An IPE Approach to the Opioid Epidemic

An IPE Approach to the Opioid Epidemic
Ohtake describes UB’s interprofessional approach to confront the opioid epidemic during IPEC’s national webinar.

Assistant Vice President for Interprofessional Education, Patricia J. Ohtake, PT, PhD, was a featured panelist for the Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) Webinar An IPE Approach to the Opioid Epidemic. This webinar highlighted current interprofessional education approaches to prevention of this serious public health crisis and strategies for the management of the opioid epidemic at both the patient and population levels.

RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS

UB Nursing receives funding to expand mental health care in WNY American Indian communities
UB Nursing receives funding to expand mental health care in WNY with an interprofessional team care approach

The School of Nursing Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) grant will fund development of an interprofessional collaborative practice (IPCP) team to lead screenings and behavioral health care, and provide clinical training to graduate students in the UB Schools of Nursing, Social Work and Graduate School of Education.

Faculty Spotlight

  • Diane E Elze PhD
    Diane E. Elze, PhD
    7/7/17
    Diane Elze has been a member of the IPE Leadership Team since 2012. She assisted in the pilot project and developed the online module on cultural engagement, cultural competency and cultural humility that is part of the Foundations of Interprofessional Collaborative Practice series.
  • Nicolas Fusco, PhD
    Nicholas Fusco, PhD
    10/2/17
    Fusco's role in the IPE program at UB is to serve as a representative of the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (SPSS) and to explore and develop IPE activities.
  • Patricia J. Ohtake, PhD, PT
    Patricia J. Ohtake, PhD, PT
    10/2/17
    Patricia Ohtake is the Asst Vice President of IPE and an associate professor in the Physical Therapy Program at UB. She is involved in research projects examining the effectiveness of simulation in physical therapy and interprofessional education. 
  • Larry
    Larry Zielinski
    3/23/18
    Larry Zielinski is an expert on the business and economics of health care, health care delivery and innovation. He serves as the Executuve in Residence, Health Care Administration, in the School of Management. 
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IPE EVENTS

Faculty and students collaborate together during 2018 Spring IP Forum
2018 Fall IP Forum

Office of IPE to host its third annual Fall IP Forum, Confronting Opioid Use Disorder: An Interprofessional Strategy at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences on Thursday, November 8th. UB health professional students from 12 professional programs will collaborate in interprofessional teams to address the recognition of and solutions for the burgeoning opioid epidemic in our country.