title: Interprofessional Forum and Competition, University of Pittsburgh.
abstract: Initiated in fall 2008, the annual Interprofessional Forum introduces the theme of interprofessional collaboration to an audience of approximately 600 first-year students drawn from the University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences (dental medicine, health and rehabilitation sciences, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, and public health). The required 2-hour program targets the following learning outcomes and goals: Illustrate the areas of expertise of various health professionals who provide patient care; Explore the importance of teamwork among health care providers from the patient's perspective, as well as to provide "complete" care and optimized patient functionality and quality of life; and Describe how health professions education programs are addressing interprofessional team skills and practice models.
authors.affiliation: University of Pittsburgh, School of Pharmacy, 724 Salk Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA. Tel 412-624-8513. smeyer@pitt.edu.
authors.forename: Susan M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Meyer
mesh_terms: D000488:Allied Health Personnel / Q000193:education*; D003163:Competitive Behavior; D004517:Education, Professional / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004521:Educational Measurement; D006801:Humans; D058025:Interdisciplinary Studies / Q000639:trends*; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D017145:Models, Educational; D010414:Pennsylvania; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013336:Students, Health Occupations