Sessions

This workshop, presented by the Texas IPE Consortium, equips faculty with strategies to facilitate rapidly forming learner teams in IPE settings. Drawing from the Rapid Teaming and IPE Facilitator Certificate courses, participants will gain practical tools to enhance team dynamics, communication, and collaboration in both didactic and experiential learning environments.

The Michigan Center for IPE applied Kotter’s Change Theory to engage our health system leaders in collaborating to improve interprofessional teamwork. This session presents our approach, including tactics and lessons learned. Participants will apply the model to their change efforts and draft a “change blueprint” to implement at their institution.

Strategic planning is crucial for new and existing offices of interprofessional education and practice, guiding alignment with institutional goals, optimizing resource allocation, and fostering collaboration. This workshop will guide new and established offices in a strategic planning process, offering lessons learned and next steps from Kotter’s model for leading change.

We will explore three potential contributions to interprofessional education: management reasoning, collective competence, and critically reflective practice. These concepts can help prepare future graduates for the complexity of working in increasingly pressured contexts. Through facilitated discussion, participants will consider how these ideas can be incorporated into their educational practices.

Leadership training under one roof for an interprofessional team is vital because it fosters a unified understanding of roles, enhances communication, builds trust, and promotes a collaborative environment. These factors contribute to a more cohesive and effective team, which is crucial for improving patient care, driving innovation, and achieving optimal health outcomes.