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Research Initiatives

The Interprofessional Educators & Practitioners Association (IEPA) Research Committee has multiple projects underway.  A full report can be found here.

Highlights include:

  • Developing a 5-year Research Strategy - strategic programmatic evaluation and assessment of longitudinal outcomes
  • 2017-2018 IRB-Approved Study - manuscript has been developed and submitted for publication
  • 2018-2019 IRB-Approved Study - data collection has been completed, data analysis is pending
  • Secondary Analysis Working Team - reviewing qualitative data previously gathered 

Guidance on Data Access, Presentations, and Publications

Guidance Document

In Spring 2019, the IEPA Research Committee finalized their "Guidance on Data Access, Presentation & Publication Related to IEPA Programming and Research."  

This document is intended to:

  • Encourage Interprofessional Educators and Practitioners Association (IEPA) Associates to routinely seek academic publication and presentation opportunities related to their involvement in interprofessional education (IPE) programming
  • Support expectations for interprofessional collaborative publication which outline individual member responsibility and accountability
  • Facilitate collaboration and encourage participation of an interprofessional team in all appropriate opportunities
  • Establish uniform procedures which facilitate submissions while minimizing overlap and ensuring dissemination of findings to appropriate audiences
  • Coordinate reporting of IPE-related publications/presentations for inclusion in IEPA reports, including listing on the IEPA website

IEPA Data

  • All data generated by IEPA activities is held in the Office of Vice Provost for Academic Affairs & Faculty Development
  • See the Related Links for the full data map of data available  
  • Contact the Office of Interdisciplinary Programs to request data access by emailing OUHSC-IPE@ouhsc.edu

IPE Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

CoverThe Interprofessional Educators & Practitioners Association (IEPA) and the Office of Interdisciplinary Programs (OIDP) has prepared this toolkit to assist the OUHSC campus community in promoting scholarly productivity around interprofessional collaboration. 

Click here to download the IPE SOTL Toolkit

 

 

 

 

Scholarly Works

Below is a working list gathering reports from our faculty and staff regarding their publications and presentations related to our interdisciplinary and interprofessional activities.

Publications:

Thompson, B. M., Bratzler, D. W., Fisher, M. J., Torres, A., Faculty, E., & Sparks, R. A. (2016). Working together: Using a unique approach to evaluate an interactive and clinic-based longitudinal interprofessional education experience with 13 professions. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 30(6), 754–761. https://doi.org/10.1080/13561820.2016.1227962

Dennis, V., Craft, M., Bratzler, D., Yozzo, M., Bender, D., Barbee, C., Neely, S., & Robinson, M. (2019). Evaluation of student perceptions with 2 interprofessional assessment tools—the Collaborative Healthcare Interdisciplinary Relationship Planning instrument and the Interprofessional Attitudes Scale—following didactic and clinical learning experiences in the United States. J Educ Eval Health Prof. 2019;16:35.   https://doi.org/10.3352/jeehp.2019.16.35

Presentations:

  • Accepted presentations at NEXUS Summit 2020: Full List
  • Accepted presentations at NEXUS Summit 2019: Full List
  • Accepted presentations at Collaborating Across Borders VII Conference: Full List
  • Blending Curricular Design, Faculty Development, and Research to Launch a Campus-wide Interprofessional Initiative, Denise G. Bender, Christi M. Barbee, Melody J. Yozzo, Raina Leckie, and Margaret Robinson . Presented at OUHSC College of Allied Health 9 th Annual Research Day Poster Session, April 12, 2019, University of Oklahoma College of Allied Health, OU Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.   
  • Developing and Sustaining an Interprofessional Team for Pro Bono Clinic Service Delivery, Denise G. Bender, Lin Goldston, Margaret Robinson, Marsha W. Beatty, Terrie Fritz, Mary A. Hudson, Cynthia Robinson, David Kelly, Raina Leckie, Karen K. Luce, Robin K. White.  Presented at the 2019 Pro Bono Network 2019 Western Regional Conference, March 23, 2019, Salt Lake City, Utah.   
  • Developing and Sustaining an Interprofessional Team for Pro Bono Clinic Service Delivery, Denise G. Bender, Lin Goldston, Margaret Robinson, Marsha W. Beatty, Terrie Fritz, Mary A. Hudson, Cynthia Robinson, David Kelly, Raina Leckie, Karen K. Luce, Robin K. White.  Presented at the 2019 Pro Bono Network 2019 Eastern Regional Conference, March 9, 2019, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • Blending Curricular Design, Faculty Development, and Research to Launch a Campus-wide Interprofessional Initiative, Denise G. Bender, Christi M. Barbee, Melody J. Yozzo, Raina Leckie, and Margaret Robinson. Presented at Health Education Research Poster Session, October 19, 2018, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, OU Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.   
  • Blending Curricular Design, Faculty Development, and Research to Launch a Campus-wide Interprofessional Initiative, Denise G. Bender, Christi M. Barbee, Melody J. Yozzo, Raina Leckie, and Margaret Robinson . Presented at the Fall 2018 Interprofessional Education Collaborative, October 3-5, 2018, Phoenix, Arizona, Selected by attendees as Best Poster at Conference. 

Previously Reported Presentations by the Core Faculty, prior to 2017

  • Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions (ASAHP)
    • An EPIC Project: From Classroom to Clinic
  • Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics - Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo (FNCE)
    • A Recipe for Empowering Interprofessional Collaboration 
  • American Academy of Audiology
    • Interprofessional Education (IPE) for AuD Students: A Health Sciences Center Model
  • American Academy on Communication in Healthcare (AACH) 
    • Communication, Teamwork and Coordination of Care are Critical to Providing Care to Complex Patients in Interprofessional Teams
  • Association of Standardized Patient Educators (ASPE)
    • Standardized Patients Strike Fear in a Group of Interprofessional Students at "Fright Night 2013“
  • Academy of Teaching Scholars (ATS OUHSC)
    • Communication, Teamwork and Coordination of Care – The EPIC Project
  • Hearing Across the Lifespan (HEAL)
    • Interprofessional Education (IPE) for AuD Students: A Health Sciences Center Model
  • Midwest Nursing Research Society (MNRS)
    • Empowering Patients Through Interprofessional Collaboration (EPIC): An Interprofessional Education Project
  • Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
    • EPIC: Empowering Patients through Interprofessional Care