Maryjan
Fiala,
M.S.
University of Nebraska Medical Center Munroe-Meyer Institute
NE,
United States
Maryjan Fiala's commitment to interprofessional collaboration is influenced by her son's complex medical journey. After an extremely premature birth and nearly 19 months in the hospital, he transitioned to home, still requiring ventilator support and around-the-clock care. Maryjan serves as the Consumer and Family Program Specialist at the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Munroe-Meyer Institute in addition to teaching undergraduate business courses at Southeast Community College. Maryjan is pursuing a PhD in Adult Learning and Leadership at Kansas State University. Her research focuses on the construction of knowledge among caregivers and health care professionals, reflecting her dedication to improving patient and family experiences.
Presenting at CAB 2025:
Finding a balance between standardization and individualization is critical to meeting the unique needs of both patients and trainees. Central to this approach is the involvement of patients, families, trainees, and other interprofessional team members as co-creators in the design, delivery, and evaluation of training interventions. This mini-workshop session will illustrate and provide interactive opportunities for attendees to identify methods for engaging diverse participants in the co-creation process during clinical research projects.
Over nine years, the National Center has co-created programming with patient advisors and has refined strategies to lower boundaries to partnership and improve learning outcomes for interprofessional participant teams. Join the National Center and our patient advisor to gain practical skills in engaging patients to co-create education.