2013 Researcher-Academic Town Meeting/ASHA Approved CE Provider Workshop
When
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
4:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. Registration
5:15 p.m. – 8:45 p.m. Lecture, Dinner, Keynote Address, and Panel Discussion
8:45 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Dessert Networking Reception
Where
Chicago Hilton
International Ballroom
Chicago, Illinois
Topic
Interprofessional Education (IPE): Moving Toward a Collaborative Era through Preprofessional Education & Lifelong Learning
Panel Presenters
Barbara Brandt, PhD, University of Minnesota (keynote speaker)
Barbara Brandt is an associate vice president for education and professor in the Pharmaceutical Care and Health Systems department at the University of Minnesota Academic Health Center. She is responsible for implementing the University of Minnesota Academic Health Education Center "1Health" initiative in interprofessional education. She also serves as director for the National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education.
Disclosures
Financial disclosure: received honorarium and expenses covered by ASHA; is a salaried employee of the University of Minnesota; receives grant funding from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and The John A. Hartford Foundation for the National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education.
Nonfinancial disclosure: founding board chair of the American Interprofessional Health Collaborative (AIHC), AIHC Board member, chair of AIHC ad hoc committee on universal coverage for hearing aids
Kenn Apel, PhD, University of South Carolina
Kenn Apel is professor and chair of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of South Carolina and past-president of Council of Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CAPCSD). His area of research focuses on the underlying linguistic components that support the development of word-level reading and spelling. Apel is a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Disclosures
Financial disclosure: received a waiver of his registration fee from ASHA for participating in this forum.
Nonfinancial disclosure: serves on ASHA's Interprofessional Education ad hoc committee, represents the Council of Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CAPCSD) on the Global Forum on Innovation in Health Professional Education (Institute of Medicine), and serves as a member of the University of South Carolina's committee on interprofessional education.
Robert Moore, PhD, University of South Alabama
Robert Moore is an associate professor and chair in the department of Speech Pathology and Audiology at the University of South Alabama. His research areas include pitch perception and discrimination and communication in difficult environments. He currently serves as coordinator of ASHA's Special Interest Group 6, Hearing and Hearing Disorders: Research and Diagnostics.
Disclosures
Financial disclosure: received a waiver of his registration fee from ASHA for participating in this forum.
Nonfinancial disclosure: serves as on ASHA's Interprofessional Education ad hoc committee; serves as the coordinator of Special Interest Group 6, Hearing and Hearing Disorders: Research and Diagnostics; and is a member of the American Academy of Audiology's Research Committee, the Acoustical Society of America, and the American Auditory Society.
Nancy Scherer, PhD, Arizona State University
Dr. Scherer is chair of the Speech and Hearing Science department at Arizona State University. She has implemented a primary care–allied health interprofessional community clinic model that serves rural communities and integrates interprofessional training opportunities across health disciplines.
Disclosures
Financial disclosure: received a waiver of her registration fee from ASHA for participating in this forum.
Nonfinancial disclosure: None
Learner Outcomes
Participants will be able to:
- define interprofessional education, including terminology, methodology and goals;
- align the needs and interests of the higher education and practice communities to strengthen interprofessional education and advance the aim of improving health of the population, enhancing patient care, and controlling costs;
- identify two strategies to foster shared conversation and shared language to enhance collaboration between education and practice;
- describe the National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education's vision and goals.
To get the most from your experience, we recommend that you read the following background materials on IPE and ASHA's initiatives in this area:
This special event is by invitation only. Due to limited seating, we kindly request that you RSVP only if you will attend this event and stay for the duration. To RSVP, use our online form. Complete and submit the form electronically by October 15. Reservations are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Contact ce-ratmworkshop@asha.org if you have any questions.
Disclosure: This town hall meeting and workshop was funded in part by Pearson.
This course is offered for 0.2 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate, Professional area).