Interprofessional education news

• GALLERY: WSU Applebaum Welcome 2023
  August 30, 2023
  On Aug. 30, students, faculty and staff celebrated the start of the academic year with info booths, tons of giveaways, ice cream treats, food truck lunches available for purchase – and even an appearance by W the mascot. What a wonderful way to kick off the school year with smiles and camaraderie!
• GALLERY: Medical Laboratory Science program collaborates with College of Nursing for IPE event
  June 27, 2023
  WSU Applebaum Medical Laboratory Science program seniors recently collaborated with WSU College of Nursing students for an interprofessional education event in the Mortuary Science Building. During the laboratory portion, the group discussed hematology, urinalysis, microbiology and immunohematology skills, then students worked together on case studies. This constructive event effectively demonstrated the benefits of communication between the lab and the nursing staff in health care settings.
• WSU Applebaum Physician Assistant student uses lifesaving skills on drive home
  June 8, 2023
  Alex Nahon said he hopes this serves as a reminder for everyone who hears this story: Get a free dose of Narcan, make sure you know how to use it and always keep it in your car.
• Today@Wayne: PharmD graduate Klea Noskey '23 achieves her dream
  May 4, 2023
  It’s been nearly a decade since Klea Noskey arrived in the US from her tiny, picturesque village in Albania, determined to earn an education. The journey hasn’t always been easy, but after earning her Doctor of Pharmacy degree this week, Noskey will start her residency at Beaumont Hospital-Troy. She said, "I would like to be a clinical pharmacist, and that’s why I decided to pursue residency because it gives me a lot more clinical knowledge and gets me more familiar with the system and will allow me to collaborate with the doctors and nurses and PAs and be part of the team.”
• MLS, PAS team up for interprofessional education experience
  April 20, 2023
  On April 5, Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science undergrads and Physician Assistant Studies master's students participated in an interprofessional education event in the Wayne State University Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, led by clinical faculty members MaryAnne Stewart, Courtney Doty and Ronette Chojnacki.
• GALLERY: Future Trends in Pathology Practice IPE event
  March 30, 2023
  On March 23, 2023, the WSU Applebaum Pathologists' Assistant program welcomed Dr. Chester Lowe from Kubtec Medical Imaging to discuss and demonstrate X-ray imaging in pathology. Students and faculty from the Radiologic Technology and Radiation Therapy Technology programs joined the presentation in the Mortuary Science auditorium and anatomy lab for this collaborative IPE event, coordinated by Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Program Director Karen Apolloni.
• Through WSU Applebaum and CON collaboration, Taylor Street Primary Care Clinic hosts a free community health fair
  January 18, 2023
  “We are thrilled to collaborate with Taylor Street Clinic,” said Assistant Clinical Professor of Pharmacy Practice Joseph Fava. “Connecting vulnerable communities to health care resources is an important focus of our program.”
• Dr. Aline Saad collaborates with SOM on IPE Musical Symposium to teach pharmacy and med students the nuances of nonverbal communication
  July 28, 2022
  "I noticed that eye contact, gestures, facial expressions, body movements, rhythms, harmony, sounds and spatial organization were part of the nonverbal communication forms the musicians used while performing," said P3 Halah Billy, who participated in the event featuring the acclaimed Viano Quartet. "I learned that nonverbal communication can be used by pharmacists to establish rapport, which is the first step of counseling patients in a pharmacy setting."
• WSU Applebaum partners with School of Medicine for Interprofessional Prescription Writing Workshop
  July 19, 2022
  The event engaged medical students in various activities, allowing them to practice prescription writing both electronically and on prescription pads. Participating student pharmacists sharpened their educator skills by helping facilitate the workshop and instructing on the elements required for a prescription to be safely dispensed to patients.
• CLS and nursing students practice interprofessional communication during collaborative event
  July 6, 2022
  Organized by Assistant Clinical Professor MaryAnne Stewart (CLS) and Clinical Instructor Christine Malinowski (Nursing), the collaboration allowed students to demonstrate and discuss hematology, urinalysis, immunohematology and microbiology lab work, as well as partner on case studies.
