Course Overview
Overview
The InterProfessional Health Partners Program (IPHP) offers students the opportunity to work with community elders and students from other disciplines to gather a health history, assess vital signs, plan and provide condition-specific education to patients in their home. Students will complete an orientation session in preparation for completing the first of three patient visits. Visits will occur during the spring semester. The program "patients" will be elder volunteers from the community.
Objective
IPHP is designed to allow students to practice interviewing skills, learn about geriatric health issues and assessment resources, and establish a professional relationship with an elder for the purposes of developing knowledge, skills, and positive attitudes necessary for delivering high-quality care to older adult patients. This program also incorporates information and activities that introduce students to interprofessional teamwork and patient safety strategies.
Course Details
Teams
Teams will consist of three students selected from the following ATSU and Truman State University health professions programs:
- Athletic Training
- Communication Disorders
- Dentistry (MOSDOH)
- Health Science
- Nursing
- Osteopathic Medicine (KCOM)
- Exercise Science
- Social and Cultural Science
Learning Activities
Online, classroom and experiential learning activities are included in this course.
KCOM Osteopathic Medicine Students and MOSDOH Dental Students
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Health Partners Program Sponsorship
This course has start-up funding and implementation support from the ATSU Aging Studies Project, the ATSU-KCOM AHEC Program office, the Department of Family Medicine, Preventive Medicine, and Community Health, and the Truman Health Professions Programs.
