Taking Action Together: A Community Conversation on Opioids

Dr. Lisa Jane Jacobsen discussing at event
Jacobsen presents UB’s interprofessional approach to confront the opioid epidemic

Dr. Jacobsen presented her poster titled, 856 Students and Faculty from 9 Professional Programs Come Together to Learn Interprofessional Strategies to Treat Opioid Dependence on Thursday, February 28 at the Taking Action Together: A Community Conversation on Opioids event. Dr. Jacobsen discussed the importance of collaborative practice to combat the opioid use disorder crisis and how the Fall IP forum's have shown positive student results in the understanding, prevention, and treatment of opioid use disorder. 

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

CID Conference
Conversations in the Disciplines

The Conversations in the Disciplines conference, Advancing SUNY IPE Program Infrastructure and Resources: Fostering Success focuses on identifying optimal infrastructure and resource strategies that will foster successful development, implementation, and assessment of interprofessional collaborative practice education programs at SUNY institutions. This unqiue interactive workshop will be held at your specific campus on Monday, May 13th from 8:00 am - 12:00 pm.