CHS 150 - INTRODUCTION TO INTERPROFESSIONAL HEALTHCARE SEMINAR

College of Health Sciences

Credit(s): 3

This course is designed to introduce entry-level health care students to the importance and role of collaborative practice in healthcare for the purpose of building effective teams that can achieve optimal healthcare outcomes, promote patient safety, and organizational function. Students will learn the foundational skills and knowledge of core interprofessional competencies including professionalism, shared values and ethics, roles and responsibilities, interprofessional communication, and the development of teams and teamwork. Conceptual models through which an understanding of interprofessional healthcare practice will be presented. The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) will form a key theoretical model to help develop a holistic perspective of patient care and develop a shared interprofessional framework and language.

Prereq: CHS major or consent of instructor.
Approved for Distance Learning.