Michael
Iwama,
PhD, MSc, BScOT, OT(c)
Duke University
NC,
United States
Dr. Michael Iwama is Professor in the Occupational Therapy Doctorate Division, School of Medicine at Duke University; and Assistant Director in the Duke Interprofessional Education and Care Center (IPEC). Previously, he served as Dean and Professor of the School of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences at MGH Institute of Health Professions.
Dr. Iwama is a Canadian Occupational Therapist and regarded to be an important thought leader in his field. Having been born and raised in Japan and worked at Universities in North America, Asia, the United Kingdom, and Australia, Iwama's work centers on the nexus between Culture and Healthcare practice theory. He is known internationally as the author of the Kawa Model, which is taught in over 700 occupational therapy programs and used in occupational therapy practice internationally.
Presenting at CAB 2025:
During this session, we will describe our experience in building and training a diverse facilitator cohort for IPE workshops that includes both teaching faculty and clinicians from different professions, disciplines and settings. The assessment of the impact of participation in IPE facilitator training and workshops on facilitators will be presented.
The Duke Interprofessional Education and Care (IPEC) Center utilized an online platform, Jamboard, for an activity called “Pieces of the Pie” where students could share their profession specific values and roles. This activity is scalable, cost-efficient, and allows a large number of students to interact during a foundational interprofessional workshop.