Intro to Collaborative Care

The Introduction to Collaborative Care course provides an introduction to the concepts of interprofessional collaborative practice preparing professionals across the health care continuum to engage in interprofessional education and practice activities. In this course health care professionals will gain knowledge in the Core Competencies for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice, versed in the basics of team work in the context of health care and begin to develop skills in team-based clinical reasoning.

The program is delivered to participants using a distance education platform.  Didactic lectures are electronically captured and packaged with written materials (references, case studies, self-evaluation quizzes) covering a total of 10 topics.

Date of Release: March 2022
Date of Review: July 2024
Expiration Date: July 2025

Target Audience

This course is for all health care professionals interested in interprofessional collaborative practice. Please note, this course is introductory and not intended for those well versed in interprofessional education and collaborative practice. 

Overall Educational Objectives

• By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Describe the relevance of implementing interprofessional education and collaborative practice across health care settings.
  • Articulate the roles/responsibilities of health care professionals involved in interprofessional care.
  • Identify best practices for team-based collaborative health care practice.
  • Engage in required preparation to possess the knowledge to implement skills for team-based collaborative health care practice.

Ignatian Values in Medical Education

• Academic Excellence
• Acceptance & Understanding of inter-religious differences
• Service to Others, especially to poor and socially disadvantaged
• Interface between faith & culture
• Education of the Whole Person: intellectual, professional, moral and spiritual
• Learning is a lifelong process
• Respect for the dignity of each human person
• Promotion of a faith that does justice
• Forming of women and men of competence, conscience, and compassion

Program Faculty (alphabetical order)

Please email the instructor listed in the module for questions regarding the module content.  All emails will be returned within 48 hours Monday through Friday during normal business hours Central Time.

Kimberly Beran Shepler, PT, DPT, OCS Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy

Jennifer Jessen EdD, RN, CNOR Assistant Professor of Nursing

Amy McGaha, MD Professor of Medicine

Anne Schoening, PhD, RN, CNE Associate Professor of Nursing

To contact CIPER, email us at ciper@creighton.edu