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  Presenters: Laura MacDonald, Pamela Wener
  Interprofessional education (IPE) aims to facilitate interprofessional collaborative care. The dental hygiene pre-licensure curriculum learning activities provide the student with collaborative care experiences; sometimes purposefully planned, sometimes not. Scholars of IPE believe that collaborative care must be taught—explicitly and with clear purpose. Accreditation for all of the health professions is increasingly recognizing IPE as a means of ensuring that programs graduate collaborative-ready entry-to-practice practitioners. This webinar discusses two concepts: IPE and collaborative care. Two models are shared that will help the educator better position him/herself to understand the concepts and how to prepare collaborative care curricula.
  Explore a collaborative relationship-building model and consider how it may guide collaborations with others
  Describe attributes of interprofessional education and apply these when developing an IPE learning opportunity
  Use theoretically grounded collaborative care and interprofessional education models to design IPE learning opportunities
  Laura MacDonald, RDH, BScD(DH), MEd
  Laura MacDonald is an associate professor in the School of Dental Hygiene, University of Manitoba. As a champion of interprofessional education for person-centred collaborative practice, she collaborates with professionals from many health professions in developing interactive learning opportunities that promote professionalism. Laura is a recipient of numerous awards of excellence in teaching and service. Her engaging facilitation style leaves participants stating, "she really makes you think."
  Pamela Wener, MEd, BMR(OT), Phd(c)
  Pamela Wener is an associate professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba.
  Pam's interest in interprofessional education and practice stems from her early clinical experiences in the Health Region's Mental Health Programs where teamwork was a given. Pam has worked on many interprofessional teams where interprofessional practice was recognized as best practice and a goal towards which to aspire. Since joining the University of Manitoba in 1991, Pam has been the lead person in educating student occupational therapists as well as graduates from other health care professions about group development, dynamics, and process. Pam applies her expertise to educate and mentor students and faculty about interprofessional teams. She has given over 40 peer-reviewed presentations on groups and interprofessional education, and she has published nationally and internationally on youth mental health and interprofessional collaborative care and education. She is currently a doctoral student studying collaboration on the interprofessional health care team. Pam is the OT Champion on the University of Manitoba IPE Initiative.
  Pam has received several awards and distinctions for teaching and service. She was honoured by her peers as the 2009 recipient of the Manitoba Society of Occupational Therapists Outstanding Occupational Therapist Award. This past December, Pam received the Baldwin Award for the article in the Journal of Interprofessional Care that best adds to the evidence base, informs practice and education, is likely to impact research design, and is innovative in the field of interprofessional collaborative practice and education.