Description

This webinar will explore how simulation is being used to advance interprofessional education (IPE) and prepare learners for collaborative practice. Panelists with extensive experience in healthcare simulation, including patient-partnered and interprofessional models, will share institutional examples of simulation-based IPE. Presenters will highlight design strategies, alignment with the 2023 IPEC Core Competencies, and practical approaches for engaging multiple health professions in team-based learning. Attendees will gain actionable insights for implementing, adapting, or expanding simulation-IPE within their own programs, including considerations for faculty development, learner assessment, and creating psychologically safe learning environments.

Speakers include:

• Leah Burt, PhD, APRN-FPA, ANP-BC, CHSE, FAANP, Clinical Assistant Professor; Director, Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Program; Director of Simulation Assessment & Research, M. Christine Schwartz Experiential Learning & Simulation Laboratory, University of Illinois Chicago College of Nursing
• Bob Kiser, CEC, CHSE, Executive Director, Simulation and Integrative Learning (SAIL) Institute, University of Illinois Chicago College of Medicine
• Joseph Buhain, EdD, MBA, RRT, CMSP, CHSOS, FAARC, NREMTB, Assistant Professor, Respiratory Therapy; Director of Interprofessional Simulation and Emerging Technology, Florida Gulf Coast University
• Tina Mullins, MS, PA-C, Program Director and Assistant Professor, Physician Assistant Program, Marieb College of Health & Human Services, Florida Gulf Coast University

Objectives

• Identify key design features and strategies of simulation-based interprofessional education (sim-IPE).
• Describe how simulation-IPE aligns with the IPEC Core Competencies for collaborative practice.
• List practical approaches for implementing or adapting simulation-IPE within their own educational programs.