IPE300 Teamwork & Conflict Management

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This course is offered to Med2, BSN2, P2 and Senior nutrition students and focuses on developing advanced interprofessional collaboration skills required to manage conflict, strengthen teamwork, and improve patient-centered care within healthcare settings. Students will learn strategies to address disagreements related to values, professional roles, goals, and actions through simulated interactions with healthcare professionals, patients, and families using effective communication techniques. Emphasis is placed on understanding the characteristics and practices of high-performing teams in conflict prevention and resolution. Students will also explore how to integrate the expertise of multiple professions into informed decision-making while respecting the values, priorities, and preferences of patients and communities. In addition, the course examines patient safety concepts by distinguishing between person-based and system-based approaches to understanding medical errors, promoting a culture of accountability, learning, and quality improvement. Concepts from IPE200 are revisited and an intra-, interprofessional case scenario is introduced for student teams from medicine, nursing, nutrition and pharmacy to discuss and apply the concepts facilitated by a faculty from one of the represented schools.

Prerequisite: IPE200 Introduction to IPE and Communication Tools

Co-requisite: PHA430 (For Pharmacy Students) OR NUR343 (For Nursing Students) OR NUT597A (For Nutrition Students)