Collaborative Learning in Action: Advancing Interprofessional Education Across Institution

This interprofessional education (IPE) webinar will explore how collaborative learning across healthcare
disciplines and academic institutions strengthens clinical reasoning, communication, and patient-centered
care. We will showcase innovative models that blend virtual and in-person simulations with shared
curricula to dismantle traditional professional silos. By examining practical strategies and cross-
institutional success stories, educators will learn how to integrate diverse professional perspectives, even
those not present at their own institution, into a cohesive, modern training environment.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of the Educational Session, attendees will

1. Examine how three academic institutions partnered to design and implement a series of
interprofessional learning activities that blend virtual and in‑person simulation
experiences.
2. Describe the development process, structure, and purpose of the three distinct
interprofessional activities, including remote and hands‑on simulations.
3. Analyze the strengths, challenges, and lessons learned from sustaining multi‑institution
IPE collaborations, including student, facilitator, and standardized patient feedback.
4. Identify pathways for programs interested in adopting similar shared‑curriculum IPE
models.

Speakers:

Dr. Kelli Star Fox earned a DSW from Millersville University, MSW from the UNE and a BA from
Rutgers. Kelli is the Director of Stony Brook's Center for Interprofessional Innovation and holds
an appointment as Assoc Clinical Professor in the School of Social Welfare. Her research
interests include best practices for preparing learners to engage in IPECP, as well as exploring
the role faculty facilitation and modeling play in students' acquisition of IPEC Competencies and
development of dual professional and IP identities. In addition, Kelli is an adjunct professor of
social work for Yeshiva University and has a small business providing professional consultation
and workforce development training.

Patti Nelson, M.S. CCC-SLP, she/her/hers, speech language pathologist,
teaches and mentors graduate and undergraduate students pursuing the field
of speech language pathology. She has been part of the faculty at Emerson
College in Boston for 7 years. She has taught at the University level prior to
coming to Emerson, and throughout her over 30 years in the field, has held a
variety of senior management, administrative, and clinical positions supporting
individuals with cognitive communicative and behavioral challenges in
rehabilitation and school settings. Her areas of special interest include
working with children and adults with Autism, Traumatic Brain Injury,
dysphagia, cognitive impairments, along with areas of program development,
supervision, teaching, and mentoring. She is the current (CSD) Communication
Sciences and Disorders Curriculum Coordinator for the Undergraduate
program at Emerson College, advisor to the 1st and 2nd year residential
graduate students, and the coordinator of the IPE program within the CSD
Department.

Dr. Julie Booth serves as the Director of the Center for Interprofessional Healthcare
Education and is a Clinical Associate Professor of Physical Therapy at Quinnipiac
University. She earned both her Master of Physical Therapy (MPT) and Doctor of Physical
Therapy (DPT) degrees from the University of Michigan and is a board-certified pediatric
clinical specialist emeritus.
With over 30 years of experience as a physical therapist, Dr. Booth has provided care
across the continuum and throughout the lifespan, with a primary focus on pediatrics. Her
professional passions include pediatric physical therapy, adaptive sports and recreation,
community engagement, and advancing interprofessional education. At Quinnipiac, she
collaborates extensively with departments and schools to design and implement
interprofessional programs, ranging from foundational learning experiences to community-
based interprofessional clinics. She also teaches undergraduate courses in community
engagement and adaptive sports and recreation.

Dr. Janna Roitman has served as an Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Director of
Interprofessional Education (IPE) at Long Island University (LIU) College of Pharmacy in
Brooklyn, NY since 2017. Her interest areas include teaching patients to learn and appreciate
the power of medications and their effects on patients’ well-being as well as teaching
healthcare profession students to work together to provide best possible patient care. Dr.
Roitman completed her residency at St. Luke’s/Roosevelt Hospital in NY, where she was later
promoted to clinical pharmacy manager. As the clinical manager in this 400-bed urban hospital,
Dr. Roitman supervised pharmacists, technicians, pharmacy interns, and residents, and
established a neonatal service and discharge counseling, and coordinated the pharmacy
department research and investigational studies. Later, Dr. Roitman joined NYU Brooklyn
Hospital, where she served as Assistant Director of Clinical Services and supervised a team of
clinical pharmacists that focused on providing education programs and fail-safe technological
systems for the prescribers, nurses, and patients to help ensure safe, effective, and appropriate
medication dosage and usage.

MC Almodovar (she/her, MS) is a Program Assistant at the Jefferson Center for
Interprofessional Practice & Education (JCIPE) in Philadelphia, supporting the Team Care
Planning Simulation Program and the Jefferson Student Interprofessional Complex Care
Collaborative (J-SICCC). She holds a Master’s in Health Communication and Design from
Thomas Jefferson University and a B.S. in Health Sciences from Drexel University.
With a background in marketing, engagement, and admissions across healthcare and
rehabilitation settings, MC brings a people-centered, communication-driven approach to
advancing interprofessional education and equitable care. She is currently completing a
450-hour Pilates certification at Drexel University, focusing on movement-based wellness
and building supportive community spaces for Black and Brown women, particularly
following pregnancy or infant loss.

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