Measuring interprofessional education and collaborative practice competencies: a content validity study of the Jefferson Teamwork Observation Guide®.

Collaborative practice (CP) is integral in meeting the Quadruple Aim of healthcare, with effective team-based practice linked to improving all four components. Evidence of the validity of tools measuring collaborative practice competencies is lacking in educational and practice settings. The Jefferson Teamwork Observation Guide® (JTOG®), a real-time, 360-degree competency-based assessment tool administered via mobile app, provides formative feedback to learners in educational settings and helps practitioners develop and refine team-based behaviors in clinical settings.

Beyond the classroom walls: qualitative findings from an interprofessional student hotspotting learning collaborative.

'Hotspotting,' the use of interprofessional teams to address the needs of complex patients in the community, is an approach to reduce overuse of acute care services. While the influence of interprofessional education on student attitudes, knowledge and skills relative to collaborative practice has been a focus of evaluation, research is limited on the outcomes of interprofessional student teams in the community. This qualitative study examines the experiences of students and faculty participating in the interprofessional student Hotspotting program at Thomas Jefferson University.

Leading Change in Academic Pharmacy: Report of the 2018-2019 AACP Academic Affairs Committee.

The Committee was charged with the responsibility for examining the need for change in pharmacy education and the models of leadership that would enable that change to occur across the academy. They also examined the question of faculty wellbeing in a time of change and made several recommendations and suggestions regarding both charges. Building upon the work of the previous Academic Affairs Committee, the 2018-19 AAC encourages the academy to implement new curricular models supporting personalized learning that creates engaged and lifelong learners.

A tool for assessing interprofessional collaborative practice: evolution of the Jefferson Teamwork Observation Guide (JTOG)®.

The Jefferson Teamwork Observation Guide® (JTOG®), a multi-source tool to formatively assess interprofessional collaborative practice competencies, evolved from a need to teach learners the characteristics of high functioning teams. Over time, researchers developed and refined four versions of the tool - Team, Individual, Patient and Support Person - eliciting feedback from learners, providers, patients and family members to create 360-degree evaluations of team performance. Development of all four versions of the JTOG into a native mobile application facilitated workplace based assessment, enhancing the ability to collect real-time data, gather responses from a variety of stakeholders and provide timely feedback to practice teams and individuals.