The healthcare delivery system and its stakeholders are seeking to improve health outcomes. The advancement of research, development in the technology sector and evidence-based practice guidelines have helped to increase efficiencies and effectiveness of interventions. However, in the U.S., healthcare providers are the 3rd leading cause of death and lack of teamwork contributes to 68.3% of preventable medical errors. Miscommunincation, lack of role clarity, hierarchal control, and poor teamwork among health professionals are some contributing factors to this statistic.

This webinar will provide introductory information regarding

• Interprofessional education (IPE)
• Interprofessional collaboration (IPC)
• National and international efforts supporting IPE and IPC

This webinar will be 30 minutes in length.

About the speaker: 

Tina Gunaldo is the director for the Center for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans.  She has engaged in IPE for the past seven years.  In addition to presentations and publications, Dr. Gunaldo serves on the Louisiana Immunization Workgroup supporting a collaborative approach to increasing immunization rates, as well as contributes to the development of the Louisiana Area Health Education Center's (AHEC) Scholar curricular program.  Most importantly, Dr. Gunaldo is supported by a wonderful team of over 100 faculty trained in IPE, who have supported and/or integrated IPE into their academic practice.

Once you purchase the recording, you will receive two emails - one confirming your purchase and one that contains your "downloadable items." The downloadable items email will link you to a zip file containing the webinar handout and the recording link.