional collaborative practice competencies (Values/Ethics for Interprofessional Practice, Roles/Responsibilities, Interprofessional Communication, Teams & Teamwork, Collaborative Leadership, Evidence-based Practice).
- Learners actively learn about, from, and with each other, to improve health and healthcare outcomes for individuals, populations, and/or communities.
- Significant interactivity between participants.
- Learner performance next to at least one objective related to Ohio State’s interprofessional collaborative practice competencies is assessed, and learners are provided feedback.
Type of IPE Experience
- Discussion
- Escape Room Simulation
IPEC Core Competencies Targeted by this IPE Experience
- Roles and Responsibilities: Use the knowledge of one’s own role and team members’ expertise to address individual and population health outcomes.
- Communication: Communicate in a responsive, responsible, respectful, and compassionate manner with team members.
- Teams and Teamwork: Apply values and principles of the science of teamwork to adapt one's own role in a variety of team settings.
- Evidence-based Practice: Utilize evidence to inform all aspects of interprofessional teamwork.
Quintuple Aim Strategic Goals Discussed in this IPE Experience
- Improved health care team experience
- Improved patient / client experience
Detailed Description and Purpose of the IPE Experience
In teams, students explore and practice evidence-based communication and teamwork tools.? Students work together to critically evaluate the use of communication tools in health care and population health scenarios, considering application to their future practice/careers.
Level of IPE Integration
- 1. Foundations: Consists of introductory learning experience that equips learners with new knowledge and skills that enable them to interact and learn from professions, disciplines, and community sectors outside their own.
Attendance or Participation in the IPE Experience
- Unit, module, or experience embedded within a for-credit course
- Degree, program, and/or school requirement, but not within a course
Attendance or Participation is Voluntary or Required
- Combination of required and elective or voluntary
Frequency of the IPE Experience
- 01. Annually – occurs one time a year
Duration and/or Timeline of the IPE Experience
Campus and/or Location of the IPE Experience
Average Number of Learners Participating in the IPE Experience
Target Audiences
College of Arts and Sciences (ASC)
College of Dentistry
- Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene (BSDH)
- Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)
College of Education and Human Ecology (EHE)
College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES)
College of Medicine
- Master in Genetic Counseling (MS in Genetic Counseling)
- Doctor of Medicine (MD)
- Clinical Doctorate in Occupational Therapy (DOT)
- Clinical Doctorate in Physical Therapy (DPT)
- Master in Athletic Training (MAT)
- Bachelor of Science in Health and Rehabilitation Sciences – Respiratory Therapy
- Master of Dietetics and Nutrition (MDN)
- Master of Science in Health and Rehabilitation (MS in HRS)
- Medical Laboratory Science (MLS)
College of Nursing
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
- Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)
College of Pharmacy
- Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)
College of Public Health (CPH)
- Master of Public Health (MPH)
College of Social Work (CSW)
College of Veterinary Medicine
Ohio Dominican University
IPEC Core Competencies for the Experience
IPEC Core Competency: Values and Ethics
IPEC Core Competency: Roles and Responsibilities
- RR04. Differentiate each team member’s role, scope of practice, and responsibility in promoting health outcomes.
IPEC Core Competency: Communication
- C05. Practice active listening that encourages ideas and opinions of other team members.
- C02. Use communication tools, techniques, and technologies to enhance team function, well-being, and health outcomes.
- C06. Use constructive feedback to connect, align, and accomplish team goals.
- C07. Examine one’s position, power, role, unique experience, expertise, and culture towards improving communication and managing conflicts.
IPEC Core Competency: Teams and Teamwork
- TT01. Describe evidence-informed processes of team development and team practices.
- TT06. Reflect on self and team performance to inform and improve team effectiveness.
- TT02. Appreciate team members’ diverse experiences, expertise, cultures, positions, power, and roles towards improving team function.
- TT07. Share team accountability for outcomes.
- TT10. Discuss organizational structures, policies, practices, resources, access to information, and timing issues that impact the effectiveness of the team.
Evidence-Based Practice
- EBP 1. Use available evidence to inform effective teamwork and team practices.
Contact Person(s) and Contact Information for the IPE Experience
BuckIPE Office
ipe@osu.edu