Agenda

The evolving health ecosystem, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, challenges stakeholders in health care education and practice to re-think collaboration and to prepare a workforce ready for interprofessional collaborative practice. Successful transformation requires an intentional approach to interprofessional learning that crosses the health care continuum. It urges us to strengthen as well as form new partnerships to promote innovative and sustainable interprofessional opportunities. This plenary presentation will address the current state of interprofessional practice and education and invites attendees to champion actions to optimize interprofessional learning in education- and practice-based experiences to improve health outcomes in our patients and communities.

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A retrospective from the first conversation to present: a case study of bringing a bold new idea to execution in the largest public university system in the nation and a prospective on the Institute’s future

From the moment we take our first breath to the moment we take our last, caregiving connects us all. Jason Resendez, President and CEO of the National Alliance for Caregiving, will explore this common bond by highlighting the consequences and the opportunities associated with family caregiving in the United States. Drawing on data from Caregiving in the U.S. - a research partnership between the National Alliance for Caregiving and AARP - attendees will learn about the inequitable impacts of care on the health and wealth of America’s 53 million unpaid family caregivers and the policy infrastructure needed to support this growing community.

The World Health Organization has defined burnout as an occupational phenomenon that results from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed. Thus, burnout should be recognized as a “red-flag” warning sign of an unhealthy work environment. This challenge became even greater during the COVID pandemic that disrupted workplaces in many more ways. Research on burnout has pointed out the value of fixing the job, and not just the person, particularly within six areas of job-person mismatch. The adoption of this strategy can enable the design of healthier workplaces for the future. The World Health Organization has defined burnout as an occupational phenomenon that results from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed. Thus, burnout should be recognized as a “red-flag” warning sign of an unhealthy work environment. This challenge became even greater during the COVID pandemic that disrupted workplaces in many more ways. Research on burnout has pointed out the value of fixing the job, and not just the person, particularly within six areas of job-person mismatch. The adoption of this strategy can enable the design of healthier workplaces for the future.

Read our recent interview with Dr. Maslach