Educational Strategy
Training Health Care Professionals in Interprofessional Collaborative Cancer Care
Authors:
Lisa Arfons,
Cleveland Veterans’ Affairs Medical Center, US
About Lisa
MD
Polly Mazanec ,
School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Ave. Cleveland OH 44106, US
About Polly
PhD, ACNP-BC, AOCN, FPCN, Consultant, Cleveland Veterans’ Administration, Medical Center, Asst Professor, FPB
Jennifer Smith,
Cleveland Veterans’ Affairs Medical Center, US
About Jennifer
CNP
Sonya Curry,
Cleveland Veterans’ Affairs Medical Center, US
About Sonya
CNS
Susan Berman,
Cleveland Veterans’ Affairs Medical Center, US
About Susan
PhD
Jennifer Dimick,
Cleveland Veterans’ Affairs Medical Center, US
About Jennifer
LISW-S
Robert Savinell,
Cleveland Veterans’ Affairs Medical Center, US
About Robert
RN
Nannette Alvarado,
Cleveland Veterans’ Affairs Medical Center, US
About Nannette
MD
Kauzy Woods
Cleveland Veterans’ Affairs Medical Center, US
About Kauzy
MSB
Abstract
Today’s health care professionals need training to be able to practice in an interprofessional collaborative environment. Trainees learning to provide quality cancer care benefit from exposure to and immersion in interprofessional patient centered team-based care. A large Midwestern Veterans Affairs Medical Center was awarded a three year grant to integrate interdisciplinary and interprofessional collaborative practice into an ambulatory cancer clinic and to train interdisciplinary health care professional learners in this model of cancer care. A core curriculum was developed to prepare trainees in veteran-centered collaborative cancer care, and clinical experiences were designed to involve trainees in the care provided by all disciplines. The impact of this interprofessional model of care on patient and trainee outcomes is emphasized. Feasibility and sustainability of the model are also discussed.
How to Cite:
Arfons, L., Mazanec, P., Smith, J., Curry, S., Berman, S., Dimick, J., Savinell, R., Alvarado, N. and Woods, K., 2015. Training Health Care Professionals in Interprofessional Collaborative Cancer Care. Health, Interprofessional Practice and Education, 2(3), p.eP1073. DOI: http://doi.org/10.7772/2159-1253.1073
Published on
15 Oct 2015.
Peer Reviewed
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