Uconjoint 444: Interdisciplinary Collaborative Teams in Health
Care
Schools of Dentistry,
Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Health and Community Medicine, Social Work,
Graduate School of Library and Information Science and the Health Science
Library and Information Center
Credits: variable, taken as credit/no credit
Faculty: (Click Here for Full Faculty Listing)
Fall, 2002 Faculty Facilitators:
Gunnar Almgren, Ph.D.,
Barbara Bruemmer, Ph.D., Department of Nutrition, bbruemme@u.washington.edu
Course Description:
Unconj 444, Interdisciplinary Collaborative Teams in Health Care, is one component of a larger joint effort by the schools of Health Science (Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Health and Community Medicine, Social Work) to promote effective interdisciplinary training and practice. The learning objectives, general structure of the course, reading and case materials, and teaching represent contributions from students and faculty across all schools as a reflection of a common commitment to interdisciplinary health care. The course is based on 5 or so clinical case summaries, collectively representing the typical challenges confronted by health care providers endeavoring to serve urban and rural patient populations that have been historically isolated from appropriate health care. Based on details, clues, and questions posed by the course faculty, students taking the course will collaborate with one another to identify critical diagnostic questions, develop relevant information, and plan effective health care interventions. Each case will conclude with a face-to-face debriefing session facilitated by a faculty member having particular expertise in the problems and issues posed by each case.
Although students may choose to reveal their names and disciplinary
affiliations as the course proceeds, anonymity is offered as a means of
promoting unrestrained inquiry and dialog across all disciplines. The 1 credit
available for taking the course are awarded by the instructor on the basis of
full participation in discussions, attendance at bi-weekly case debriefings
(offered at two different times) and a brief summary paper submitted at the end
of the quarter.
Course Objectives:
1. To develop skills in working across disciplines to identify and develop interventions for clinical problems.
2. To gain knowledge about the knowledge base, skills, and scope of practice in a broad array of health care disciplines.
3. To understand the social, political, and health issues facing rural and underserved urban people.
4. To enhance the development of cross-cultural health care practice skills.
5. To further develop skills in clinical investigation using both community health system resources and Health Science Library and Information Center tools and resources.
Course Requirements for One Credit:
1. Students will be expected to actively participate in a problem-based assessment of each case, conducted over the course web-site discussion link. The course instructors will facilitate the discussion and monitor individual student contributions (though anonymity among students will be maintained). Contributions from students are expected to be thoughtful, reflective of both critical thinking and empirical inquiry. Being correct in the absolute sense may happen from time to time, but is not an expectation.
2. In addition to attending a brief class meeting at the beginning of the quarter, students will be required to attend at least 4 of the 5 case debriefing sessions, to be held on bi-weekly on Wednesdays 11:30 AM-12:50 PM and Thursday's 5:30-6:50 P.M..
3. Students will be required to submit at least 2 source articles on any cases of the student's choosing over the course of the quarter. Articles submitted to the instructor are to be high quality photocopies, useful for scanning onto the course website.
4. A brief final paper (2-3 pages) discussing how your perceptions on interdisciplinary practice have evolved or not evolved as a result of taking the course.
Course Requirements for Additional Credit
Course requirements for additional credit can be negotiated with the instructor during the first two weeks of the quarter. In general and consistent with university guidelines, each additional credit requires about 3 hours per week of additional work over the course of the term. Examples of extra credit activities are the development of information resources on a particular clinical problem common to urban underserved populations, such as the mixing of traditional medicines with conventional anti-depressants.
Meeting
Times/Locations
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Session Title |
Wednesdays 11:30 AM-12:50 PM E 212 -Health Science E |
Thursdays 5:30 PM-6:50 PM T 652 -Health Science T |
|
Introduction |
Wed 10/2 |
Thur 10/3 |
|
Debrief Case 1 |
Wed 10/16 |
Thur 10/17 |
|
Debrief Case 2 |
Wed 10/30 |
Thur 10/31 |
|
Debrief Case 3 |
Wed 11/13 |
Thur 11/14 |
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Debrief Case 4 |
Wed 12/4 |
Thur 12/5 |
Disability
Accommodations
If you would like to request academic accommodations due to a disability, please contact Disabled Student Services, 448 Schmitz Hall (543-8924 V/TDD). If you have a letter from Disabled Student Services indicating you have a disability that requires academic accommodations, please present the letter to one of the course instructors.
For Specific Questions or Concerns, Contact Professor Gunnar Almgren, mukboy@u.washington.edu.