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The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine Department of Health Policy and Administration School of Nursing Patient Safety Symposium The Penn State Open School hosted an inter-professional Patient Safety Symposium. The symposium brought together health professional students from the Penn State College of Medicine, School of Nursing, and Health Policy and Administration Department to learn about patient safety and transparency. Health professional students were divided into inter-professional teams to promote learning from each student’s unique set of knowledge and skills. Teams worked together on activities and case studies, which emphasized teamwork and communication. The symposium also included quality improvement lectures and a discussion panel on patient safety and transparency. Pre-and Post-conference tests were given to assess students’ understanding of quality improvement (QI) and patient safety concepts. Based on pre-and post-test results, the conference had a significant impact on students’ QI knowledge as the average score increased over 22%. “I enjoyed the seminar and feel significantly more aware of patient safety and medical errors than before.” -Conference Participant Chapter Goals 1. Provide opportunities to learn more about quality improvement, patient safety, and the science of improvement 2. Promote an inter-professional environment and learning opportunities for cross-fertilization of each disciplines’ strengths 3. Facilitate student quality improvement projects 4. Develop opportunities for student internships and networking During the symposium, interdisciplinary teams were immersed in the clinical setting . Students from all three disciplines worked together on the First 4 Minutes Drill, a simulation lab exercise designed to have medical professionals respond to a code situation. Chapter Structure The Penn State University Open School Chapter is comprised of students and faculty from the Department of Health Policy and Administration and School of Nursing in University Park, PA and the Penn State College of Medicine in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Representatives from each program comprise an advisory board which oversees the activities of the individual chapters and plans cross-campus events to promote interdisciplinary collaboration. Contact: Health Policy and Administration: Jillian Harvey [email protected] Faculty Advisor-Dennis Scanlon, PhD [email protected] College of Medicine: Michael McShane [email protected] Faculty Advisor-Robert Cherry, MD [email protected] Health Policy and Administration students visiting the College of Medicine in Hershey, Pennsylvania
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The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
Department of Health Policy and Administration School of Nursing
Patient Safety Symposium The Penn State Open School hosted an inter-professional Patient Safety Symposium. The symposium brought together health professional students from the Penn State College of Medicine, School of Nursing, and Health Policy and Administration Department to learn about patient safety and transparency. Health professional students were divided into inter-professional teams to promote learning from each student’s unique set of knowledge and skills. Teams worked together on activities and case studies, which emphasized teamwork and communication. The symposium also included quality improvement lectures and a discussion panel on patient safety and transparency. Pre-and Post-conference tests were given to assess students’ understanding of quality improvement (QI) and patient safety concepts. Based on pre-and post-test results, the conference had a significant impact on students’ QI knowledge as the average score increased over 22%.
“I enjoyed the seminar and feel significantly more aware of patient safety and medical errors than before.” -Conference Participant
Chapter Goals 1. Provide opportunities to learn more about quality improvement, patient safety, and the science of
improvement 2. Promote an inter-professional environment and learning opportunities for cross-fertilization of each
disciplines’ strengths 3. Facilitate student quality improvement projects 4. Develop opportunities for student internships and networking
During the symposium, interdisciplinary teams were immersed in the clinical setting . Students from all three disciplines worked together on the First 4
Minutes Drill, a simulation lab exercise designed to have medical professionals respond to a code situation.
Chapter Structure The Penn State University Open School Chapter is comprised of students and faculty from the Department of Health Policy and Administration and School of Nursing in University Park, PA and the Penn State College of Medicine in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Representatives from each program comprise an advisory board which oversees the activities of the individual chapters and plans cross-campus events to promote interdisciplinary collaboration.
Contact: Health Policy and Administration: Jillian Harvey [email protected] Faculty Advisor-Dennis Scanlon, PhD [email protected] College of Medicine: Michael McShane [email protected] Faculty Advisor-Robert Cherry, MD [email protected]
Health Policy and Administration students visiting the College of Medicine in Hershey, Pennsylvania
