Organizers | Partners | SPONSORS

 

Commission for Academic Accreditation, Ministry of Education.

Al Ain University

Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE).

American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy.

Speakers

 

Sarah P. Shrader, PharmD

Clinical Associate Professor - University of Kansas School of Pharmacy.

Joseph A. Zorek, PharmD, BCGP, Director

Linking Interprofessional Networks for Collaboration, Associate Professor, School of Nursing - The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.

About the Conference

 

This program is designed to help teams of faculty members and administrators from a university to work together to create a practical plan for the implementation of interprofessional practice and education. Expert faculty will lead discussions and activities to highlight well-published practices from around the world designed to ensure high-quality interprofessional practices. This information will be foundational to team-based activities that will occur throughout the workshop. Sessions will discuss all elements of interprofessional education with a focus on theoretical underpinnings as well as using practical approaches when designing IPE curriculum.

Schedule

TITLE

Overcoming Common Barriers to Inter-Professional Education

17:00-17:30

Opening Ceremony

Brief remarks from Al Ain University (AAU), Commission for Academic Accreditation (CAA), Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP)

17:00 Welcome by Master of Ceremonies,
Dr. Khairi Mustafa, Dean,
College of Pharmacy,
Al Ain University, UAE
17:05 Dr. Lucinda Maine,
Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Office,
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP)
17:10 Prof. Ghaleb El-Refae,
President,
Al Ain University, UAE
17:15 Prof. Amjad Qandil,
Commissioner and representative of Commission for Academic Accreditation (CAA), UAE 
17:20 Mr. Mike Rouse,
Director, International Services,
Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, USA 

17:30-18:15

Plenary #1 with Q&A – Drs. Joe Zorek & Sarah Shrader

  • Describe common barriers to IPE
  • Discuss examples from Dr. Shrader’s & Dr. Zorek’s universities regarding strategies to overcome these common barriers to IPE
  • Develop a strategy for overcoming barriers at your university

18:15-18:30

Presentation from Gulf Medical University (10 minutes plus 5 minutes Q&A)

Role Modelling Interprofessional Care in Experiential Education

Fithawit Gebreigziabher, PharmD,
Preceptor,
College of Pharmacy,
Gulf Medical University, UAE

18:30-18:45

Break

18:45-19:00

Presentation from Lebanese International University (10 minutes plus 5 minutes Q&A)

Design of an Interprofessional Education Course Involving Pharmacy, Biomedical Sciences, and Nutrition Students

Jihan Safwan, RPh, PharmD,
Biomedical Sciences Department, School of Pharmacy,
Lebanese International University, Lebanon

19:00-19:45

Team Time #1 (with assignment) - Schools to meet in breakout sessions

  • The overall goal for team time is to create a plan for development and implementation of an IPE activity to be delivered at your university within the next 12 months
  • You will be able to apply specific principles from the plenary session to your IPE activity
  • Guided discussion questions and an activity planning document will be provided
  • Zorek & Shrader will be available for consultation with your team during the session

19:45-20:15

Feedback from Team Time (6 schools @ 4 minutes); Discussion & Wrap Up

TITLE

Developing Meaningful Inter-Professional Education Online

17:00-17:45

Plenary #2 with Q&A – Drs. Joe Zorek & Sarah Shrader

  • Describe “best practices” for developing and delivering meaningful online IPE activities
  • Discuss examples from Dr. Shrader’s & Zorek’s universities regarding online IPE activities
  • Develop a strategy for developing a meaningful online IPE activity at your university

17:45-18:00

Presentation from Gulf Medical University (10 minutes plus 5 minutes Q&A)

Development of early clinical exposure interprofessional education in Gulf Medical University Academic Health System

Dixon Thomas, PhD,
Associate Dean Clinical, College of Pharmacy,
Gulf Medical University, UAE

18:00-18:15

Break

18:15-18:30

Presentation from University of Florida, U.S. (10 minutes plus 5 minutes Q&A)

Moving from the Home to Zoom: Pivoting a Community Service Learning IPE Program Online

Amy Blue, PhD,
Associate Vice President for Interprofessional Education,
University of Florida Health

18:30-18:45

Presentation from Al Ain University, UAE (10 minutes plus 5 minutes Q&A)

Developing an online platform for inter-professional education in the era of distance learning: a feasibility study

Ahmed Alhusban, Pharm. D., Ph.D

18:45-19:30

Team Time #2 (with assignment) - Schools to meet in breakout sessions

  • The overall goal for team time is to create a plan for development and implementation of an IPE activity to be delivered at your university within the next 12 months
  • You will be able to apply specific principles from the plenary session to your IPE activity
  • Guided discussion questions and an activity planning document will be provided
  • Zorek & Shrader will be available for consultation with your team during the session

19:30-20:15

Feedback from Team Time (7 schools @ 4 minutes); Discussion & Wrap Up

TITLE

Assessment in Inter-Professional Education

17:00-17:45

Plenary #3 with Q&A – Drs. Joe Zorek & Sarah Shrader

  • Describe common IPE assessment frameworks and resources
  • Discuss examples from Dr. Shrader’s & Dr. Zorek’s universities regarding assessment of IPE
  • Develop a strategy for the assessment of IPE at your university

17:45-18:00

Presentation from Batterjee Medical College (10 minutes plus 5 minutes Q&A)

Virtual IPE Activity During COVID-19 - Batterjee Medical College Experience

Ahmed Altyar,
King Abdulaziz University,
Faculty of Pharmacy & Batterjee Medical College,
Saudi Arabia &Nehmat Ghaboura,
Batterjee Medical College, Saudi Arabia

18:00-18:15

Break

18:15-18:30

Presentation from Virginia Commonwealth University, U.S. (10 minutes plus 5 minutes Q&A)

Multisource Data for Assessment and Evaluation in Interprofessional Education

Alan Dow, MD, MSHA,
Assistant Vice President of Health Sciences for Interprofessional Education & Collaborative Care

Kelly Lockeman, PhD,
Director of Evaluation and Assessment, Center for Interprofessional Education & Collaborative Care,
Virginia Commonwealth University

18:30-19:15

Team Time #3 (with assignment) - Schools to meet in breakout sessions

  • The overall goal for team time is to create a plan for development and implementation of an IPE activity to be delivered at your university within the next 12 months
  • You will be able to apply specific principles from the plenary session to your IPE activity
  • Guided discussion questions and an activity planning document will be provided
  • Zorek & Shrader will be available for consultation with your team during the session

19:15-20:00

Feedback from Team Time (7 schools @ 4 minutes); Discussion

20:00-20:15

Closing Remarks and Thank-You’s: AAU, ACPE & AACP