• CLS students experience anatomy IPE led by pathologists' assistant faculty
  December 3, 2021
  On Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, 18 juniors in the WSU Applebaum Clinical Laboratory Science (CLS) undergraduate program experienced an interactive renal anatomy demonstration by Master of Science in Pathologists' Assistant Program Director and Assistant Clinical Professor Lou Kramer. 
• Wayne State dance and physical therapy students collaborate to develop dancer wellness screenings
  June 2, 2021
  The screenings are aimed to prevent injury by bringing awareness to existing movement patterns and deficits that may be affecting a dancer’s performance.
• Interprofessional education workshop puts CLS students among health care team
  January 31, 2021
  Clinical Laboratory Science was one of nine programs that participated in the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences IPE workshop in January 2021.
• Pharmacy Prof. Aline Saad joins the Michigan AHEC Scholars program as IPE faculty champion
  January 28, 2021
  Dr. Saad will help shape the curriculum for AHEC Scholars, which includes students from across Michigan who are studying in the areas of pharmacy, physician assistant, medicine, dental, nursing, public health and social work.
• Upcoming workshop will broaden interprofessional experience for WSU Applebaum students
  January 7, 2021
  On Jan. 26 and 28, 2021, nearly 300 students from across WSU Applebaum will participate in a virtual workshop that has been carefully designed to cover various IPE core competencies including roles and responsibilities, values and ethics, communication and cultural competence.
• Interprofessional Home Visit (IPTV) program teaches team care for older adults
  June 15, 2020
  IPTV introduces Wayne State’s social work, medical, nursing, occupational therapy, pharmacy, physical therapy and physician assistant students, as well as University of Detroit Mercy’s dental students, to team care for older adults. Students learn how to assess an older adult’s health and social needs and to participate in an interdisciplinary team environment.
• Social work students critical to CHIP's support of homeless Detroiters
  June 9, 2020
  Social workers are vital front line workers of the interprofessional healthcare ecosystem of Detroit, partnering with allied health professionals to address the social determinants of health and improve patient outcomes in our urban community. Since 2014, the Wayne State School of Social Work has partnered with pharmacy, medicine and physical therapy to provide a valuable urban interprofessional training experience as a participant in the Community Homeless Interprofessional Program (CHIP) clinic.
• Mary Beth O’Connell earns ACCP Education Award for boosting interprofessional, cultural aspects of PharmD curriculum
  May 7, 2020
  “Dr. O’Connell has been a dedicated educator at many levels within the Doctor of Pharmacy program," said Lynette Moser, Department of Pharmacy Practice chair and associate clinical professor. "She embraces opportunities to mentor students through organizations, directed studies and challenging situations, and has made significant contributions to our program.”
• Interprofessional education sessions at WSU Applebaum bridge health disciplines for students
  February 28, 2020
  The first in a planned series of IPE events took place Jan. 14 and 16, 2020, with 240 students from five programs actively participating in large and small group sessions focused on interprofessional roles in pain management.
• Pathologists' Assistant, CLS programs collaborate for deeper learning
  November 1, 2019
  On Oct. 29, 2019, a prosection opportunity – a dissection of a cadaver – was demonstrated by Assistant Professor (Clinical) and Pathologists' Assistant Program Director Veralucia Mendes-Kramer for undergraduate Clinical Laboratory Science students at the Wayne State University Mortuary Science Building.
• Community Homeless Interprofessional Program (CHIP) bridges gap between classroom and real-world experience
  October 1, 2019
  From providing blood pressure medication, counseling and routine physical evaluations to community recourse education and bus passes, since 2014 CHIP has given much-needed healthcare to the homeless, a community with traditionally unreliable access.
• Community Homeless Interprofessional Program (CHIP) earns honorable mention in national award competition
  May 2, 2019
  The Wayne State University Community Homeless Interprofessional Program (CHIP) earned an honorable mention in the 2019 Excellence in Interprofessional Education Collaboration National Award competition presented by the United States Public Health Service (USPHS) and the Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC).