Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice (B)

Catalog description

This course provides students with a foundation for interprofessional education and collaboration. Emphasis is on learning roles and responsibilities of healthcare peers, effective interprofessional communication, teams and teaming, as well as ethical practice and patient (or client)-centered care. All coursework prepares the student to engage on highly functioning healthcare teams, while striving to improve healthcare delivery through increasing patient and practitioner satisfaction, reducing costs, and achieving better outcomes. The course will expose the student to industry-relevant tools and techniques that meet the demands of the contemporary healthcare workplace.