3 Quick Icebreakers for the Virtual Interprofessional Classroom

Doing virtual icebreakers with classes working and learning about interprofessional education and practice has been a fun way to connect, learn and reduce stress. Here are three quick icebreakers you can do in a virtual classroom.  

Moral Distress During COVID-19: Listen For It, Support Each Other

I began writing this blog some weeks back. At the time, we all were just beginning to grasp the magnitude of what we would experience with COVID-19. The stories coming from the front lines of health care were powerful and concerning. Health care workers were stepping forward in the face of huge risks: If I go to work today, will I put my family at risk? If I don’t, will I fail my patients, my team?

Students At the Front Lines of the Pandemic – A Nurse's Perspective On Teamwork and Unity During COVID-19

Teamwork, or unity, among nurses is the basis of nurse sustainability, especially during this COVID-19 pandemic period. Having a kind and compassionate heart comes first in nursing. However, COVID-19 is escalating the fear and stress in nurses.

Students At the Front Lines of the Pandemic – Quality, Safety and Teamwork During COVID-19

As an Infection Preventionist, I perform compliance audits and coaching for frontline teams about hand hygiene and transmission-based precautions every day. When the impact of COVID-19 hit my hospital, the Infection Prevention team took center stage as subject matter experts and guides in a chaotic new reality.

Reflections During the Changing Times in IPE

A few weeks ago, members of the Creighton University Center for Interprofessional Practice, Education and Research (CIPER) team, Joy Doll and Katie Packard presented "Prevailing in IPE during a Pandemic: Reflections from an Interprofessional Team" as part of the National Center’s Connecting at the Nexus: COVID-19 Edition webinar series.

The discussion encouraged me to reflect on what teams do have control over during what seems like uncontrollable times...