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.

Student perceptions of the impact and value of incorporation of reflective writing across a pharmacy curriculum.

Introduction: To assess student perceptions regarding the impact and value of incorporating written reflection across a pharmacy curriculum.

Methods: Throughout the first three years of the pharmacy curriculum, students use the "What, So What, Now What" format to write 18 reflections within five didactic and six experiential courses. For the 93 students in the class of 2015, individual course evaluation questions measuring perceptions of the impact of reflective writing on their achievement of curricular outcomes were analyzed.

An evaluation of the opportunities for collaborative practice occurring in and the impact of interprofessional education on advanced pharmacy practice experiences.

Background: To evaluate the impact of interprofessional (IP) education (IPE) programs during the first three years of a four-year doctor of pharmacy program on student preparedness and ability to function as a collaborative team member and to garner student feedback on collaboration experienced during the Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPEs).

Interprofessional Education Activity: Likert scale based statements and open-ended questions were added to the student course evaluations for the APPEs for two graduating classes of students. Quantitative data were analyzed using SPSS (repeated measures ANOVA and MANOVA).

A Systematic Review of Assessment Tools Measuring Interprofessional Education Outcomes Relevant to Pharmacy Education.

To identify and describe the available quantitative tools that assess interprofessional education (IPE) relevant to pharmacy education. A systematic approach was used to identify quantitative IPE assessment tools relevant to pharmacy education. The search strategy included the National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education Resource Exchange (Nexus) website, a systematic search of the literature, and a manual search of journals deemed likely to include relevant tools.

Health Mentor-Reported Outcomes and Perceptions of Student Team Performance in a Longitudinal Interprofessional Education Program.

The need to evaluate the impact of interprofessional education (IPE) on learner outcomes is clear, but assessment of IPE's impact on patient health and well-being is lacking. This mixed-methods study evaluated perspectives of community volunteers, health mentors (HMs) who have at least one chronic condition, who participated in an IPE curriculum. In May 2014, 93 HMs concluding the Health Mentors Program completed a survey evaluating their student teams according to the Interprofessional Education Collaborative core competencies' four domains and program impact on health/wellbeing using a 4-point Likert scale (1=strongly disagree; 4=strongly agree).

Student Reflections on Interprofessional Education: Moving from Concepts to Collaboration.

Purpose: We analyzed student reflection essays to evaluate the impact of an interprofessional education (IPE) curriculum on what students value and personally learn from their participation.

Methods: After completing a 2-year IPE curriculum in the Health Mentors Program (HMP), while partnered with a mentor with chronic disease(s), 264 students from six health professions submitted personal reflection papers, using the Rolfe Reflection-in-Action model. A sample of 60 essays was analyzed using conventional content analysis guided by grounded theory.

Bazedoxifene and Conjugated Equine Estrogen: A Combination Product for the Management of Vasomotor Symptoms and Osteoporosis Prevention Associated with Menopause.

Bazedoxifene (BZA), a third-generation selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM), has been combined with conjugated equine estrogen (CE) to create a tissue selective estrogen complex (TSEC) for the management of vasomotor symptoms (VMS) and the prevention of osteoporosis (OP) associated with menopause. Both of these outcomes of menopause contribute to significant negative effects on quality of life and increases in utilization of health care resources and dollars. Current treatment modalities for VMS and OP include estrogen therapy that requires the use of progestin in women who have a uterus to reduce the risk of endometrial hyperplasia and resultant cancer.

The smallest available estradiol transdermal patch: a new treatment option for the prevention of postmenopausal osteoporosis.

Minivelle(®) (Noven Therapeutics, LLC, FL, USA) is an estradiol transdermal delivery system that has recently been approved in the USA for prevention of postmenopausal osteoporosis. The decline in estrogen during menopause leads to bone resorption, increasing the risk of fractures. Transdermal estradiol has been shown to increase bone mineral density.

An Interprofessional Education Panel on Development, Implementation, and Assessment Strategies.

This report provides a primer for implementing interprofessional education (IPE) within pharmacy and health sciences curricula. In 2013, a panel of administrators and faculty members, whose institutions offered IPE, funded by the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation, shared best collaborative practice models at the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Annual Meeting.

Odanacatib: an emerging novel treatment alternative for postmenopausal osteoporosis.

Odanacatib represents a novel treatment option in the approach of postmenopausal women. Postmenopausal women with osteoporosis experience a disturbance in bone remodeling wherein bone resorption exceeds bone formation. Cathepsin K is a lysosomal cysteine protease found primarily in osteoclasts that plays a major role in the breakdown of bone via its collagenase properties.

