Sclinda
Janssen,
PhD, OTR/L, CLA, FAOTA
University of North Dakota
ND,
United States
Sclinda Janssen is a Professor in the UND Department of Occupational Therapy (OT), serves as academic partner for the Dakota Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program grant, and is credentialed in academic leadership by AOTA. Practice and academic areas of emphasis include geriatrics, interprofessional education, and service-learning. Significant publications: Interprofessional Management of Median Arcuate Ligament Compression Syndrome; Community Based Health Promotion: Assess Before You Assess; and A New Interprofessional Community-Service Learning Program, HATS (Health Ambassador Teams for Seniors) to Improve Older Adults Attitudes About Telehealth and Functionality.
Presenting at CAB 2025:
The North Dakota University System health science programs offer a wide variety of experiences for IPE. Although there is momentum to incentivize IPE activities through micro-credentialing in a couple of programs, further efforts are needed to embed IPE in all training programs. Innovative and pioneering IPE projects will likely mechanize ongoing development of IPE across the nation when faculty integrate more teaching and learning strategies to prepare the healthcare workforce. This comprehensive profile of IPE can serve as a model to expand IPE in universities across the nation.