(HIpE) 2009 Program and Abstracts - Health Sciences - Curtin ...

AbstractsLeading the way through interprofessional clinical student placements: Improving future carein chronic disease managementNerida CrokerSenior Occupational Therapist, Chronic Disease Management Team, Public Health & Ambulatory Care, NorthMetropolitan Area Health Service, WA HealthNerida.Croker@health.wa.gov.auThis presentation outlines new initiatives showcasing how the Chronic Disease Management Team hascollaborated with Curtin University to establish clinical placements where students have the opportunity toobserve and develop universal skills in chronic disease management through participating in interprofessionallearning opportunities.Students learn to identify common themes and clinical issues for people living with chronic conditions, and howto refer appropriately to various health professionals involved in their management. The placements focus on adifferent range of learning outcomes than traditional uni-disciplinary placements, including:Increased knowledge of the scope of practice of a range of health professions in managing chronic diseaseDevelopment of case management role awareness and skillsIncreased awareness of communication and teamwork between health professionsConceptual learning and integration of new information into discipline specific clinical practicereflection on values, beliefs and culture of their own and other professionsBy preparing students with this knowledge and skills, it is hoped that they will graduate as an emerging healthworkforce which is better equipped to meet the needs of an aging population and increase in chronic conditions,particularly in areas of unmet need and where workforce shortages affect care options, such as in rural areas.As this new initiative has the potential to be implemented across a range of settings, it therefore has thepotential to increase clinical student placement opportunities as placement is not solely dependent on disciplinespecificsupervision since mentoring can be provided by any member of the interprofessional team.Students Go Global SocietyThuy Tran and Amy RushtonCurtin University of Technologythuy.tran@student.curtin.edu.au, amy.rushton@student.curtin.edu.auStudents Go Global (SGG) is an interdisciplinary Curtin University Guild society aiming to enhance quality andmeet the Go Global vision of sustainability. This service learning focused international interprofessional fieldworkplacement allows health science students from five different professions to deliver capacity building servicesthrough host sites to consumers in Ukraine, China, India or South Africa. The SGG committee comprises ofstudents from Physiotherapy, Pharmacy, Occupational Therapy and Speech Pathology. The committee and afundraise subcommittee works alongside people in developing countries, raises awareness of the Go Globalprogram, support student’s in their endeavours to engage in this lifelong learning international experience andmake links between international health professionals. The Office bearers promote the sustainability of thesociety through promotional work within the Faculty student body. This provides potential Go Global membersand the wider community a means of understanding and connection with the clinical sites and upcoming fundraisingevents. Fundraising representatives organise social events, professional development, to supportprogram development, Curtin students and the host sites. The interprofessional approach facilitates studentsconnections with potential colleagues before they participate in the Go Global experience and support studentsachieve global citizenship; appreciating the diversity of cultural and international communities.Health Interprofessional Education (HIpE 2009) — Student Conference 6