The health mentors program: three years experience with longitudinal, patient-centered interprofessional education.

Increased emphasis on team care has accelerated interprofessional education (IPE) of health professionals. The health mentors program (HMP) is a required, longitudinal, interprofessional curriculum for all matriculating students from medicine, nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy, pharmacy, and couple and family therapy. Volunteer lay health mentors serve as educators.

Effect of the health mentors program on student attitudes toward team care.

Based on a growing body of literature documenting improved cost and quality outcomes related to good team care, interprofessional education (IPE) has been widely endorsed as critical to preparing the future healthcare workforce. This study evaluated the effect of a longitudinal team-based 2-year IPE curriculum on attitudes toward health care teams. Analyses included comparison of baseline measures to the end of the 2-year curriculum of each of the six participating disciplines (medicine, nursing, occupational therapy, pharmacy, physical therapy, and couple and family therapy).

Treatment options for vasomotor symptoms in menopause: focus on desvenlafaxine.

Vasomotor symptoms (VMS), including hot flashes and night sweats, occur in as many as 68.5% of women as a result of menopause. While the median duration of these symptoms is 4 years, approximately 10% of women continue to experience VMS as many as 12 years after their final menstrual period.

Attitudes of faculty and students in medicine and the health professions toward interprofessional education.

Background: This study evaluated the important relationship between faculty and student attitudes toward interprofessional education using the Interdisciplinary Education Perception Scale (IEPS).

Methods: Medicine, nursing, occupational therapy, pharmacy, and physical therapy faculty (n = 177) completed the IEPS. Students from these disciplines participate in a 2-year, interdisciplinary curriculum in which they were assigned to a team to work with a patient volunteer.

The role of transdermal estrogen sprays and estradiol topical emulsion in the management of menopause-associated vasomotor symptoms.

Vasomotor symptoms (VMS) are among the most bothersome complaints of postmenopausal women. To date, the most widely studied and effective treatment for VMS is hormone replacement therapy, consisting of estrogen (in women without a uterus) or estrogen plus progestin (in women with a uterus). Traditionally, oral estrogens have been used for treatment.

Attitudes of students in medicine, nursing, occupational therapy, and physical therapy toward interprofessional education.

With the growing interest in interprofessional education and practice, methods to evaluate the effectiveness of related curricular activities are essential. The purpose of this study was twofold: (1) to assess the attitudes of students in medicine, nursing, occupational therapy, and physical therapy toward interprofessional education using the Interdisciplinary Education Perception Scale and Readiness for Interprofessional Learning Scale and (2) to compare data with normative data previously reported. The two instruments were administered to 474 first-year students in medicine, nursing, occupational therapy, and physical therapy who completed the forms in the context of a workshop at the conclusion of the first year of an interprofessional health mentor program.

Treatment strategies for reducing the burden of menopause-associated vasomotor symptoms.

Background: Vasomotor symptoms (VMS), such as hot flashes and night sweats, are the most bothersome symptoms of menopause and affect an estimated 75% of women aged over 50 years.

Objective: To discuss the burden, pathophysiology, and management of menopause-associated VMS and to evaluate pharmacologic options available for the treatment of VMS, including herbal remedies, hormone replacement therapy (HRT), and nonhormonal therapies.

Summary: Lifestyle changes, including regulation of core body temperature, relaxation techniques, regular physical activity, weight loss, and smoking cessation may help reduce the risk of VMS and should be implemented by all women with menopause-associated VMS.

Osteonecrosis of the jaw in patients receiving intravenous or oral bisphosphonates.

To identify potential risk factors for the development of osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) in patients receiving bisphosphonates, we conducted a MEDLINE search. We identified 44 English-language published case reports and case series describing 481 patients with bisphosphonate-related ONJ. Our review of these reports indicated that ONJ occurs more frequently in patients receiving intravenous bisphosphonates (453 patients [94.

Outpatient management of anticoagulation therapy.

The Seventh American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) Conference on Antithrombotic and Thrombolytic Therapy provides guidelines for outpatient management of anticoagulation therapy. The ACCP guidelines recommend short-term warfarin therapy, with the goal of maintaining an International Normalized Ratio (INR) of 2.5 +/- 0.

Practical therapeutics: an innovative residency drug education curriculum.

Objectives: We developed and implemented a drug education curriculum for family medicine residents.

Methods: Bimonthly 45-minute sessions include annual coverage of commonly prescribed drug classes and other medications of interest. Faculty and residents prepare session materials, including an evidence based summary handout, patient case examples, and a short test in advance.